Have you ever craved a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner? Look no further than crepes, the thin and delicate French pancakes that are a culinary delight. With their slightly crispy edges and soft, tender interiors, crepes offer a blank canvas for a wide range of sweet and savory fillings. Whether you prefer classic combinations like Nutella and bananas or savory options like ham and cheese, the possibilities are endless. In this article, we will guide you through the art of making easy crepes, providing step-by-step instructions and helpful tips to ensure perfect results every time.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
EASY SAVOURY CREPES
Crepes are great to make ahead and stuff with your favourite fillings - sweet or savoury!
Provided by Egg Farmers of Ontario
Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Egg Farmers of Ontario
Time 1h35m
Yield 14
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Crepes: In a bowl, combine flour and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk and melted butter. Whisk egg mixture into flour mixture until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Strain mixture into a clean bowl.
- Heat a small non-stick skillet or crepe pan over medium heat. Brush pan with some oil.
- Pour approximately 1/4 cup batter into centre of pan, swirling pan to coat. Cook for about 1 minute or until bottom is a light golden colour. Flip and cook for 30 seconds. Transfer to plate. Repeat with remaining batter. (Make-ahead: Stack crepes between waxed paper, wrap and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month.)
- Chicken and Garlic Filling: In a skillet, melt 3 tablespoons of the butter over medium high heat with garlic and thyme. Add chicken and cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until heated through. Stir in cream cheese until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and divide the chicken mixture into centre of each crepe and fold over. Place in shallow casserole dish, overlapping slightly. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter and drizzle over stuffed crepes.
- Place in preheated oven for about 10 minutes or until warmed through. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 150.8 calories, Carbohydrate 8.5 g, Cholesterol 69.8 mg, Fat 9.8 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 136 mg, Sugar 0.2 g
SUPER EASY, SUPER DELICIOUS BREAKFAST CREPES
I made these for the very first time yesterday, and I must say how absolutely DELICIOUS they were! Good enough to eat alone, without any fillings really. They're super easy, and a great breakfast or brunch item. Enjoy!
Provided by cooking in cairo...
Categories Breakfast
Time 25m
Yield 12-14 crepes
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a blender, combine milk and eggs, blend until foamy, approx 20 seconds or so. Turn off.
- Add sugar and salt, blend for a few seconds turn off.
- Add melted butter and vanilla, blend a few seconds turn off.
- Add flour, blend until all mixed.
- Okay now for cooking them, this is what I did --
- I had a small tefal frying pan, (measured 6-1/2 on bottom, 9-1/2 or so across top) I sprayed it with non-stick Butter Flavor cooking spray. Heat it on medium-high heat.
- Use a 1/3 cup measuring cup and dump crepe mixture into pan, swirl around real quick to coat bottom of pan.
- I used a silicon spatula to lift edges of crepe and to form round if any stray edges -- it will start to bubble, not much, but its safe to flip when you see edges on underside becoming brown. Just flip with plastic spatula.
- So once first side cooked, flip and cook about 2 minutes or so, transfer to plate and continue with rest of batter.
- *** Each crepe I made, I sprayed pan with butter cooking spray. So when I took crepe out, i sprayed bottom of pan before putting next cup of batter, do each time.
- Serve with powdered sugar, jam, fruits any filling of your choice!
- *** For chocolate crepes, add two tablespoons of chocolate syrup to blender when adding in vanilla.
- *** For saltier crepes to make with meat or veggies, omit sugar and vanilla.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 121.7, Fat 6.2, SaturatedFat 3.4, Cholesterol 66.1, Sodium 224.2, Carbohydrate 12.6, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 4.9, Protein 3.7
EASY DELICIOUS CREPES
These are more like small thin pancakes than a real crepe. They make a tasty breakfast meal and are wonderful when topped with hot fresh blueberry sauce (fresh blueberries heated on the stove with a little flour). The flax seeds add a subtle nutty flavor and the cinnamon and nutmeg add a hint of spice. Enjoy!
Provided by James
Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes Crepes Savory
Time 20m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Beat eggs, soy milk, and olive oil together in a small bowl. Mix all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, flax seeds, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a separate bowl. Stir the egg mixture into flour mixture until well mixed.
- Heat a lightly oiled skillet over medium heat. Pour about 1/4 the batter in the hot skillet and cook until batter turns from wet to moist, and the edges begin to curl away from the sides of the skillet, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and continue cooking until lightly golden on the other side, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Place cooked crepe onto a plate, and cover with a kitchen towel to keep moist. Repeat with the remaining batter, lightly oiling the skillet as needed to keep the crepes from sticking.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 331 calories, Carbohydrate 23.4 g, Cholesterol 139.5 mg, Fat 22.3 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 10.5 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 231.6 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
EASY CREPES
Categories Dairy Egg Breakfast Brunch Dessert Summer Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes about 20 crepes
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix first 6 ingredients in blender just until smooth. Cover batter and chill at least 15 minutes and up to 1 day.
- Spray 7-inch-diameter nonstick skillet with vegetable oil spray and heat over medium heat. Pour 2 tablespoons batter into pan and swirl to coat bottom. Cook until edge of crepe is light brown, about 1 minute. Loosen edges gently with spatula. Carefully turn crepe over. Cook until bottom begins to brown in spots, about 30 seconds. Transfer to plate. Cover with paper towel. Repeat with remaining batter, spraying pan with oil spray as needed and covering each crepe with paper towel. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
EASY CREPES!
Heres my recipe for crepes so far that I have taken and simplified a common ground from other crepes recipes I found. Its easy to remember and easy to double or even cut the ingredients in half if its just for one. This recipe so far is for one or two but you can easy double! Very tasty!
Provided by Cherish-my-hotdish
Categories Breakfast
Time 8m
Yield 4 Crepes, 1-2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Oil or spray pan and preheat oven-top to medium high (around 8) while you mix. Combine the dry ingredients first then add vanilla, milk and eggs and wisk away. Then add melted but COOLED butter, otherwise you'll have tiny egg clumps. I usually mix even more with a handheld mixer to make sure its all mixed very well.
- Pour the batter as you would like a pancake but since I dont have an actual crepe maker I pour the batter and swirl the pan around so the batter becomes thinner and wider. Let sit until bottom starts to have golden brown swirlies, then you can flip (I just use a spatula to flip and to loosen the bottom after a few seconds of cooking, its never burned but it might depend on the material yours is made of).
- After you've made your crepe you can add whatever you like! My personal favorite is a bit of butter, strawberry preserves, caramel, whipped cream and 1 scoop of ice cream! I havent done anything with non-sweat crepes but sure will in the future -- Enjoy!
CREPES MADE EASY
Truly a simple and easy way to make crepes. This is actually more of a technique than a recipe. Beat eggs, add enough flour to thicken to a thick cake batter consistency and then thin with milk, till the consistency of cream. Change the amount of eggs for more or less batter. Very easy and very versatile. And very yummy. Please note that ingredients are just estimates due to the technique.
Provided by C. Taylor
Categories Breads
Time 20m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- With a whisk, beat eggs till well mixed and then start to add the flour. Add enough to thicken the batter to the consistency of a thick cake batter (or brownie batter).
- Then slowly start to mix in the milk. Add enough milk to thin the batter out to the consistency of half and half. Add salt, and for sweet crepes, the sugar and vanilla. Mix.
- Heat a 9 inch nonstick pan over med. to med/high heat. Spray with non stick spray or grease with a small drop of butter.
- Using a small ladle or a 1/3 measuring cup, lift pan off stove and pour measured batter in, quickly swirling the batter to coat the pan. Keep swirling the pan till all the batter has solidified. Return to heat.
- Cook approximately 1- 2 minutes. You can flip and cook other side for another 45 sec. or just remove to a plate. Repeat with remaining batter.
- Fill with whatever you would like. My personal favorite is after flipping the crepe, I break an egg on the crepe and quickly scramble it and spread it out over the crepe, being careful not to tear the crepe. Add salt and pepper then a slice of ham and a bit of cheese. Wait a minute for the egg to cook and the cheese to melt and then fold in half and half again. Oh so good! My kids love sugar and cinnamon or jam, my husband loves lemon and sugar. And lets not forget nutella with bananas and toasted almonds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.4, Fat 7.4, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 171.4, Sodium 243.3, Carbohydrate 28.4, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 0.4, Protein 10.9
EASY DESSERT CREPES
Not only are these easy, they can also be FROZEN! Pop them into micro for fast fix. Toppings, sweet or savory, are endless as your imagination!
Provided by Nana Lee
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 12 crepes
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Heat 8-inch skillet; grease lightly with oil.
- In small bowl, combine all ingredients; beat with eggbeater until batter is smooth.
- For each crepe, pour 2 tablespoons batter into hot skillet, immediately tilting pan until batter covers bottom.
- Cook until edges start to dry and center is set.
- If desired, turn to brown other side.
- To serve, fill each crepe with desired filling such as fruit, pudding or ice cream; roll up or fold over.
- Tips: To make ahead, prepare crepes; wrap in foil.
- Store in refrigerator up to 3 days or in freezer up to 3 months.
- To thaw, heat foil packet at 300°F for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Or wrap in paper towels and nuke.
EASY CREPES
Yesterday morning I was in a hurry to make breakfast and couldn't find my crepe recipe so I used Freda's. By the way it was excellent. Here is the link. It made 12 nice sized crepes http://www.justapinch.com/recipe/cookin4me/crepes-for-valentines-day/other-breakfast?k=crepes&p=2&o=r
Provided by Stormy Stewart
Categories Other Breakfast
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. In a bowl put the cottage cheese and pudding, mix and add vanilla. If you want it smooth beat it or just stir to mix well. (I stirred) Put in fridge while preparing the crepes. If making for 6 peope double your filling recipe. Make up all your crepes.
- 2. take one crepe, add some filling and roll. serve two per person.
- 3. Top with strawberry glaze, and sour cream (optional) I served them with sausage
Tips:
- Use the right pan: A good crepe pan is essential for making perfect crepes. It should be a flat, non-stick pan with a slightly raised edge.
- Get the batter right: The batter should be thin and smooth, with no lumps. If the batter is too thick, it will be difficult to spread in the pan and will result in thick, rubbery crepes. If the batter is too thin, it will be difficult to flip and will tear easily.
- Heat the pan properly: The pan should be hot before you start cooking the crepes. If the pan is not hot enough, the crepes will stick. You can test the heat of the pan by flicking a few drops of water into it. If the water sizzles and evaporates immediately, the pan is hot enough.
- Spread the batter thinly: When you pour the batter into the pan, swirl it around quickly to spread it evenly. The batter should be thin enough that it coats the bottom of the pan in a single layer.
- Cook the crepes for a short time: Crepes cook very quickly, so it is important to keep an eye on them while they are cooking. Cook each crepe for about 1-2 minutes per side, or until it is golden brown and cooked through.
- Flip the crepes carefully: When you are ready to flip a crepe, use a spatula to gently loosen the edges of the crepe from the pan. Then, use a quick flick of the wrist to flip the crepe over. Be careful not to tear the crepe.
- Serve the crepes immediately: Crepes are best served immediately after they are cooked. You can serve them with a variety of toppings, such as butter, sugar, fruit, or whipped cream.
Conclusion:
Making crepes is a fun and easy way to enjoy a delicious breakfast, lunch, or dinner. With a little practice, you can master the art of making perfect crepes. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy meal, give crepes a try. You won't be disappointed!
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