This simple crepes recipe is so easy and quick to make in less than 30 minutes. Perfect for a yummy family breakfast or delicious dessert!
Simple Crepes Recipe
Who can resist these delicious thin golden French crepes served with your favorite filling?! You can make this basic crepes recipe for breakfast or to enjoy it as a traditional French dessert. Just drizzle some fruit syrup on top and it doesn’t get easier than this!
Crepes have somehow the reputation for being quite tricky to make, but in all reality it is quite simple to make them. If you are looking for a new summer dessert recipe that does not involve turning on the oven, these simple crepes will prove to be a real crowd-pleaser!
You can fill them up with your preferred sweet filling like Nutella or jam, roll them up and enjoy them eating with your hands. Or you can choose to serve them with some fresh fruits on side and some powdered sugar on top…maybe some maple syrup too?!
I love that these simple crepes are so versatile, you can choose to add some whipped cream and some fresh chopped strawberries on top and here you have another dessert options. Or add some sliced bananas and some ice cream on top. So many possibilities!
You can choose savory filling too, such as: scrambled eggs, or chicken filling, ham, cheese, etc
Simple Crepes Recipe
Ingredients
- 2½ cups milk
- 1 cup flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Method:
- Add all ingredients to a medium-sized bowl, starting with the flour and sugar, and then adding the wet ingredients. Using a manual hand blender, mix on medium speed for a couple of minutes, or until the top of the batter becomes slightly frothy.
- Heat a small, shallow non stick pan on medium-low heat and spray with some oil the bottom of it. Slowly pour batter into pan until the bottom of the pan is covered in a thin layer of batter. Let cook for 2 minutes, or until the bottom is a light brown. Flip the crepe and let the other side cook for another two minutes. Makes around 12 medium-sized crepes.
- Fill crepes with Nutella, jam, or whipped cream or sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with fresh fruit.
- 2½ cups milk
- 1 cup flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
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Add all ingredients to a medium-sized bowl, starting with the flour and sugar, and then adding the wet ingredients. Using a manual hand blender, mix on medium speed for a couple of minutes, or until the top of the batter becomes slightly frothy.
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Heat a small, shallow non stick pan on medium-low heat and spray with some oil the bottom of it. Slowly pour batter into pan until the bottom of the pan is covered in a thin layer of batter. Let cook for 2 minutes, or until the bottom is a light brown. Flip the crepe and let the other side cook for another two minutes. Makes around 12 medium-sized crepes.
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Fill crepes with Nutella, jam, or whipped cream or sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with fresh fruit.
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