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Basic Crepes Recipe
🥞🇫🇷😍 This basic crepe recipe produces tender, thin, delicate, buttery crepes that are wonderful with most any kind of filling from sweet to savory! Learn to make classic French crepes at home with just 6 COMMON ingredients! FAST, EASY, and NO special pans required!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Rest Time
30 mins
Total Time
38 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 166 kcal
Course:
Breakfast , Bread
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tablespoons granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled, + more for cooking/greasing the skillet
- Confectioners' sugar for dusting optional
- favorite toppings as desired*
Instructions
- Add the flour, sugar, salt, milk, eggs, and cooled melted butter into the canister of a high-speed blender.
- Blend on high for 30 seconds, or until there are no lumps. I like to scrape down the sides and the bottom to make sure there are no flour lumps. The flour can sometimes stick to the bottom of the blender, so I scrape it down the blend again for a few more seconds.
- Place the blender with the top on directly into the fridge to rest for at least 30 minutes, or up to 36 hours, before you actually make the crepes. Do not skip this step, the batter needs to rest in order for your crepes to properly turn out.
- Place a paper towel on a plate; set aside.
- Grease an8-inch nonstick skillet with butter and using a 1/4-cup measure, fill it about three-quarters full which is 3 tablespoons with batter. For slightly bigger crepes, you can fill it full which is 4 tablespoons. Tip - I don’t recommend making them larger than 4 tablespoons because they just simply get too thick, which isn’t at all how you want your crepes.
- After adding the batter to the skillet, you need to work very quickly! Swirl the batter along the bottom of the pan evenly. Let it cook for 90 seconds, or just until the crepe will start to lift slightly along the edge.
- Take an offset spatula and lift up the side of the crepe. Use your fingers carefully and flip the crepe over. Allow it to cook for an additional 45 to 60 seconds on the second side. The crepe should be lightly golden brown on all sides when done.
- Place the crepe on top of the paper-towel-lined plate; set aside. Continue with the rest of the batter in the same process and form, and place the finished crepes on top of each other in a stack on the plate.
- Serve simply and classically with a dusting of confectioners' sugar, or go all out and fill or top them with all your favorite things. See topping/filling ideas below*.
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Make ahead instructions:
- There is nothing better than fresh crepes, but since this may not always be possible, you can make them up to 48 hours in advance. Store them airtight in the fridge and then serve them when you’re ready.
- Additionally, as noted, the crepe batter can be made up to 36 hours in advance and stored in the fridge until you’re ready to make them.
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Notes
- *My favorite sweet crepe toppings and fillings include:
- Favorite savory crepe toppings and fillings include:
- Hershey’s syrup or chocolate sauce
- Hot fudge
- Butterscotch sauce
- Nutella
- Caramel or salted caramel sauce
- Peanut butter (almond or cashew butter too)
- Honey
- Jelly, jam, or marmalade
- Berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries)
- Other fruit (sliced bananas, peaches, mangos, kiwi)
- Lemon curd
- Whipped cream or whipped topping
- Cinnamon
- Confectioners’ sugar
- Cheese (almost any kind!)
- Hummus
- Mushrooms
- Bacon
- Spinach
- Kale
- Prosciutto
- Shredded chicken
- Cooked salmon or lox
- Garlic or roasted red pepper cream cheese
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
166kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
235mg
(78%)
Sodium
147mg
(6%)
Potassium
141mg
(4%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
436IU
(9%)
Calcium
74mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 166
% Daily Value*
Serving | 1serving | |
Calories | 166kcal | 8% |
Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
Protein | 10g | 20% |
Fat | 9g | 14% |
Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
Cholesterol | 235mg | 78% |
Sodium | 147mg | 6% |
Potassium | 141mg | 3% |
Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
Sugar | 3g | 6% |
Vitamin A | 436IU | 9% |
Calcium | 74mg | 7% |
Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.