Delicious, delicate and super easy French crepes recipe that works every time! These crepes are great for breakfast, or tasty dessert, could also be made sweet or savoury!
Monday is here, and it's time to share a delicious and super simple recipe for French crepes! And if that was not good enough, there is also a heavenly vanilla cashew cream filling to go with them! How's that for the start of your week?
French crepes are seriously one of my absolute favourite things in the world! If you have been travelling around Europe, I'm sure you've noticed how popular these little huts selling perfectly round, thin, French crepes are. And I always seriously struggle just to pass by, without stopping to try one. Because there is no such thing as trying too many crepes. Am I right?
And for someone who loves French crepes so much, I do not have anywhere near enough recipes of them on this website. So far, I have only featured them once, in this traditional mushroom and sauerkraut croquettes post. So today, I'm using the very same batter recipe, but that heavenly vanilla cashew cream filling will turn them into a sweet version. Because that's a great thing about French crepes, they can be served as sweet or savoury, with any toppings that you like.
Just a couple of things to remember, when making crepes:
- you don't need any fancy equipment, just a good, non- stick frying pan. Good frying pan is probably the most important ingredient
- allow the batter to rest, ideally for a couple of hours, but if you are pushed for time, an hour will do
- do not over- grease your frying pan (I normally use a bit of paper kitchen towel dabbed in a bit of oil to grease my pan with)
- make sure the frying pan is hot before pouring the batter
If you follow all of the above, I guarantee you will have perfect results every time!
Another great thing about these French crepes, they will work great as a breakfast, brunch or dessert. I love to serve them in their sweet version for lazy weekend breakfast, with some berries on top, or filled with savoury fillings for dinner.
Hope this recipe will become one of your favourites too, and as always, let me know what you think!
Have a great start of the week and until next time!
A.
Vegan French Crepes
Ingredients
For the crepes:
- 200 ml almond milk (or any other non- dairy milk of choice)
- 40 ml water
- 4 tablespoon vegetable oil (or melted vegan spread)
- 125 g all- purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2- 3 tablespoon sparkling mineral water
For vanilla cashew cream:
- 130 g cashew nuts (soaked for about 3-4 hours or overnight)
- 45 ml coconut oil (melted)
- 3 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2-3 tablespoon almond milk (or any other dairy- free milk)
Instructions
To make crepes:
- Place all the ingredients apart from sparkling water into a medium bowl and using an electric mixer, whisk them all together until you have a smooth batter. Add sparkling water and mix again. Place your crepe batter in the fridge for at least an hour.
- Lightly grease a medium frying pan and heat the pan util hot. Pour about 4 tablespoons of batter into the pan and swirl it around to ensure even coverage. Fry on each side for about couple of minutes, until golden.
To make cashew cream:
- Add all the ingredients into a high powered blender and pulse until you have a creamy, smooth texture. Keep adding some almond milk (a little at the time) if texture feels too thick, until you have the desired consistency.
- Spread some cashew cream on the surface of your crepe, fold and enjoy!
Please note that all my recipes are developed and tested in metric grams. I recommend that you use digital scales for a more accurate results. I have provided a conversion to US customary in the recipe but please note that I haven’t tested using this method.
Notes
- You don't have to add sparkling water to your batter, but adding it will result in much lighter, fluffier and better texture of your crepes.
- Resting crepes batter before using it is crucial, as it gives the batter thicker, more viscous consistency.
- See the savoury version in this post
Shakura
Made these crepes, followed the recipe precisely and the taste was good. However, I had a realllyyyyy hard time flipping these! They fell apart too easily! I eventually resorted to putting my one pan upside down to let the crepe fall into another heated pan and then turn this heated pan upside down to let the crepe fall onto a plate. This way I was able to succesfully make 3 crepes of the whole double batch!
annabanana
Hi Shakura, thanks for trying the recipe and for your comment. Sorry to hear that you've been having trouble with the texture of the crepes. I've been making this recipe for years and the only time I've had problems with it was when my frying pan was not suitable. A good, non- stick frying pan is a must, like with any crepe recipe. If they're sticking to the pan, you may want to try brushing the pan with small amount of melted butter or olive oil between each crepe. Hope this helps!
Heart rate
The crepes look very delicious. No one can say they are vegan. I'm going to try your recipe tonight!
annabanana
thanks so much! I hope you will like them!
Yana
I made these twice and I really like how they taste, however I want to experiment with the texture a bit as they were a little rubbery for my taste in comparison to how I remember making crepes with eggs. The first time I mixed the batter with a mixer, the second with a hand wisk, no difference in texture. Perhaps mixing all-purpose flour with some gluten-free flour will make them more fragile? Will try and see. Great recipe though!
annabanana
Hey Yana!
Great to hear that you've tries and liked the recipe! Thanks so much! The texture is slightly different without eggs being used, but perhaps some experimenting will bring better results. I'm not an expert when it comes to using gluten-free flour, so I'm afraid I will not be able to say, but please let me know if you achieve the desired texture, I would love to know!
Esha
The recipe looks so wonderful Anna. And its so beautifully captured.
annabanana
Hi Esha!
How great to see you here! And thanks so much, I appreciate you popping by and reading it!
Žana Žižek / plantpoweredzana
What a delicious recipe! Thanks so much for sharing!
annabanana
Thanks so much Zana!
Happy to hear that you like the recipe!
Joanna
This is a great recipe, me and my husband are giving a Veganuary a go, and we've tried this on Sunday breakfast. It was delicious! I've made my batter the night before and stored it in the refrigerator overnight, it came out just perfect! Thanks for this recipe, I will be definitely coming back to it over and over again!
annabanana
Hi Joanna, and thanks so much for your great review!
It's a great time saver to make the batter earlier and just keep it in the fridge! And it's so great to hear that you and your husband are doing Veganuary! Hope it goes well and you both are enjoying it!
Sharon
Made this today for our family breakfast, and it was amazing! The batter recipe worked so well, we've made it twice (one portion was just not enough)!. Thank you for this great recipe!
annabanana
Thanks so much for trying it out Sharon!
I couldn't be happier to hear that you liked it!
Paul Eyers
having never made crepes before this recipe looks easy and i can almost smell them from the pictures ! perfect for sweet or savoury dishes with a couple of small changes...thank you
annabanana
Totally Paul! They are so easy to make, and they are always a crowd pleaser too! Hope you will like them, and thank you!
Wanderlust Vegans
Mmm, these would be great for breakfast. We had dinner crepes when we were in France, but not had any dessert crepes since going vegan! We will have to try these.
annabanana
Oh they are great for dinner too! The possibilities are endless, so many sweet or savoury options with crepes! 🙂 Hope you will get to try them again soon!
Amy
These look amazing! I can't wait to try them!
annabanana
Thanks so much Amy!
That's great to hear! Please let me know if you do!
Nicole
I've been eating so many crepes the past few weeks, you'd think I'd be sick of them, yet yours are still making me drool. Lovely photos and recipe!
annabanana
No such thing as too many crepes Nicole!
And thanks so much, glad you like them!
Albert Bevia
These crepes are absolutely stunning! thanks for all the great tips to always get this done correctly 🙂
annabanana
You are more than welcome Albert, glad you find it helpful! Thanks so much!
Valerie Z
These look so good! Crepes were one of my favorite things to make before I went vegan, and I haven't really gotten back into it since. This might just be the inspiration I needed!
annabanana
I truly hope it will be Valerie, as they are seriously too good to miss! I hope you will get to try them ASAP! And thank you very much!
Alyssa
Your photos are LOVELY! I love crepes and learned to cook them when we had a French exchange student staying with us. Sometimes the flipping still gets me until I get a few crepes in!
annabanana
Alyssa, thank you SO much!
Flipping totally gets me every now and then, but nothing beats that satisfaction of the well flipped crepe!
Emily
Omg these look amazing! I much prefer crepes to thick, fluffy pancakes..saving this for pancake day!
annabanana
They are a nice change, although I do love thick and fluffy pancakes too!
And they will be perfect for pancake day! Thanks so much Emily!
Natalie
WOW these crepes look absolutely delicious! Wouldn't have guessed it's vegan! I also really like your photographs - so beautiful!
annabanana
Thank you so much Natalie! Such a lovely comment!
And yeah, they are totally 100% vegan, and I have tested them on non-vegans, they cold not tell the difference!
David @ Cooking Chat
Mmm, these looks so elegant.
annabanana
Thanks David! That's great to hear!
Jessica Fasano Formicola
Crepes are such a treat! This version looks so good!
annabanana
They are just the best! And I love that you can have them as breakfast or dessert! Thank you Jessica! Glad you like them!
Tania | Fit Foodie Nutter
Hi Anna! I can totally relate to not being able to walk past the crepe huts! The wafting sweet smells waft just lure you in, so it's impossible to resist, isn't it?! The vanilla cashew cream looks like a beautiful addition to the crepes too! As always, love your gorgeous styling my friend! Have a great week and can't wait to see you next Friday! Lots of love xxx
annabanana
Hahahaha! I knew you are also crepe lover! And I seriously need a bit of force to be pulled away from these little huts! 🙂
Thanks so much Tania, I'm lucky to have such a great supporter like you, and I'm also looking forward to seeing you!