Fancy Crêpes
If you've got all-purpose flour, salt and sugar, you're most of the way to this vegetarian: about 65 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for pan and whisk. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Shopping list (1)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
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How to make it
- Whisk the flour, salt and sugar together in a bowl, then make a well in the center.
- Crack in the eggs and whisk in a little of the milk to form a smooth paste, then gradually whisk in the remaining milk, the cream and the vanilla until the batter is lump-free.
- Whisk in the melted butter, then cover and rest the batter at room temperature for 30 minutes so the flour hydrates and the crepes turn out tender.
- Heat a nonstick or crepe pan over medium heat and wipe it with a little butter, then pour in a small ladle of batter and immediately swirl the pan to coat the bottom in a thin even layer.
- Cook for about 1 minute until the edges lift and the underside is lightly golden, then loosen with a spatula and flip.
- Cook the second side for 30 seconds, slide the crepe onto a plate, and repeat with the remaining batter, stacking the crepes as you go.
- Serve the crepes warm, folded or rolled around your chosen sweet filling and dusted with sugar.
You'll use: Pan · Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
- Heavy Cream
- evaporated milk · ½ cup milk + ¼ cup melted butter · full-fat coconut milk
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
Tips & common questions
How long does Fancy Crêpes take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of eggs?
Try ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Fancy Crêpes vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Fancy Crêpes is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Fancy cotton crêpe, objectnr KA 23324.jpg by Metz & Co (directeur), CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.