In our house, we LOVE crepes. I grew up eating them often, my dad made them for us on weekends, especially when strawberries and peaches were in season. He would give us food history lessons while he cooked, and my brother and I loved it.
When I moved out and went to college, I missed crepes SO MUCH, I called my Dad and got the recipe. I started a new tradition of making crepes every General Conference weekend. (General Conference is a bi-annual conference that our church puts on, and many church members associate this weekend with big breakfasts since we stay home and watch the conference in our pj's!)
I have passed this tradition on to my husband's side of the family too. It's really just an excuse to make crepes at least twice a year, though we make them a little more often than that. They're just too good to stay away from!
Best Crepe Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoon soda water can sub regular water
- ½ cup milk
- 3 large eggs
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
- ½ teaspoon salt
How to Make Crepes at Home
- Add flour, water, milk, eggs, butter and salt to a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Refrigerate batter for at least 20 minutes, or up to overnight. (optional)
- Heat a crepe pan or non-stick skillet over medium heat until it's hot. Brush pan lightly with butter.
- Pour batter into the pan. Depending on the size of your pan you will use about â…› cup batter per recipe.
- Tilt and rotate the pan to evenly coat the bottom with crepe batter. When the underside is cooked, flip the crepe and cook the other side.
- Repeat until batter is gone.
Crepe Filling Ideas
- Peaches
- Strawberries
- Bananas
- Apples & Cinnamon
- Nutella
- Peanut Butter
- Powdered Sugar
- Whipped Cream
- Homemade Caramel Sauce
- Pumpkin Butter
- Blueberry Syrup
- Whipped Cream Cheese
Pro Tips
- Buy a crepe pan. If you love crepes and want to make them regularly, this is key! I actually have two of them, so we can make all of the crepes in half the time.
- Soda water. In any crepe recipe, you can substitute soda water for regular water. This helps your crepe batter to be just the right texture.
- No skim milk. Sure, crepes will work with skim milk, but they won't taste the same. I am actually pretty firm on this point. We use 2%.
- Refrigerate your batter before cooking crepes. If possible, we mix our batter the night before and refrigerate overnight. If that isn't possible , stick the batter in the fridge for at least an hour, this makes a huge difference.
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If you make our crepe recipe, please leave a comment and a positive review! They mean a lot to us.
The Best Crepe Recipe Ever
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Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp soda water can sub regular water
- ½ cup milk
- 3 large eggs
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
How to Make Crepes at Home
- Add flour, water, milk, eggs, butter and salt to a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Refrigerate batter for at least 20 minutes, or up to overnight. (optional)
- Heat a crepe pan or non-stick skillet over medium heat until it's hot. Brush pan lightly with butter.Â
- Pour batter into the pan. Depending on the size of your pan you will use about â…› cup batter per recipe.
- Tilt and rotate the pan to evenly coat the bottom with crepe batter. When the underside is cooked, flip the crepe and cook the other side.
- Repeat until batter is gone.
Notes
- If you have a crepe pan it helps to make crepes at home much easier.Â
- Also, letting the batter sit overnight and using soda water instead of water take these crepes to the next level!Â
- Peaches
- Strawberries
- Bananas
- Nutella
- Peanut Butter
- Powdered Sugar
- Whipped Cream
- Homemade Caramel Sauce
- Pumpkin Butter
- Blueberry Syrup
- Whipped Cream Cheese
Nutrition
Enjoy!
Susan Dare
Are soda water and club soda the same thing?
Jessica
For this recipe either will work fine!
J Hulsebosch
Perfect crepes every time with this recipe.
Jessica
I'm so glad it's working for you!
Joanna Riley
Just like the title says... it really lives up to the hype. The crepes turn out light as air and perfectly textured. We added a tsp. of sugar just to liven up the batter. This recipe also works well doubled. You can use regular water and add a tsp. of baking soda to give it the lift if you don't have soda water.
Jessica
Thanks so much for your review, means a lot to us. Glad you liked them!
Harry Lingo
If I make the batter the night before, do I still put soda water in it or wait till I'm ready to cook?
Jessica
Either way is fine!
Shirley
Wonderful recipe! I tried it and loved it. I tweaked a little with whole-wheat flour., cinnamon and nutmeg as I’m an island girl. Thanks again. Shirley
Sarah
Yay! Great idea to add those!
Sabrina
My kids love getting to customize their own with their favorite toppings. These are such a family favorite!
Aimee Shugarman
LOVE this crepe recipe. I feel like a breakfast rock star now!
Jamielyn
Crepes are one of my favorites! Thanks for sharing!
Kara
THESE ARE GREAT TIPS! I LOVE CREPES BUT DON'T MAKE THEM NEARLY ENOUGH. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW CREPE PANS EXISTED. JUST ADDED ONE TO MY CHRISTMAS WISH LIST!
Jennifer
My kids looooove crepes and I never made them before! Thanks so much for the great recipe!
Mique
Thanks for linking this up! I'll be featuring it tomorrow at my Pity Party. xo
Rita
Great ideas for making crepes! I will have to try them out now.