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!
Tips to Make the BEST Crepes Ever
- 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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Easy Overnight Waffles
The Best Crepe Recipe Ever
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp soda water can sub regular water
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3 large eggs
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Add flour, water, milk, eggs, butter and salt to a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Refrigerate batter for at least one hour. (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 1/8 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
Nutrition
Best Crepe Fillings
- Peaches
- Strawberries
- Bananas
- Nutella
- Peanut Butter
- Powdered Sugar
- Whipped Cream
- Homemade Caramel Sauce
- Pumpkin Butter
- Blueberry Syrup
- Whipped Cream Cheese
Enjoy!
What is soda water and can I make it myself at home or do I purchase it in a store to make the Crêpe recipe
Soda water can be found at any grocery store usually it is near the bottled drinking water or the alcohol because some people use it to mix those type of drinks. It’s similar to tonic water or sparkling water, you can sub any of those.
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
Yay! Great idea to add those!
My kids love getting to customize their own with their favorite toppings. These are such a family favorite!
LOVE this crepe recipe. I feel like a breakfast rock star now!
Crepes are one of my favorites! Thanks for sharing!
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!
My kids looooove crepes and I never made them before! Thanks so much for the great recipe!
Thanks for linking this up! I’ll be featuring it tomorrow at my Pity Party. xo
Great ideas for making crepes! I will have to try them out now.