Vegan Crêpes

I was too hungry to wait for at least an hour, so I just made them right away, and they turned out perfect nonetheless!!! 🥳

I have a problem finding vegan butter in Croatia (if somebody can help with the information, please, let me know).

If I replace this butter with oil (coconut or sunflowerseeds), should I put a little bit less of it? How much indeed? 😊

PUL Team - Feb. 27, 2025, 2:33 p.m.

Hi Marijana! We've made these crepes with a neutral-tasting vegetable oil and it worked! The texture and taste are different (butter gives a slightly richer taste), but it's an option. You could start maybe about 3 tablespoons (42 g) of oil instead of ¼ cup (56 g) of butter for the unscaled recipe 🤗

Delicious recipe 😋 we ate it with peanut butter, honey, and sparkle of cocoa powder and cinnamon.

I was first very surprised by the texture of the batter that I found too thick. But I decided to still go with it. Once cooked (or is "backed"?) the crepes were really nice and delicious! It was also so quick to make!

I liked the taste of the crepes, but it was hard to make them. Could you please give me some pieces of advice maybe? I did let the batter sit overnight and rest outside of the fridge for 15 minutes. The frying pan was well preheated and I made use of my experience frying non-vegan pancakes, which I used to be good at. The better was unfortunately too soft, so that thin pancakes would tear when I was trying to lift them. So I did them thicker and smaller in size this time. The batter was also not too runny, which might have been the reason for tearing apart. In the end I just hope to be able to make a nice batch of vegan crepes to share with my family and friends.

PUL Team - Aug. 17, 2024, 11:48 p.m.

Hey Dascha, thanks for giving the crepes a try! It sounds like you did everything right, but if the batter was too thick and the crepes were tearing, try adding a bit more liquid (plant milk works great) to thin it out slightly. The batter should be pretty thin - more thin than pancake batter for sure. Also, make sure to tilt the pan to spread the batter evenly and cook on a slightly lower heat to prevent tearing. A good non-stick pan can also make a big difference. With a bit of tweaking, I’m sure you’ll get the perfect batch to share with your family and friends! <3

Dascha - Aug. 18, 2024, 10:16 a.m.

Thanks, I will try it out!

Turned out perfect! ♥️ love love love

Really great recipe! The crepes are soft and delicious. I'm impatient and don't usually let the batter sit and it seems to work just fine. Lemon and sugar, wow! So so delicious

I can't even begin to tell you how HAPPY this recipe makes me. Finally crepes that don't stick to the pan!!! After an hour in the fridge they turned out perfectly. Now I can make my childhood favorite again. Thank you, thank you, thank you! ☺️

PUL Team - May 13, 2024, 2:59 a.m.

Aww thank YOU, Terhi! Your kindness, love, and support fuels our passion 💛

Great crepes! Resting it overnight is the key 💜

Divine! As a Polish I missed naleśniki/crepes as the ultimate weekend treat your self breakfast. It’s our absolute staple and I was looking for a good recipe that wouldn’t require exotic ingredients like aquafaba (which I rarely have on hand). Thank you so much for this and as I’m writing this pizza dough from another one of your recipes is already proofing 🤍

PUL Team - Feb. 18, 2024, 4:39 a.m.

We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed the recipe and that it brought back fond memories of naleśniki, Weronika! Enjoy your pizza dough, and thank you for the kind words and support 🤩

Easy to make and very tasty.

Making the was very easy! I prepared them the night before and the batter was perfect!

Delicious! I was impatient and didn't wait the 1 hour resting time, and it worked, but I think it would have been better if I had waited (bit of sticking to the pan). Guess I will just have to make them again tomorrow 🙃🙃 very simple and loved the lemon and sugar topping.

Great recipe: easy and yummy 😋

Made with a regular pan, a bit tricky but the kids loved it with chocolate lentil spread.

Obsessed! I couldn't love these more! I used to adore nutella filled French crepes when holidaying in France when I was younger and these are an amazing homemade alternative. Thank you so much for this recipe! Already can't wait to make again (and again!). 😊

PUL Team - Nov. 22, 2023, 11:16 p.m.

Mmm crêpes from France are such a special memory. So happy that this recipe was enjoyed, Charlotte ☺️

Delicious 😋 had mine with chocolate spread and banana. Wish I had all the toppings but will plan better next time!

These were great. I made a blueberry cardamom compote and a vanilla coconut cream that paired incredibly well!

The butter is sticking and I have tried with multiple non stick pans branded and not

PUL Team - Sept. 21, 2023, 7:53 p.m.

Hey Maria, oh no! Are you using vegetable oil to lightly grease the pan? This is important to help the crêpes not stick since they're quite thin. It can also help to preheat the pan before adding the batter. We hope you enjoy the recipe more if you give it another try 🙂

Hi! On a gluten-free journey here. I love that there are swap-options, but when the recipe doesn’t have a swap-symbol does that mean gluten free flour will not work?

PUL Team - Sept. 4, 2023, 3:59 p.m.

Hey Marlo, we're so glad the swap function is helpful! If you press the red gluten button when no swaps are offered it will point out which recipe ingredients include gluten (such as all-purpose flour in this case). Sometimes it's because the recipe is more delicate and we haven't had the chance to test it out with a gluten-free alternative (such as gluten-free flour). Other times it's because the ingredient doesn't have a traditional substitute (such as semolina). If you experiment with gluten-free flour in the crêpes we'd love to hear how it goes 🤗

I would love to try this recipe but with the amount of sugar in the batter, it seems to be best suited for sweet crepes. How can this recipe be modified for savory crepes? Thank you!

PUL Team - Aug. 31, 2023, 2:40 a.m.

Hey there, Lavanya, thanks for the question. This crêpe batter indeed has a touch of sweetness from the sugar. To make it better suited for savoury crêpes, you can simply omit the sugar and reduce the salt slightly - we haven't tested it personally yet but we're quite confident it should work just fine that way ☺️ Let us know how it goes if you give it a try!

Phillipa - Sept. 15, 2023, 10:36 a.m.

We make crêpes a lot in our house and have experimented with lots of versions including tonic water and flour and also just flour, water and ground flax seeds. Both these combinations work well for savoury crêpes. We've never actually added sugar and butter so it will be interesting to try this recipe. We also normally don't measure the ingredients and go by the consistency - gentle coat and dribble off a wooden spoon.
In the UK, where we come from, crêpes are our normal pancakes.

I just subscribed … I love this app, it’s beautifully simple and the recipes are equally so.
Food is good too 😊

PUL Team - Aug. 26, 2023, 2:49 a.m.

Oh thank you so much, Pam, your support means the world! 💛

Very delicious crepe recipe!

Loved it! 🩷🩷

Even the non-vegans in the family liked these better than normal crepes!

Hi,
I have a similar problem to Ana. Is it possible to replace vegan butter with vegetable oil?

PUL Team - July 30, 2023, 7:13 a.m.

Hi Angela! We just tested it out with a neutral-tasting vegetable oil and it worked! The texture and taste is different, but it is an option if you prefer it 🙂

Very good, a bit buttery to my taste though.
I understand the idea with butter is to replace the fat of an egg yolk, to make the crepes more tender and coat the gluten with fat, and also kinda recreated the fluff that we find with egg when the crepe cooks, so it makes the batter less dense, but it also makes it heavy in the taste.
I don’t know where is the right balance though. In other vegan recipe with less butter, the taste is good, but the texture is meh. The taste of this recipe is too buttery but the texture is perfect.
So I really don’t know how to improve it ! Just sharing the opinion of a French woman who really loves crepes haha

PUL Team - July 25, 2023, 1:03 a.m.

Hey Ana, thanks for sharing your experience with the recipe! Some brands have a more distinct butter taste than others so perhaps it could help to try another brand 🤗

I hated crepes all my life (always was team pancakes 😄), but this is a game changer. WOW the most delicious crepes, I love them. Thank you!!!

PUL Team - June 20, 2023, 5:32 p.m.

Hehe welcome to team Crêpes, Katya 😎

Heey? Why does it take 1,5 hour to make ? I don’t understand xd I’m almost afraid to make them now :)

PUL Team - June 16, 2023, 2 p.m.

Hey Alice, you'll see in step 1 that the batter needs to rest for 1 hour in the fridge - this helps to hydrate the gluten so that it's more flexible to stretch into a crêpe shape. I hope this helps, and I hope you enjoy the recipe if you give it a try! 😊

Delicious and so easy! I’ve been looking for a vegan version of crepes and this was perfect - filled mine with almond butter, banana, blackberries and dark chocolate 😍

PUL Team - June 14, 2023, 10:56 p.m.

Super happy to hear, Ashtyn, thank you!