These vegan crepes are the easiest crepes you’ll ever make. Why? Well, they only have 3 ingredients.
And really, those 3 ingredients are all that is needed, because these crepes are gorgeous.
You can have them either savory or sweet, but my personal fave is exactly like this, with cinnamon sugar, lemon juice and syrup (not necessarily all on the same crepe, but often, yes, all on the same crepe #yolo right?)
These crepes were a staple when I was growing up. It was a cup of flour, a cup of milk and 1 egg. So it’s easy as to veganize this, all you need to do is use a cup of flour, a cup of soy milk (or other non-dairy milk) and a flax egg.
Voila! Works like a charm.
And if you’re not familiar with the cinnamon sugar thing, well – just mix a little cinnamon and sugar together, sprinkle it over your crepe and then squeeze some fresh lemon juice over that, wrap it up and enjoy!
And when you want a slightly different taste, pour on some syrup, roll it up and eat.
And when you want to go really crazy, go cinnamon sugar lemon juice and syrup all at once. This is how my hubby does it. He doesn’t play around.
As you can see above, your batter needs to be quite thin, you need to be able to pour in the batter and then instantly swirl it around the pan so that it spreads out into a thin crepe (as pictured).
As for when to flip it, you want to wait until all the wet batter has been absorbed. If you flip it too early, that’s when it’ll break and fold over itself and you’ll have some sort of a freakish calzone crepe thing going on.
As soon as both sides are lightly browned, it’s ready to go.
You’re going to looove these crepes, and if you make this recipe, please rate it and leave a comment!
Oh and don’t forget to take a pic and tag it #lovingitvegan on Instagram so we can admire your handiwork!
- 1 cup (125g) All-Purpose Flour
- 1 cup (240ml) Soy Milk (or other non-dairy milk)
- 1 flax egg
- Prepare the flax egg by mixing 1 Tbsp flaxseed meal with 3 Tbsp Hot Water and allowing to sit for a minute or two.
- While the flax egg is sitting, sift the flour into a mixing bowl.
- Add the soy milk (or other non-dairy milk) and the flax egg and mix in well.
- Heat up a frying pan with ½ tsp of oil (I used coconut) and when the pan is very hot, pour in enough batter to cover the bottom of the pan once swirled around.
- Flip the pancake only when it's cooked through enough so that there is no wet patches of batter facing upwards.
- Cook on the other side until both sides are lightly browned.
- Repeat until your batter is finished.
- Serve with cinnamon and sugar (mixed together), fresh lemon juice and syrup.
*This recipe doesn't make a lot of crepes, only 5 or 6. So feel free to double up the recipe if you want more.
I tried these crepes and they were super easy and absolutely delicious!!! Nom nom nom 🙂
Woohoo! 🙂
I have tried this two times, twice with different non-stick pans, and it just doesn’t work.
My ingredients: spelt milk, wholemeal flour, flaxseed meal.
The dough looks okay, but it just sticks to the pan and it won’t get loose. Then when I try to get it loose, it just falls apart. I used exactly the doses that you mentioned, to no avail.
Very frustrating, because I want to make this for my kids.
It may have to do with the flaxseed flour; mine is much finer than the flour in the video, and the result of mixing it with water was an extremely thick broth, much thicker than in the video and not at all liquidy.
The only thing that worked with this dough was to actually make it THICKER, after which it did not stick so easily and I was able to make two somewhat successful crêpes. The texture is quite different from normal pancakes, but a splash of maple syrup made the effort worth it.
Next time I will try to use less flaxseed flour, and I will also try out the chia flour (here in Chile they have a lot of chia products) and banana versions.
Wholemeal flour is quite different to all purpose flour, and was not used in this recipe. The kind of flaxseed is flaxseed meal, so it’s not the flour, it’s just the ground flaxseed meal, as you already saw, it’s a bit different. But I think the biggest issue would be from switching out the flour, though if you have found a way to make it work, then great!
I used an old banana in stead of the flax-egg. Also deli!
Awesome! So glad that worked great too!
Hi Alison
Do u think this crepe is suitable as a veggie wrap?
Thanks for your time.
Sure! It works with either sweet or savory toppings. 🙂
These where awesome!! Just like the originals, but without that funky cooked egg smell. I spread some vegan chocolate hazelnut spread on them and shared them with my kids. Such a hit!
Yay! Thanks for sharing Patty! 🙂
Just made these! Made 4 crepes, and used almond milk instead of soy. The batter was a little thick, but still was able to spread around a pan and thin out with a spatula. Two I topped with sea salt, pepper, micro greens, vegan provolone, and tomato slices. The other two with margarine and maple syrup. Mmm! I will be serving these soon at a brunch I’m hosting. Thank you!
Yay! Sounds great! So glad it worked out. You can also add a little more almond milk (a couple of tablespoons) to thin out the batter if it’s a bit thick. 🙂
Do you think this would work with oat flour?
I do think so! Not 100% sure as I haven’t tried it myself, but yes, I definitely think it would work.
Perfect recipe! A new staple…
Yay! Thanks Dee! 🙂
Made it for my 7 yr old daughter’s birthday breakfast. She loved it.
How cool! So happy to hear that! 🙂
Made these with wholemeal spelt flour and almond milk and added a little bit of coconut sugar as well. Also had to add some more milk because my batter was a bit too thick, but they were so good! So easy, quick and delicious! My dad even said they tasted almost exactly the same as non-vegan crepes 🙂
Cool Luca, thanks for posting. Your substitutions sound great!
Hi was wondering do you think Chia seeds will work instead of flax?
Yes I do think it would work, just grind the chia seeds first before mixing with water, and use the same ratios (1 Tbsp Chia seeds to 3 Tbsp Water).
Oh my gosh these taste amazing! I substituted one egg with follow your heart vegan eggs, used soy milk and added a dash of vanilla. I was able to make 5 crepes but one came out small. I used vegan cool whip for the middle with some bananas and of course powder sugar. Thank you o much for this!
That sounds awesome! Thanks for posting! 🙂
Made these with dark chocolate almond milk. absolutely delicious. 😋
Oh that sounds delicious! Thanks for posting!