Crepes are one of those essential, versatile recipes that every home cook should know. If you’ve never made them, it’s time to see what you’ve been missing with this 5-ingredient crepe recipe. This recipe yields a stack of 20 thin, delicious crepes that are the perfect blank canvas for any sweet or savory filling you can dream up, from mushroom + Swiss to Nutella™ + raspberries.
-
4
-
eggs
-
1 1/3
-
cups milk
-
2
-
tablespoons margarine or butter, melted, or oil
-
1
-
cup all-purpose flour
-
1/2
-
teaspoon salt, if desired
Steps
-
1
In medium bowl, beat eggs slightly. Add all remaining ingredients; beat until smooth.
-
2
Heat crepe pan, or 7 or 8-inch skillet over medium-high heat (375°F.) until hot. Grease pan lightly with oil.
-
3
Pour scant 1/4 cup batter into hot pan, immediately tilting pan until batter covers bottom. Cook until edges start to dry and center is set. If desired, turn to brown other side.* Fill with desired filling.
-
1
In medium bowl, beat eggs slightly. Add all remaining ingredients; beat until smooth.
-
2
Heat crepe pan, or 7 or 8-inch skillet over medium-high heat (375°F.) until hot. Grease pan lightly with oil.
-
3
Pour scant 1/4 cup batter into hot pan, immediately tilting pan until batter covers bottom. Cook until edges start to dry and center is set. If desired, turn to brown other side.* Fill with desired filling.
Expert Tips
* At this point, crepes can be wrapped in foil and refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months. To thaw, place package of crepes in 300°F. oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING
Serving Size: 1 Crepe
- Calories
- 57.0
- Calories from Fat
- 25
% Daily Value
- Total Fat
- 2.7g
- 4%
-
- Saturated Fat
- 0.8g
- 4%
- Cholesterol
- 38.8mg
- 13%
- Sodium
- 88.6mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 5.6g
- 2%
-
- Dietary Fiber
- 0.2g
- 1%
- Sugars
- 0.9g
- Protein
- 2.4g
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2.50%
- 2%
- Iron
- 2.60%
- 3%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
© 2016 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved