Vegan crêpes
What is even more difficult than coming up with creative recipes for new dishes? Exactly: finding reliable recipes for the absolute basics. From fluffy waffles, a good basic recipe for hummus or a hearty vegan gravy. Today, we're talking about another classic that you can't imagine a Christmas market without, but which is nevertheless made much less often than classic pancakes or pancakes because (in my opinion) they always sound a bit more complicated: vegan crêpes. But what exactly is the difference?
In addition to the liquid batter, crêpes are usually baked with very little fat and traditionally on a cast iron pan. But don't worry, the crêpes we are making today also work perfectly well in a conventional pan, and you don't need a traditional batter rake, either. Generally speaking, no exciting ingredients are required – the dry ingredients, i.e., flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, are simply mixed together and stirred with plant-based milk. Once the batter has reached the right consistency (liquid but not too much), all you have to do is fry it in a pan. Incidentally, we only sugar it lightly. Otherwise, it can quickly become too much with all the sweet stuff on top.
And then it's time to get down to business: the topping! What's your favorite way to eat crêpes? Isa prefers to sprinkle them with sugar and cinnamon. Julia tops them with a tremendous amount of fruit and apple sauce. And maybe you're on the chocolate cream team? Or banana or caramel? Or maybe you go crazy and make a vegan crepe cake with strawberries? The list goes on …
Vegan crêpes
Ingredients
- 250 g (2 cups) flour
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 400 ml (1.66 cups) plant-based milk
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Sieve flour into a bowl. Add sugar, vanilla sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir to cimbine.
- Add plant-based milk little by little and stir until a smooth batter forms. The batter should be running nicely from a spoon, but it shouldn't be TOO liquid.
- Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan on medium-low heat. Add a ladle full of batter and spread the batter equally in the pan. Fry for approx. 3 min. from both sides until they are golden brown. If you notice that they get too dark, when the batter is not baked through, reduce heat and close the pan with a lid while frying. Repeat with remaining batter until everything is used up.
- Here comes adventure time! Crêpes are done, so now you can fill or top them with whatever you like. From cinnamon-sugar mixture to fruits and chocolate dream.
