How to Make Crepes (Easy!!)

An easy, foolproof recipe for how to make Crepes! Today’s recipe is simple and uses only a few classic pantry staples for ingredients.

Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour 125g
1 Tablespoon granulated sugar omit if making savory crepes
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup whole milk 236ml
¼ cup water 60ml
3/4 tsp vanilla extract omit if making savory crepes
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
Canola oil or additional melted butter for the pan

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Instructions
00:00 Introduction
00:22 If using a blender: Combine all ingredients. Blend for 10 seconds. Pause and scrape down the sides of the blender then blend again for another 5 seconds. Cover and place in refrigerator to rest for 30-60 minutes (or as long as 48 hours).
00:33 If not using a blender: Sift or whisk together flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl to break up any clumps. Make a well in the center and add eggs, about half the milk, and the vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth.
02:35 Whisk in remaining milk, water, and melted butter until well-combined. Cover and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes. (This allows the bubbles to escape from the batter and makes the crepes less likely to tear when cooking.)
03:55 Once the crepe batter has chilled (no matter which way you prepared it), heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Lightly brush the pan with oil or melted butter (I prefer butter). The pan should be warm before you add any batter (you should be able to feel the heat radiating off of it if you hold your palm several inches over the pan). Stir the crepe batter once more briefly before proceeding.
04:44 Lift the pan off of the heat and portion about 1/4 cup of crepe batter onto the pan. Gently tilt and swirl the pan so the batter forms a thin circle (about 8" diameter) and return to heat.
05:07 Cook until the crepe begins to look dry and the edges have set (about 45 seconds) and then use a spatula to flip the crepe. Cook on the other side until a light golden brown.
05:35 Transfer to a plate and serve¹.
Repeat with remaining batter, brushing the pan with additional oil or butter as needed.

Notes
¹Sometimes, to keep the crepes warm, I'll preheat my oven to its lowest setting (around 200F) and line a baking sheet with foil. I'll place the cooked crepes on the baking sheet in the oven to keep warm until I've cooked all of the batter.

[caruso-caruso]

Love she doesn't like to waste butter etc. Made blueberry crepes for dinner. Retired and love quick supper. Tomorrow hot fudge sundaes! Almost 80 and no rules balanced meals!

[edwardfitzgerald]

HUGE THUMBS UP for mentioning the temperature to cook them at. Other tutorials make it seem like it is illegal to tell us what heat is required.

[patricialagos]

Thank you for keeping it short and easy. I've struggled with this ever since Bob evans stopped serving them. . Thanks!!!!

[kerstinsawyer]

Perfect timing! My family wants crepes for easter so will be trying your recipe! Thank you!

[silviecorrales]

Wow thank you!! They look delicious. Just the recipe I was thinking about :)

[virginiafilitsis]

I just finished making them! Filled them with just Nutella. My girls couldn't wait for the batter to sit in the fridge for that crucial hour! They still came out great!! Thanks for an awesome recipe ☺️...

[eleenabubacker]

These crepes are wonderful I did these pancakes for breakfast to my parents and they loved it thank you so much :D

[dbkfrogkaty]

This is just what I've been looking for. A recipe for a small amount of crepes. I'm going to try them in a carbon steel pan though. My non stick pans have been retired.

[audreylee]

These look delicious! I will definitely be giving these a try!

[alexandrarojas]

I made these for my parent's anniversary and they loved it they expect me to make more food from now and on lol.

[wandamontgomery]

Im going to try this. I just learned how to do homemade tortillas so im anxious to try it. 😊

[iloveLAdodgers]

I love this !!! Super easy. Going to make them :). Update: tried the recipe and it came out so yummy!!!

[ellieangeles]

Your such a good explainer! tysm! i might do this on wednesday!

[teresitadizon]

Thanks for sharing this recipe. Now I can use my strawberry rhubarb jam for my filling. God bless.

[ashlynnmank]

This video was really great and easy to follow! Thank you

[YaraCheong]

Hi Sugar Spun Run, the strawberry and Nutella in crepes reminds me of strawberry and chocolate shortcakes.

[herreravioleta]

Thank you so very much 🤗🤗🤗I watch and made it this morning came out great and delicious 🙏🙏🙏🙏very easy recipe 🥰🥰

[mariabustos]

Love this recipe, I've been using it for about 1 year!😁👍👍

[dianeferraro]

Hi crêpes are so delicious 😋 I’ve been making them for years very thin and the recipe is sublime thank you for sharing 🥇😊🤩

[JR-hyef]

My kids loves these! So easy and super yummy.