Crepes with Fresh Strawberry Sauce

When I became vegan, I never imagined that vegan crepes would even be possible. Not only are they possible, but they are freaking awesome!

I first tried vegan crepes thanks to Kim Barnouin of the Skinny Bitch Books, I bought her Ultimate Everyday Cookbook and tried her crepe recipe. My whole family was instantly hooked. Of course over the years, I have made a few adjustments and landed on this as my ultimate crepe recipe.

Crepes do take some work, but on a lazy weekend morning are totally worth the effort.

I have had the best results using a cast iron skillet, a very long thin and flat metal spatula, and generous amounts of cooking spray. Also, high heat is a must.

Crepes with Fresh Strawberry Sauce

Strawberry Sauce Ingredients:

1 cup fresh strawberries (frozen works just as well)
1/4 cup water
3 tbsp agave nectar
1 tsp chia seeds (optional)

Strawberry Sauce Directions:

Put all of the sauce ingredients in a blender and blend on high until completely broken down. Reserve the sauce.

Crepe Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp ground flax meal
2 3/4 cups soy milk
2 tsp vanilla

Crepe Directions:

Heat a 10 inch skillet (cast iron works awesome) on high heat.  In a 4 cup bowl or measuring cup whisk the dry ingredients which are the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, and ground flax meal. Then whisk in the soy milk and vanilla. You want a very thin batter. Don't worry if you have a few lumps in it.

Generously spray your pan with cooking spray, and pour a circle of batter in the middle. Lift and tilt the pan in circles to distribute the batter, it should be thin enough to easily flow around the pan. Let it set on the bottom, which takes less than a minute, and then run your spatula around the edges and under the crepe until you can flip it. Let it continue to cook through for a few seconds. Then use your spatula to fold it in fourths into a triangle, or roll it and lift it out of the pan.

Serve the crepes with the strawberry sauce or your favorite syrup.

For 8 10-inch crepes. Nutritional information from caloriecount.about.com.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 173 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories  246 Calories from Fat  30

% Daily Value*

Total Fat  3.3g 5%

Trans Fat  0.0g

Cholesterol  0mg 0%

Sodium  351mg 15%

Potassium  259mg 7%

Total Carbohydrates  46.8g 16%

Dietary Fiber  3.3g 13%

Sugars  18.8g

Protein  7.1g

Vitamin A 0% • Vitamin C 18% Calcium 10% • Iron 15%

Nutrition Grade C+

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet