French · Breakfast · All year
Crêpes
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10m
Prep
20m
Cook
Easy
Level
320
Energy
The thin ones: a blender batter, a rested hour, a swirl of the wrist. Sugar-lemon, Nutella, or ham-and-gruyère — the crêpe judges nothing.
What you need
Ingredients
Servings
4
Before you start
Mise en place
Yield: About 12 crêpes
Equipment
Nonstick skillet
Mixing bowl
Spatula
Prep checklist
Butter — melted, plus more for the pan
Lemon — + extra sugar, classic service
4 steps
Method
1
Blend everything 20 seconds. Rest the batter 1 hour (or overnight) — the flour hydrates and the bubbles retire.
60 min — timer available in cooking mode
Why this works
Unrested batter = rubbery, bubbled crêpes. The rest is 80% of crêpe skill.
2
Heat a nonstick pan over medium-high; butter lightly. Pour a small ladle while swirling off-heat to a thin, even circle.
3
Cook 60–90 seconds until lacy gold beneath; flip with fingers-and-spatula bravado for 30 more.
2 min — timer available in cooking mode
4
Stack under a towel. Serve with lemon and sugar, folded into quarters like a love letter.
From the pass
Chef's notes
Taste before serving and adjust salt and acid — the last 30 seconds of seasoning matter more than any single ingredient.
Afterwards
Keep, reheat & pair
Storage
Best fresh; components keep 2 days refrigerated.
Freezing
Most breakfast bakes freeze well for 2 months; assembled plates don't.
Reheating
A low oven (150°C, 8–10 minutes) revives baked things; a nonstick pan over medium-low beats the microwave for anything with a crisp edge.
Make ahead
Prep components the night before — batters rest happily overnight in the fridge, and toppings can be portioned into jars.
Wine pairing
Coffee or fresh juice — it's breakfast.
Beer pairing
It's breakfast — coffee. But a mimosa never hurt a weekend.
On the plate
Serve it with
Sides
Fresh fruit
Crispy bacon or breakfast sausage
Greek yogurt with honey
Garnish
A dusting of powdered sugar
Fresh berries
Chopped chives (for savory plates)
Taste map
Flavour profile
Sweet
3
Salty
2
Sour
1
Bitter
0
Umami
1
Heat
0
Per serving
Nutrition
320
kcal
10g
protein
42g
carbs
12g
fat
3g
fiber
520mg
sodium
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