Alton Brown Crepes

Such an easy and approachable recipe for crepes, five minutes of effort and a handful of ingredients are blended together. Alton brown crepes make the perfect thin lacey crepes that have spot on flavor and texture!

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• Why is Alton Brown crepes recipe so good?
• What do you need to make crepes?
• How to make easy crepes:
• Can I make the crepes without a blender?
• What to fill or top crepes with:
• Storing extra crepes:
• Recipe tips and tricks:
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• Alton Brown Crepes

One of my most trusted sources for recipes, Alton Brown is so methodical and scientific with his ingredients that you know all his recipes will work out. These Good Eats crepes are no exception. They are delicious.

Why is Alton Brown crepes recipe so good?

This recipe is barely adapted from a highly rated food network recipe. I love Alton’s Good Eats recipes, because he’s a food scientist so he gives precise measurements that give you the best results.

This recipe is so easy. You place all the ingredients together and mix them up. That’s the extent of it. Did I mention you only need 10 seconds of mixing?

It’s perfectly balanced. There is an option of making a sweet crepe batter (always my choice) or a savory crepe batter. I always go with the sweet option, and the only thing I forgo is adding any liquer to the batter.

The crepes come out restaurant quality. Truly delicious. They are crisp on the edges, and more tender towards the center. They rival the best crepes I’ve had anywhere! And as good as pancakes are, crepes always have a wow factor to them.

The batter will last in the fridge for up to 48 hours, so this is a great make ahead recipe.

The crepes are infinitely customizable with the filling/topping of your choice.

What do you need to make crepes?

Eggs: preferably at room temperature so that they combine more easily.

Milk: preferably at room temperature, and I like to use whole milk.

Water

Flour: regular all purpose or plain flour

Melted butter: unsalted butter. I like to microwave the butter gently to melt it, you can also melt it in a small saucepan over the stovetop.

For sweet crepes: (like the recipe card below) you add a little sugar and vanilla

For savory crepes: you add a pinch of salt, and 1/4 cup fresh herbs of your choice.

How to make easy crepes:

1. Combine all the ingredients in a blender, and pulse for around 10 seconds to combine.
2. Place the batter in the fridge for an hour which allows the bubbles to subside so the crepes don’t tear during cooking. You can keep the batter in the fridge for up to 48 hours! I love making the batter the night before so that breakfast is basically ready.
3. Make the crepes by melting some butter in a pan on medium heat, then adding around 2 tablespoon of batter and swirling evenly until you get an even thin layer. Cook for around 30 seconds, then flip and cook for a further 10-15 seconds until both sides have cooked and set.

Can I make the crepes without a blender?

Yes! Whisk vigorously. A blender will make your life easier because it’ll really help to combine the flour with the liquid ingredients, but this is doable without a blender.

What to fill or top crepes with:

I’m always a Nutella crepe person myself. I just think that it’s the perfect crepe filling. I like to fill with a thick layer of Nutella down the middle, and dusted with powdered sugar.

I also had some crepes with a squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkling of white sugar, and those were delicious and light.

Another option is some jam, or just to drizzle the crepes with honey or maple syrup.

Salted caramel would be amazing too! The possibilities are really endless.

Go extra and serve these as dessert style crepes with vanilla ice cream on the side. Swoon.

Storing extra crepes:

Crepes will last in the fridge, tightly wrapped for a couple days, and in the freezer for a couple months.

Recipe tips and tricks:

• If you don’t have a blender, you can use a food processor, an electric whisk, or whisk very vigorously by hand.
• To make a savory version of crepes, omit the vanilla and sugar, and add a pinch of salt and optionally 1/4 cup of fresh chopped herbs of choice. Fill with cheese, eggs, mushrooms and/or spinach, turkey ham, anything you can think of!
• Spread the batter out as thin as you can in the crepe pan/skillet, by swirling the batter around until it just thinly coats the bottom of the skillet. You may need a little practice but you’ll get the hang of it!

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