Vegan Vanilla Crepes

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We often get into a brunch rut where we make the same pancakes/waffles/scones/oats/eggs all the time because hey… we like them:)

I felt like I needed to add a new brunch recipe to my repertoire and was inspired by a instagram post from my friend at http://thepurelife.ca to make crepes.

Now, I thought that crepes had to be made with white flour, eggs and butter for them to turn out. But after seeing her post vegan buckwheat crepes, I was inspired to try making my own version.

My creation worked! And I am so excited to share the recipe with you. These crepes are packed with healthy fats, carbs and protein!

IMG_7783WHAT YOU NEED

CREPE BATTER

  • 2 cups of spelt flour
  • 2 bananas
  • 2 cups of unsweetened almond milk (sub any dairy-free milk)
  • 1 scoop of Vanilla protein powder (I used Vega but you could use whatever you have)
  • splash of vanilla
  • coconut oil for cooking.

TOPPINGS

  • Strawberries
  • almond butter
  • coconut flakes
  • hemp hearts
  • maple syrup
  • cinnamon

WHAT TO DO

  1. Blend the bananas, almond milk and vanilla in a high speed blender until smooth.
  2. Mix the spelt flour with the protein powder until well combined
  3. Add the wet banana mixture to the dry. Stir until smooth and all the lumps are gone.
  4. Heat some coconut oil in a crepe pan or a non-stick frying pan. 
  5. Pour a quarter of the mixture in the pan (the amount really depends on the size of you pan) and spread out into a thin layer over the entire surface of the pan.
  6. Allow to cook for a few minutes on medium heat until a few bubbles start to form. Check to see if it’s “flippable” and when you think it is, flip the entire crepe over to cook for another minute.
  7. Remove from pan and spread half of the crepe with almond butter, strawberries, coconut flakes, hemp hearts and fold in half.
  8. Drizzle with maple syrup, sprinkle on some cinnamon and serve!

The flipping of the crepes was new to me and took a few tries until I could do it seamlessly. My advice is: don’t rush! 

I hope these crepes make you as happy as they made my family. I doubled up my batch and made lots for leftovers. The next day I rolled one up with banana, peanut butter and cinnamon.

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