Vegan gluten free crepes filled with a chocolate spread | easy recipe
Is there something better than homemade vegan gluten free crepes? YES, crepes filled with a delicious homemade chocolate spread! I remember when I was in Paris the very first time, I was 13 or 14 years old. To be totally honest with you, I don’t remember so much from this short school trip except the Eiffel tower and crepes! I am not kidding, I love crepes so much and I would never forget their taste. Well, I still remember that I ordered a crepe filled with Nutella (yes I wasn’t vegan at that time). The crepe was super thin and the Nutella was just the perfect filling.
Now more than 20 years later I still remember how delicious this crepe was. Of course, it wasn’t healthy, as original French crepes contain AP flour, eggs, milk, butter, and sugar. These are 5 ingredients to which I gladly say: “NO THANKS”. My healthy homemade crepes taste like the original French crepes but they neither contain animal-based ingredients, nor gluten rich flour and refined sugar. I made these vegan gluten free crepes already 5 times and I can’t stop eating them. Now fill these babies with a homemade vegan chocolate spread and your taste buds will thank you.
Vegan gluten free crepes which will make your mouth water!
I love these vegan gluten-free crepes way more than pancakes, period. I know my American friends will probably hate me now but I would always first say YES to crepes before I say YES to pancakes. Don’t get me wrong, pancakes are amazing, they really are, and I often say YES to them. However crepes are different as they are thin, you can roll them up and fill them with this delicious chocolate cream which makes them even more delicious. Did your mouth start to water already? If not, hang on, as you can make them even better.
Let’s sprinkle these vegan gluten free crepes with some powdered sugar. You just need to put 2 tsp of sugar into your food processor or coffee grinder, process it, and ready is your powdered sugar. I use low-calorie Erythritol instead of regular sugar but that’s up to you. You can read more about Erythritol in this post.
To sum it up, these vegan gluten free crepes are:
- Dairy-free
- Egg-free
- Refined sugar-free
- Low in fat
- Vegan
- Gluten free
- Nut-free
- Thin
- Rich in taste
- Delicious
- Easy to make
- Definitely more healthy than regular crepes
Fill these vegan crepes with a chocolate spread
My delicious homemade chocolate spread is made from peanut flour, cocoa powder, maple syrup, and water. You can find the exact recipe here (just scroll down to the recipe). This chocolate spread is low in fat and sugar but tastes just as good as a regular chocolate spread. I love to put it on toast, on my brownies or fill my vegan gluten free crepes with it.
Perfect for breakfast or as an afternoon snack
If you crave something sweet for breakfast then make my vegan gluten free crepes next time. I often make them as an afternoon snack because that’s the time when I always crave something sweet. Please let me know if you give my recipe a try, I am sure you will love my vegan gluten free crepes as much as I do.
Vegan gluten free crepes
Ingredients
- 1 scant cup oat flour (gluten free if needed) (90 g)
- 4 tbsp tapioca flour (28 g) - see recipe notes
- 4 tbsp potato starch or corn starch (28 g)
- 2 tbsp flax seeds ground (10 g)
- 1 1/2 cups light coconut milk or any other dairy free milk (360 ml)
- 1 1/2 tbsp maple syrup or agave syrup (30 g)
Instructions
- Process all ingredients in your food processor or just whisk them together in a bowl
- Heat a non-stick pan/skillet (I used a 10-inch ceramic skillet) with some oil over medium heat
- Pour about 1/4 cup of the batter into the pan, swirl the batter around to coat the pan evenly. Cook for about 2-4 minutes or until you can easily lift a side of the crepe (don't try to flip the crepe too early). After you carefully flipped the crepe, cook for a further 1-2 minutes
- After a while, the batter will get thicker (because of the ground flax seeds), just add a little bit more plant milk
- Fill your crepes with a chocolate spread, you can find the recipe: HERE (click). Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition information is an estimate and has been calculated automatically
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I had an issue with this recipe. My batter was way too thick and wouldn’t spread in the pan. I used full fat coconut instead of lite because that’s what I had leftover in the fridge. Would that have been why it came out thick? I ended up putting more plant based milk to thin it out and it sort of worked. Still a little thick but the taste was great! I love all the recipes I’ve tried so far <3
Hi Aysia, yes, full-fat coconut is thicker, so that’s probably why. It was a good idea to add more plant-based milk. Happy you liked the taste. 🙂
Thank you, Ela for the recipe. Crepes are very tasty and look amazing!
I am glad you like the crepes, Viktoria. Thanks for your great feedback! 🙂
These were so yummy, thin, and foldable! They don’t crumble and tear like other gf crepes I’ve tried, and they aren’t too gummy like vegan pancakes sometimes are. I will definitely be making these again! The batter worked well immediately after mixing it, and I left the extra in the fridge overnight and it made great crepes the next morning too 🙂
I am so glad they turned out amazing! Thanks so much for your great feedback, Elyse. 🙂
Great recipe, I sometimes replace about half of the oat flour with vegan protein powder and it’s also came out delicious and full of protein. Highly recommended!
Oh, that sounds like such a great idea! Thanks for sharing, Eyal. 🙂
Hi Ela! I just want to let you know that this crepe is DELICIOUS!! The flavour, the texture, everything!!! I made this a few days ago and I’ve been thinking about how good it was I had to make it again for my breakfast today! My boyfriend and my brother LOVES them!! This crepe is also good with savoury filling, like my boyfriend ate this crepe with fried ‘chicken’ and he said it was heavenly! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
You are very welcome! I am glad you both liked the recipe. 🙂
I just made this recipe, turned out great! Thanks for sharing.
Awesome! I am glad you liked it, Carolina. 🙂
I”m not vegan but want to make this recipe. How many eggs do I use?
Since I am vegan, I cannot answer this question as I won’t make the recipe with eggs. You could try using one and see if that works.
Thank you, I will try that 🙂
can these me used for savory as well? Are they fluffy crepes or more on the thin brittle side? Thanks!
Hi Connie! Yes, they can be used for savory as well. Simply leave out the maple syrup then. They aren’t very fluffy since this is a gluten-free recipe. You can make them pretty thin depending on how much batter you pour into the pan. If you want them thicker, then use less plant-based milk. 🙂
hello ela! is it ok to exclude the corn starch if i don’t have it? how does it help the recipe? 🙂 thanks for posting such amazing food recipes that are gluten free! kudos to you!
Hello Lousia, you can use potato starch or arrowroot starch instead of cornstarch. Gluten-free flour blends often contain a form of starch as they also act as a binder. I have a crepe recipe without starch though, just in case you want to give it a try: https://elavegan.com/apple-cinnamon-crepes-vegan-gluten-free/ 🙂
These look amazing!! Is there a sub for the oat flour that works? I’m celiac and oats bother me as much as gluten.
You can use certified gluten-free oats or maybe try buckwheat flour. 🙂
What can I use instead of flax seeds?
Ground chia seeds. 🙂
I just made this recipe and it was DELICIOUS!! I used regular flour instead of oat flour and it still tasted great! I was wondering if the oat flour is special in this recipe or if using any other flour is fine??
Hello, I am glad the crepes turned out delicious! I have tried only oat flour, rice flour, and buckwheat flour but I guess quinoa flour and a few other flours might work as well. 🙂
It is ok not to add potato starch or corn strach ??
Ot maybe i can use something else?
Thanks
You could increase the amount of oat flour, but I am not sure how much it will affect the texture of the crepes. 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing the recipe!!! Vegan crepes… whaaaaat!!!? Love it! ????Can’t wait to make them tomorrow, sounds like I have all the required ingredients ????????????
Yay, that’s awesome! I hope you will like them 🙂
I just made those today, I did not have the ingredients for the chocolate spread, but I ate them with raspberries and bananas, I looooveee them, I even shared one with my friend and she loved it too, so I went to the store and bought what I needed for the chocolate spread and made it , and ate one more crepe for snack in the afternoon, and I am just in love with the whole recipe, definitely repeating , thank you for sharing
Sounds absolutely amazing! I am so glad you liked my recipe. Thanks for your kind feedback 🙂
I just made these today and I loveeee them! They taste exactly like the real deal but I loved knowing they were actually good for me ???? totally making these on repeat now! Thank you for the amazing recipe ????????
Wow, I am so glad to hear that, Meera! Thank you so much for your amazing feedback, sweetie. Lots of love 🙂
Ela! This recipe and your photography is wonderful! Love the dusting shots, and it is such a versatile recipe, the cream can be any flavor! You’ve sparked my interest in crepes! Thank you! Dee xx
Thank you so much, my sweet friend!! I am happy you like my photography and I am very glad I was able to inspire you. Definitely try out crepes, they are so yummy 🙂
Deine Crêpes sehen super lecker aus und es hört sich auch klasse an! Das Rezept werde ich auf jedenfall mal ausprobiere
Danke liebe Bianca! Crêpes sind einfach immer super lecker, egal mit was man die füllt 🙂
May I use regular all purpose flour? I’m not gluten free
Just try it out. Since I don’t use regular AP flour I can’t say how they will turn out but normally it’s way easier to bake with regular flour…
These are definitely my favourite crepes of all time. By now I think I made them around 8 times & they are always turning out super delicious!! Plus I love how you don’t have to use oil for the recipe. Thank you for this insane creation xx Carina
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Hey, Carina, I am so excited to hear that you love my recipe! And wow, you made it 8 times, you really seem to love my crepes. Thanks for this great feedback 🙂
Wow this recipe looks amazing! I am going to ale it for sure tonight!!!
Thank you Liv, I hope you will like it 🙂
Dear Ela,
I tried the recipe last night. After a little ajustement with the “milk” (had to add almond milk cause didn’t have enought coconut one) then I managed to cook the crepes easily. Very nice color and texture, great smell in the kitchen and very, very tasty crepes!
For those who haven’t tried them yet, rush into your kitchen and have a trial!
.I kept some batter for today’ s breakfast : yum, yum, yum!
Ela, thanks a lot for this recipe; this is one that I will be keeping and sharing !
Love from France!
Thank you so much for your amazing feedback! I am really happy that the crepes came out great and that you will keep and share my recipe. What a nice compliment! Thank you 🙂
I love these crepes they look so perfect. This is also on my list of recipes to try!!!
Haha I also have a “top try list”. Thanks for you support sweetheart 🙂
Which pan do you use exactly :-)?
It’s a ceramic skillet, I don’t remember the brand though. 🙂 You can see small photos of it in my curry recipe (scroll down to the recipe): https://elavegan.com/vegan-chickpea-curry-oil-free-recipe/
I made this crepes for breakfast today and all I have to say is that they are the best crepes ever!!! I made my own oat flour and used vanilla soy milk because that’s my favorite plant milk. Easy to make and delicious!!! I didn’t even took a picture because couldn’t wait to eat it!! Will make them again tomorrow!
Awww thank you for your great feedback sweetheart! I am really happy you like my vegan gluten free crepes. And yum, vanilla soy milk sounds so delicious, I need to give it a go soon. 😀
What can I substitute for the potato or corn starch?
Any kind of starch or arrowroot powder should work 🙂 Hope this helps
These look amazing, and that chocolate spread, wow, just wow!!! x
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Aww thank you so much Izzy! 🙂
These crepes look so scrumptious, Ela! Haven’t had crepes since I visited France and would love to make these to relive my time there!
Thank you Nisha! You should definitely make crepes again, they are so delicious. 🙂
These look Amazing Ela! And the choco spread: can’t believe how creamy it is and with no added fat!
You are a genius!
Sending love,
Maja xx
Thank you so much for your kind comment, Maja. ???? You are right, I still can’t believe how creamy and yummy the chocolate spread is and so easy to make too.
Sending much love back 🙂