Easy Vegan Chocolate Crepes

Surprisingly easy, dairy-free chocolate crepes made with simple ingredients. Soft, flexible, and perfect for topping with fruit, chocolate sauce, or vegan whipped cream. Plus they can easily be made gluten free too!

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 19

Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert

Cuisine American, vegan

Servings large crepes (approximately)

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Crepes

1½ cups all purpose flour or see notes if gluten free
1 tbsp cornstarch
3 tbsp cocoa powder
3 tbsp sugar
¼ tsp salt
3 tbsp canola oil
1 cup soy milk
1 cup water
1 tsp vanilla extract

Filling/Topping Ideas

raspberries
sliced bananas
vegan chocolate sauce
vegan chocolate (or regular) whipped cream See Notes
peanut butter
vegan chocolate chips
vegan marshmallows
maple syrup

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients (flour, cornstarch, cocoa powder, sugar, salt) until well combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (canola oil, plant-based milk, water and vanilla extract).
Whisk the wet into the dry until everything is well integrated. Pour batter into your hot crepe pan and quickly, yet gently swirl the batter across the pan to make a circular crepe. Crepes cook fast! When the edges are set, gently lift up the edges with a silicone spatula and then flip the crepe over to cook the other side. The other side should be cooked in less than 30 seconds.
Once cooked, fill your crepes with desired topping and garnish as desired. I like to stuff these particular crepes with sliced banana and raspberry. Then I add a healthy drizzle of vegan chocolate sauce (many store bought sauces are accidentally plant-based) and dollops of vegan chocolate whipped cream. My daughter liked a few vegan chocolate chips sprinkled on hers too.
Enjoy!

Notes

Gluten Free? As always, if you are gluten intolerant carefully check the label of all ingredients used to ensure no cross contamination. These crepes work ok with gluten free all-purpose flour, but your blend should ideally include xantham gum to help keep them pliable.

Gluten-free flour blends vary, so you might notice:

A thicker batter → add a splash of milk or water
Slightly less elasticity → resting the batter becomes even more important
More fragility when flipping → keep the heat on medium and wait until edges lift easily

Want to Make Vegan Chocolate Whipped Cream? I simply chilled a container of Silk Heavy Whipping Cream and then added in 1/4 cup of icing sugar, 1/4 cup of cocoa powder and a 1/4 tsp of vanilla. Then I beat everything together with an electric beater for 3 minutes. You do need to make sure your bowl, beaters and all ingredients are well chilled to achieve properly peaked whipped cream, but if you forgot to chill and prep properly, it still makes a beautiful mousse-type texture that pairs decadently with these crepes, so don't despair!

Looking for Tips on the Perfecting Your Crepe Cooking? I have my quick tips above the recipe for you to reference. I promise, crepes are so easy once you get the hang of them!

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