Easy Pancake Mix Crepes are thin and irresistible! Made from pancake mix, milk, an egg and vanilla; these are made in no time! No special appliances needed, just your stovetop! This will be your new FAVORITE Crepe Recipe!
Easy-to-prepare Crepes; Beginner Friendly!
Is it just me, or do crepes seem super fancy? Fancy food is usually associated with hard, tedious, and time consuming.
Well fancy food just got a whole new definition. These crepes, honestly, couldn’t be easier! Kid’s love them, too!
The crepes work well with both sweet and savory fillings. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, chocolate chips, powdered sugar.. you bet!! On the flip side eggs, bacon, breakfast potatoes, country gravy are all to die for too!
I really don’t know which I would choose, savory or sweet. I usually have a couple savory ones and then a sweet crepe for dessert.
How To Make Pancake Mix Crepes
Crepes are made from an extremely thin batter. The batter consists of pancake mix (I used Krusteaz), milk, an egg, and vanilla. Whisk until there are no lumps left.
Heat a small non-stick frying pan over medium high heat until hot. The size of your pan will be the size of your finished crepes, so keep that in mind!
Once the frying pan is HOT spray with non stick cooking spray. The next two steps need to be done as fast as possible.
Pour a small amount of batter (I used 1/8 of a cup of batter for my small frying pan) in the middle of the hot pan. Then pick up the pan and tip and twirl it until the entire bottom is coated.
Set back onto the stove top and let it cook until the edges start to peel away from pan. At that point, carefully transfer the crepe to a plate and then repeat!!
Tips for the Perfect Crepes
The first crepe is always a dud. I don’t know why, but the first one never comes out quite right. Don’t give up!
Make sure to spray the pan with non-stick spray in between each and every crepe!
Keep the crepes warm in the oven until ready to serve.
Easy Pancake Mix Crepes
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Easy Pancake Mix Crepes are thin and irresistible! Made from pancake mix, milk, an egg and vanilla; these are made in no time! No special appliances needed, just your stovetop! This will be your new FAVORITE Crepe Recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 cup pancake mix
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a small bowl with a whisk. Whisk until there are no more lumps.
- Place a small non-stick frying pan on the stove top. Heat the pan over medium-high heat until the pan is HOT.
- Spray the pan with non-stick spray and then immediately pour a small amount (I used 1/8 cup batter for my small frying pan) of batter into the center of the pan.
- Quickly pick the pan up and tilt and twirl it until the batter covers the bottom of the pan.
- Return to the stovetop and cook until the edges start to peel away from the pan.
- Carefully remove the crepe and repeat with the remaining batter.
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Easy Pancake Mix Crepes
Ingredients
- 1 cups pancake mix
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a small bowl with a whisk. Whisk until there are no more lumps.
- Place a small non-stick frying pan on the stove top. Heat the pan over medium-high heat until the pan is HOT.
- Spray the pan with non-stick spray and then immediately pour a small amount (I used 1/8 cup batter for my small frying pan) of batter into the center of the pan.
- Quickly pick the pan up and tilt and twirl it until the batter covers the bottom of the pan.
- Return to the stove top and cook until the edges start to peel away from the pan.
- Carefully remove the crepe and repeat with the remaining batter.
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Poet says
Made this for brunch without the sugar. Filled with eggs and ham with some salsa and sour cream. It was wonderful! So easy to make and can fill with anything!
Karli Bitner says
Love the idea of making them savory!! Delish!
Angela says
Hi, I liked your recipe and included the link on my posting.
Hope you don’t mind.
Thank you for the great recipe!
Kristen says
These came out perfectly! I am gluten free and used King Arthur GF pancake mix. Still followed these directions measure for measure and the crepes came out beautifully light golden and cooked perfectly… even the first one! Thank you for this recipe! We put peanut butter, bananas, and Nutella in ours 😉
Karli Bitner says
So glad you were able to make this work Kristen. I know it can be difficult to find gluten free products that work with recipes, good job!
Sandra says
Thank you for this recipe! I came upon your website during safer at home orders and this has been a true joy.
I took me a few tries, and I had to change pans but it was so worth it!
Thanks!
Dan Bitner says
Good job Sandra! Thanks for the comment. I’m glad you kept trying and it worked out.
Jackie says
Can I sub regular milk with almond or oat milk?
Karli Bitner says
Sure! That should work just fine.
Iman says
I made this with almond milk and it tasted amazing! I usually hesitate to use almond milk bc the flavor is too strong sometimes, but it worked out fine for these crepes.
Karli Bitner says
Oh, that is great to know!! Thanks for the comment and stars!
Mireya Sanchez says
Great
Nicole says
My daughter loved these! Even the first one came out perfect. Any tips for freezing or refrigeratorating the leftover batter? Or just toss it?
Karli Bitner says
You could refrigerate the leftover batter for a few days, if needed, but I’d just half the recipe next time you make them if you ended up with a lot of leftovers!!
Joyce says
Hello there, so this recipe was great! It was my first time making them, s d I would say it was a success! I’ve always wanted to make crepes and this recipe is saved forever! I needed something that I could use with pancake mix and it was super easy. I ended up spreading cream cheese and making my own blueberry and raspberry compete to fill in the inside and rolled them up! So delicious! The recipe made exactly 7 crepes. One being the first throw away one. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Dan Bitner says
I’m so glad that you enjoyed this meal Joyce. I appreciate the comment. Keep doing a great job cooking!
Steve harper says
Forgive my ignorance but I’m not really a cook, I just love crepes, I don’t see anywhere that you flip the crepe to cook the other side, am I missing something, the flipping scares me
Karli Bitner says
You don’t need to flip! They are so thin that once the bottom is done cooking, the top has cooked also.
Kamini Hagerman says
Can I just first say, that I had so much fun making these! They were so simple, and I know you said the first one’s going to come out like a dud. Actually, it came out perfect! I will be making this over and over again, I did not realize how simple they were to make. I’ll be following you for more recipes 😋. I am now known at home, as the crepe Queen, lol.
Karli Bitner says
Yaaas, QUEEN! 🙂 Thanks for following along and making my recipes. I appreciate it! 🙂
Lindsey Gillis says
Hey Karli!
I am a huge crepe fan but cannot eat dairy or eggs. I know I can substitute the milk for a non-dairy milk but any suggestions as for a substitute for the egg?
Cooking with Karli says
That is a great question Lindsey, I don’t know how this would be substituted. If you figure out a great substitute, let me know so I can share it. Thanks!
Lauren C says
I absolutely loved this. Your directions were easy to follow, and not to mention comical (in reference to the first one being a “dud”).
Thank you!
Anthony says
I made crepes for the 1st time today and my wife loved them! The wife highly recommends the 1st mixture I made. I used last nights spicy grilled chicken, chopped up with fresh spinach, a little red onion, Italian 5 cheese mixture and a teaspoon of raspberry jam! Delicious!
Cooking with Karli says
That sounds amazing Anthony. I haven’t even thought to try something like that. Great idea!
Jaclyn M says
I used Kodiak’s power cake mix in my crêpes for la Chandeleur today! Turned out perfect!!
Christi says
Made these this morning and they are amazing! I brushed them with syrup and put chopped mango inside! Love these! I used Aunt Jemima’s pancake mix for these golden thin crepes. Definitley a family favorite!
Sheena says
I definitely messed up the first one. This was my first time making crepes and this recipe was incredibly easy. I think it is important that you put your ingredients in the bowl, in order. I had a 4 year old helping me and the egg got put in before the milk so it was a bit lumpy. Still, it turned out amazing. I also burnt the 6th one but that is because my 1 and 4 year old couldn’t wait to eat it and mine got a little forgotten on the stove hahah
Awesome recipe. Thanks for sharing