🍫 Chocolate Crepes
🧾 Ingredients
For the chocolate crepe batter:
- 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder (unsweetened)
- 2–3 tbsp sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) milk
- 2 tbsp melted butter (plus more for cooking)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional: 1 tbsp melted dark chocolate (for deeper flavor)
🍯 Optional Chocolate Filling (choose one or mix)
1. Chocolate spread filling
- Nutella or any chocolate hazelnut spread
2. Homemade chocolate sauce
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate (chopped)
- 1/3 cup cream
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp sugar (optional)
Melt together until smooth.
3. Fruit combo filling
- Sliced bananas 🍌
- Strawberries 🍓
- Whipped cream
👩🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Make the batter
- In a large bowl, sift together:
- flour
- cocoa powder
- sugar
- salt
- In another bowl, whisk:
- eggs
- milk
- vanilla extract
- melted butter
- Slowly add wet mixture into dry ingredients while whisking.
- Mix until smooth and lump-free.
👉 Tip: If lumps remain, strain the batter or blend for 10 seconds.
- Let the batter rest for 20–30 minutes (important for soft crepes).
2. Heat the pan
- Use a non-stick pan (8–10 inch works best)
- Heat on medium
- Lightly grease with butter
👉 Wipe excess butter with tissue for thin crepes.
3. Cook the crepes
- Pour about 1/4 cup batter into the pan
- Quickly swirl to spread thinly
- Cook for 1–2 minutes until edges lift
- Flip carefully
- Cook another 30–40 seconds
Repeat for all batter.
4. Add filling
Choose your favorite:
- Spread Nutella while warm
- Add melted chocolate sauce + fruits
- Top with whipped cream
Fold in:
- Half-moon
- Triangle
- Roll style
🍓 Serving Ideas
- Dust with powdered sugar ❄️
- Drizzle melted chocolate 🍫
- Add strawberries or bananas
- Scoop of vanilla ice cream 🍦
- Sprinkle crushed nuts (almonds, hazelnuts)
🔥 Pro Tips (Very Important)
- Batter should be thin like milk cream
- First crepe is often imperfect (normal!)
- Don’t overcook or they become crispy
- Resting batter = softer crepes
- Keep heat medium, not high
🍫 Variations
1. Double chocolate crepes
Add chocolate chips inside while folding
2. Protein chocolate crepes
Add 1 scoop chocolate protein powder + reduce flour slightly
3. Vegan version
- Replace milk with almond/soy milk
- Replace eggs with 2 tbsp flaxseed + water mix
- Use oil instead of butter
