Vegan chocolate crêpes with hazelnut filling and strawberries

Vegan chocolate crêpes with hazelnut filling and strawberries

vegan chocolate crepes with hazelnut filling and strawberries

For some reason, I’ve been craving crêpes big time lately. They are not the kind of food I often eat, approximately once a year is enough, but they do remind me of being a child so I get this nostalgic craving from time to time.

You may remember my recent post about the wonders of aquafaba, which is my go to egg replacer. Well, I used it in these crêpes too and, once again, it passed the test with flying colours.

These crêpes turned out beautifully thin and soft with crispy edges. They are easy to make and super versatile so if you are lucky enough not to have a sweet tooth (I’m sooo jealous), you are welcome to skip cacao and fill them with a savoury filling instead.

You may notice that I decided against putting any sugar in the pancake batter. That’s because I wanted these little babies to have a nice balance of flavours and sweet filling and ripe strawberries were delicious against unsweetened dough. Feel free to override me if you like your sweetness volume turned up high 🙂 .

hazelnut filling for vegan chocolate crepes

vegan chocolate crepes stack

vegan chocolate crepes with hazelnut filling

vegan chocolate crepes with strawberries portion

makes
15 crêpes
PREP
20 min
COOKING
20 min
makes
15 crêpes
PREPARATION
20 min
COOKING
20 min
INGREDIENTS

BATTER

  • 150 g / 1 and ½ cups of all purpose white flour
  • 2 tbsp raw cacao powder
  • about 360 ml / 1 and ½ cups plant milk (I used hazelnut milk)
  • ¼ cup / 60 ml reduced aquafaba, from a tin of chickpeas or homemade
  • 2 tsp melted coconut oil, plus more for frying

FILLING

  • 80 g hazelnuts, roasted
  • 80 g dark chocolate, chopped
  • a fat pinch of salt
  • ¼ cup coconut cream
  • approx. ¼ cup hazelnut milk
  • 1-2 tbsp maple syrup, adjust to taste
  • 1 tbsp hazelnut-flavoured liqueur (optional)
  • fresh strawberries, de-stemmed
METHOD
  1. If you only have unroasted hazelnuts, you can roast them in 180° C / 350° F for 6-8 minutes and once they cool off, rub them between your hands to loosen up their skins.
  2. Grind hazelnuts in a coffee grinder or a food processor.
  3. Warm up the coconut cream for the filling. Once it is fairly hot (not boiling hot), take it off the heat and dump chopped chocolate into it and leave to stand for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, stir the chocolate into the it. Mix in hazelnut milk to thin. Now add in ground nuts, salt and sweeten with maple syrup. You can also add a touch of hazelnut liquor if you have some to hand.
  4. Sift flour and cacao into a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and very gradually start adding in milk (¼ cup at a time) whisking the whole time. Whisk well after each addition to ensure that there are no lumps in the batter. Initially the batter will look like a thick hummus, but it will start looking like a crêpe batter with every milk addition.
  5. In a separate bowl, whisk aquafaba with a hand whisk until frothy and light and add it into the crêpe batter.
  6. Heat up a small non-stick pan on a medium heat. Brush the pan with a tiny bit of oil to make sure that the pancakes do not stick. Take the pan into your hand (off the stove) and pour a thin layer of batter into the pan and swivel it well to form a thin, round crêpe. Put the pan back on the stove and cook until the crepe no longer sticks to the pan and can be flipped to the other side. Once flipped, cook the crepe on the other side for another minute or so.
  7. Put cooked crêpes in a stack so that they do not dry out and become brittle.
  8. Once ready to serve, fill each pancake with hazelnut filling and loads of fresh strawberries.
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NUTRITIONAL INFO
calories
141
7%
sugars
7 g
7%
fats
7 g
10%
saturates
3 g
13%
proteins
3 g
5%
carbs
17 g
7%
*per crepe
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5.0
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REVIEWS & QUESTIONS
Boyan Minchev:
I've tried this recipe with eggs, and to be honest, it's okay is not bad at all, for me is delicious too. Thank you for sharing this amazing recipe with us.
Cindy:
Could you use flax eggs and if yes how many?
    Ania
    Ania:
    Hi Cindy,
    I haven't tried using flax eggs in crepes so I'm not sure - you will have to experiment. They do work well in thick, American-style pancakes though so worth a shot. I would start with one to begin with. Ania
Letty | Letty's Kitchen:
I love your site, and recipes. Seriously. Aquafaba in crepes. Thank you for sharing all your wonderful yummy food.
    Ania
    Ania:
    Aw, thanks so much, Letty! That's lovely to hear :)
Roselie:
Oh man, most of my favorite flavors paired in one of my favorite desserts... <3 Will definitely try this!! :)
    Ania
    Ania:
    Yay! So pleased to hear that :) Hope you'll love them as much as I do!
AJ Paradis:
This is perfect timing! I've recently become allergic to eggs and was just searching for how to make crepes without them. The first (and only) time I tried using aquafaba for merengue , I broke my Thermomix attachment. There were tears and I've held a grudge against aquafaba. I think I'm ready to forgive and move beyond... chocolate crepe can do that to a woman. And thankfully they are hand mixed... because I still haven't replaced my piece. Thanks!!
    Ania
    Ania:
    Ha ha, don't hold a grudge against aquafaba, it's such a great ingredient :) Glad you are excited about these - let me know how they turned out! :)
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