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Apple Crepes With Cinnamon (Vegan, Gluten-Free)

Published by Ela on 4. November, 2018, updated on 16. November, 2020 | 57 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases

These apple crepes with cinnamon are simply perfect for the holiday season but can be enjoyed all year round. The recipe is vegan (dairy-free, egg-free), gluten-free, and easy to make. They taste best with a homemade caramel sauce.

Flavorful Apple Cinnamon Crepes

The holiday season is close and what I love most about it, is the amazing scent of spices in my kitchen when I bake a dessert. Cinnamon is probably my favorite spice and in combination with apples and coconut sugar, you can create a delicious apple pie filling!

I always get into a festive mood when I make these tasty apple cinnamon crepes! For me, they are seriously a must-have breakfast or dessert for fall and winter. My parents are from the Czech Republic, and we call them “palačinky” (palacinky) but they are also popular in Croatia (palacinke) and many other Slavic countries.

If you are tired of eating PB & Jelly pancakes and want to try something new, then give these dessert crepes a try.

The Ingredients

I made vegan crepes that are furthermore gluten-free. Here are the ingredients that you will need:

• Gluten-Free Flour: I used a combination of oat flour, rice flour, and cornstarch. However, a gluten-free 1:1 all-purpose flour blend, regular wheat flour, or spelt flour (if you aren’t gluten-free) instead of oat flour and rice flour should be fine too. Buckwheat flour and quinoa flour might work great as well! You can use arrowroot flour instead of cornstarch.
• Sweetener: Use coconut sugar, organic brown sugar, or cane sugar. They all add a lovely toffee-flavor.
• Ground flax seeds: It’s fine to use ground chia seeds.
• Plant-based milk: I like using canned lite coconut milk (or regular canned coconut milk thinned with water) as it will make the crepes more flavorful. If you use boxed almond milk, oat milk, or any other dairy-free milk that is low-fat, I would suggest adding 3 tbsp oil to the batter, otherwise, the gluten-free crepes might stick to the pan.
• Banana: You can use applesauce instead of banana.
• Lemon juice: Or use lime juice.
• Vanilla extract: Or use vanilla bean paste.
• Apples: You can use your favorite baking/cooking apples. Some examples, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Jonathon, Gala, or Braeburn.
• Baking powder
• Oil for frying

For the full ingredients list, ingredient measurements, and nutritional information, read the recipe card below.

The Step-By-Step Instructions

Below are the steps on how to make apple crepes with process photos. You can also watch the video! The printable recipe is below in the recipe card.

Step 1: Add all dry ingredients for the crepes into a bowl and stir with a whisk.

Step 2: Process the wet ingredients (except the oil) in a food processor or blender. If using applesauce, you can mix them in a bowl.

Step 3: Pour wet into dry ingredients and stir with a whisk to combine.

Step 4: Let the batter rest for a few minutes. Heat a little oil in a small/medium-sized non-stick pan.

Step 5: Pour 1/4 cup of the batter into the skillet and swirl it around to coat the pan evenly. Cook the crepe for about 2-4 minutes or until you can easily lift a side of the crepe (please don’t try to flip it too early). After you flipped the crepe, cook for a further 1-2 minutes.

Note: After a while, the batter will thicken, so you might need to add more milk, up to 50 ml. Continue until you have no batter left.

Step 6: To make the apple pie filling, simply add all ingredients to a skillet or saucepan and stir (without heat). Then turn on the heat and bring the mixture to a boil. Let simmer for a few minutes over low/medium heat.

Step 7: Add a few tsp of the filling onto each crepe, roll it up, sprinkle with granulated sugar (of choice), and cinnamon (this step is optional). I like to add a drizzle of caramel sauce. Enjoy!

Apple Crepe Filling

The filling reminds me of an apple pie which is one of my favorite pies! I sometimes like adding raisins, rum extract, and vanilla extract too. Pumpkin spice or allspice is also a nice addition. You can peel the apples (like I did) or leave the peel on if you prefer.

It would be possible to make the apple crepe filling sugar-free, by using a low-carb (keto) sweetener like Erythritol. But then it won’t have this yummy toffee-flavor.

Recipe Notes

• I recommend using a non-stick pan since you will need very little oil to cook the vegan crepes.
• Cook them at medium heat. Low won’t make them brown, and high heat will brown the edges too much but won’t cook the inside properly.
• You can experiment with other flours (as mentioned above), however, please note that the recipe turned out perfectly with the flours that I used.
• Use two pans to speed up the cooking process.
• Stack the cooked crepes and cover them with a kitchen towel to keep them warm and prevent them from drying out.

Storing Instructions

To make in advance: You can make the crepes and the apple filling in advance and store both separately covered in the fridge for up to 2 days.

To reheat the vegan crepes: Reheat each crepe in a pan with a lid over medium heat for 20-30 seconds. They will dry out in the fridge and become a little hard, but reheating with a lid will make them softer again.

Caramel Sauce

I love to eat these apple cinnamon crepes with a drizzle of homemade caramel sauce which literally contains just 3 ingredients! They are coconut sugar (you can use organic cane sugar or brown sugar), water, and nut butter of choice. I actually used sunflower seed butter (Sunbutter) but any nut butter like peanut butter will work. Check the recipe notes to find out how I made it.

Related Recipes

Do you want to try more vegan and gluten-free apple recipes for the holiday season? Check out some of my favorite desserts below:

Should you give these tasty apple dessert crepes a try, please leave a comment and rating below, and don’t forget to tag me in your Instagram or Facebook post with @elavegan and #elavegan because I love to see your recreations.

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