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Published: Jun 11, 2016 · Modified: Nov 27, 2020 by Yusuf

Sweet Crepes With Jam

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These Sweet Crepes can easily turn your breakfast to a feast. Are you saying you are not a breakfast person? Believe me you can’t say ‘no’ to breakfast with these festive looking crepes. Even early in the morning!

Crepes Filled with Jam can easily turn your breakfast to a feast. Are you saying you are not a breakfast person? Believe me you can’t say ‘no’ to breakfast with these festive looking crepes.

These breakfast crepes filled with jam can be served either at breakfast or as a dessert in the afternoon. I can hear some of you asking “Why not for dinner?”

If you’re following this blog for some time, you know how much I love to have breakfast. When I say breakfast, it’s absolutely not a bowl of cornflakes or a sandwich. I can’t think of breakfast without a form of eggs; boiled, scrambled, poached. I am on cloud nine if I have a fluffy cheese omelet.

Okay maybe I can’t refuse a good crisp like this heavenly looking Strawberry Rhubarb Breakfast Oat Crisp either. It’s on top of my must-try list as I’m blown away just by looking at the photos.

Having said that, Turkish style breakfast is my all time favorite meals and I can have it not only in the morning but also for lunch or even dinner. Our typical breakfast has mainly cheeses of various kinds, black and green olives, jams, honey, butter, egg, tomato and cucumber. We generally try to prepare something special when we have enough time to spend time at breakfast table enjoying the food and talking on how we spend the week or planning what to do on that day.

Sweet crepes filled with jam are one of these special foods that we have at big Sunday breakfasts. I mostly wake up early thanks to our 3-year-old precious son and have enough time to prepare an attractive breakfast table. As he loves to eat crepes, it’s like a tradition in our home to have crepes in the morning. He asks for either crepes or pancakes even on the weekdays.

I didn’t know the difference between pancakes and crepes before starting this blog and getting more interested in food and food blogs. I thought they were the same, but no I was wrong. Pancake is much thicker and fluffier than crepes. I don’t know why but unlike pancakes, sweet crepes are very common in Turkish cuisine although they are originally from French cuisine. And we love to fill and roll them up.

Crepes Filled with Jam can easily turn your breakfast to a feast. Are you saying you are not a breakfast person? Believe me you can’t say ‘no’ to breakfast with these festive looking crepes.

I started to make breakfast crepes with the help of a friend and improved my crepe skills after some experiments. When we were with some friends one day, I asked what special food they would like for breakfast. Several of them said that crepes are on top of her breakfast list. One of them said she can’t think of breakfast without strawberry jam crepes. Although I had eaten crepes several times at different places, I had never tried to make it.

My friend was surprised as she said it is so easy to make it. She just gave the ingredients (no measurement), told me to mix them well and take some with a ladle and fry both sides on a non-stick pan. Mixing milk, flour and egg and then frying sounded like a piece of cake for me! But my first try was a complete frustration. As I didn’t have exact measurements of ingredients, I couldn’t decide how thick the batter should have been. It wasn’t thick enough, so it was more like an omelet. After 1-2 more experiments, I decided on the amounts and I can proudly share them with you now!

If you are not an early morning person and don’t want to spend time making crepes in the morning, you can just make them a day before and keep them in the refrigerator till morning.

You can serve crepes as they are and leave the filling to your guests. Or you can make dessert crepes filled with jam, roll them up and dust a little with powdered sugar right before serving.

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Sweet Crepes With Jam

Crepes Filled with Jam can easily turn your breakfast to a feast. Are you saying you are not a breakfast person? Believe me you can’t say ‘no’ to breakfast with these festive looking crepes.

Crepes Filled with Jam can easily turn your breakfast to a feast. Believe me you can’t say ‘no’ to breakfast with these festive looking crepes.

  • Author: Zerrin
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 7-8 1x
  • Category: Breakfast
  • Method: Cooking
  • Cuisine: Turkish

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 8 tbsp flour
  • Butter or oil to fry (1teaspoon for each time)
  • Jam of any kind
  • powdered sugar, optional

Instructions

  1. Beat egg and milk. Add flour little by little until smooth. It will be a bit less thicker than a basic cake batter.
  2. Heat a nonstick pan. Using a brush, coat it with oil or butter and heat it. Make sure the bottom of the pan is well coated.
  3. Take some batter with a small ladle and pour it in the center of the pan. Just pour one ladle each time and turn the pan around itself to spread the batter and fry it over medium high heat. You must be quick while doing these steps.
  4. Flip it up after about 1 minute with a wooden spatula and fry the other side about 1 minute. Take it on a plate and oil the pan again and repeat the same steps. Don’t forget to put 1 tsp oil in the pan each time.
  5. Fill them with various jams and roll them up.
  6. Optionally, you can slightly dust them with powdered sugar.

Keywords: sweet crepes, dessert crepes, breakfast crepes, crepes with jam

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Comments

  1. Adina says

    July 16, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    Delicious! Just like my grandma used to make! 🙂

    Reply
  2. Sibel says

    June 12, 2016 at 7:44 pm

    Having been inspired by your recipes for the last five years, if I could give a little inspiration, I'd be the happiest person!
    Thank you so much!

    Reply
  3. [email protected] hungry artist says

    December 10, 2010 at 5:22 pm

    Great idea to have crepes for breakfast! I love a filling breakfast and I love crepes -- it would be just a great weekend brunch dish. I also love that you can have it either sweet or savory and let people choose. 🙂

    Reply
  4. Kristi Rimkus says

    December 04, 2010 at 7:24 pm

    Aren't crepes amazing! Sweet or savory, they make such an elegant presentation, don't they?

    Reply
  5. Nancy/SpicieFoodie says

    November 14, 2010 at 3:44 pm

    I love crepes for breakfast. Actually that is when we eat crepes the most. Great recipe and delicious photos.

    Reply
  6. Edith Leigh says

    November 14, 2010 at 12:55 am

    You've got some very practical and yummy looking recipes. I'll have to try some of them soon. Thanks. Cheers, Edith.

    Reply
  7. Rich says

    November 01, 2010 at 9:38 am

    I also love proper breakfasts, but unfortunately too often find myself with the aforementioned bowl of cornflakes - but these, wow. It's lunchtime right now and I wouldn't mind having them for my mid-day meal in the slightest! Geez, those look good ...

    Reply
  8. [email protected] says

    October 24, 2010 at 5:23 pm

    What a delicious breakfast...great way to begin the day! YUM!!

    Reply
  9. Monet says

    September 02, 2010 at 10:53 am

    I adore crepes. It is such a wonderful idea for breakfast. I would love to slather a thick layer of blueberry jam across a few of these for a dessert too!

    Reply
  10. Chris says

    August 07, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    Those look like good pancakes. Crepes? Rather thick.

    Reply
  11. A Canadian Foodie says

    August 06, 2010 at 10:26 am

    We were just in Paris eating crepes and then, in Bosnia, eating their crepes called Palacinka. Similar, but made with fat and a little thicker. They look like yours, actually. And the recipe is the same. I find French crepes very thin and drier as they are usually made with a non-stick pan. But, I am certainly no expert. These look wonderful and like a great start to the day! I apologize for being so far behind on my readings. We left for Paris mid July and I am still away in Belgrade, currently. I cannot wait to get home and cook!
    🙂
    Valerie

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  12. [email protected] Noodle says

    August 05, 2010 at 4:37 am

    I absolutely adore pancakes - it's my favorite breakfast! These crepes look perfect with the lacy browning from frying them. Now, I've got a craving . . .!

    Reply
  13. pchieng says

    August 04, 2010 at 9:30 pm

    Always a big fan of crepes, love them!

    Reply
  14. Anna says

    August 02, 2010 at 10:11 pm

    Breakfast is by far my most important meal, I get extremely grumpy if I skip it. This crepe looks so good. What a great breakie that would be.

    Reply
  15. Mo says

    August 01, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    These look amazing! I love how golden the crepes are. 🙂

    Reply
  16. Diana says

    July 29, 2010 at 6:06 pm

    We didn't have crepes growing up, we had palascinta, which are a hungarian type crepe. My great grandmother used to make them for us, and then my mother picked it up. I haven't made any yet, but I know I will. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  17. Baking Serendipity says

    July 28, 2010 at 2:32 pm

    I love breakfast! It's the best meal of the day. And this looks an awesome menu option 🙂

    Reply
  18. Mark says

    July 27, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    Wow blintzes! definately going to try this one!

    Reply
  19. MaryMoh says

    July 26, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    Oh...you are not alone with the definition. For me, everything that's made from flour and comes in a flat piece, irregardless of thickness, is a pancake...haha. Now I know but may forget after a while 😛 I just made some this morning. Mine must be crepe them...thin. We enjoyed it with blackberry jam.

    Reply
  20. pigpigscorner says

    July 26, 2010 at 10:49 am

    The crepes look so sgood stuffed! I wish someone would cook these for me for breakfast!

    Reply
  21. OysterCulture says

    July 24, 2010 at 7:33 pm

    I make pancakes much more often the crepes, but I love crepes always have. To me they are so versatile.

    Crepe restaurants are very popular in San Francisco and my hubby and I get one savory and one sweet and then we share them. That way we don't have to decide. I think I'll make your crepe recipe one with nutella and one with cheese, and I'll thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  22. Andrea says

    July 23, 2010 at 10:56 am

    Oh, yummy! I have not made crepes before, but these look so good, I'm missing out!

    Reply
  23. torviewtoronto says

    July 23, 2010 at 7:32 am

    Looks delicious

    Reply
  24. Nancy/SpicieFoodie says

    July 22, 2010 at 4:24 pm

    Oh I agree with you breakfast is great and I love crepes for breakfast instead of dessert. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

    Reply
  25. Sommer @ A Spicy Perspective says

    July 21, 2010 at 7:38 pm

    These look absolutely divine!

    Reply
  26. Steve says

    July 21, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    I was looking to try crepes as I do pancakes for my girls every weekend and thought a change might be nice. Thanks.

    Reply
  27. sweetlife says

    July 21, 2010 at 10:45 am

    I love breakfast also, my fav meal and these would make me super happy!! yummy!!

    sweetlife

    Reply
  28. Reeni says

    July 21, 2010 at 9:32 am

    Crepes are a special treat Zerrin! Especially filled with this luscious jam... or with Nutella! My personal favorite. I'm so glad you were able to visit my blog again!

    Reply
  29. Heather I. says

    July 21, 2010 at 8:20 am

    Making crepes kind of intimidates me, which is ironic considering the simple ingredients. I'll have to give them a try!

    Reply
  30. Patty Price says

    July 21, 2010 at 7:36 am

    Oh they look good with the jam!

    Reply
  31. Zerrin says

    July 21, 2010 at 7:31 am

    Maria- It definitely makes our breakfast more appetizing! Thank you!

    Gera- It sounds fantastic as dessert too. And dulce de leche sounds another yummy alternative as filling.

    Kathy- You must try it as it is very easy yet so yummy.

    Monet- I would send you some if it was possible. Oh an idea just came to my mind now. Why don’t we spread cheese and black mulberry jam at the same time. Sounds great! I will try it next time.

    Magic of Spice- Never tried it with fruit. Must be refreshing. I will try it when we have so many fruits these days.

    Dokuzuncubulut- Teşekkürler! Birkaç denemeden sonra neyse ki öğrenebildim bu kolay ama çok lezzetli kahvaltı/tatlı seçeneğini. İyi ki de öğrenmişim, şimdi sık sık yapıyorum.

    Penny- It’s so easy to make, you must taste these beauties.

    Carol- Absolutely a great start! I’ve never fozen crepes before. Sounds practical.

    Reply
  32. Carol Egbert says

    July 21, 2010 at 4:47 am

    This looks like a lovely way to start the day. There was a time in my life where I had frozen crêpes always on hand, perhaps that time has come again.

    Reply
  33. penny aka jeroxie says

    July 21, 2010 at 4:27 am

    Bliss. I think I may make some this weekend.

    Reply
  34. dokuzuncubulut says

    July 21, 2010 at 2:59 am

    Merhaba Zerrin,
    Krepler mükemmel gözüküyor, yumuşacık, incecik olmuşlar, fotoğraflarından belli.
    Benim de favorim peynirlidir, ama çocuklar daha çok tatlı içlerle severler:)
    Ellerine sağlık, sevgiler...

    Reply
  35. The Mom Chef says

    July 21, 2010 at 11:56 am

    I love crepes too. Haven't had them since I lived at home though. We used to have contests to see who could flip them in the pan (my mom always won and ours landed all over the place).

    Reply
  36. Magic of Spice says

    July 20, 2010 at 11:35 pm

    Your crepes look perfect! I love them with a bit of sweet cheese and fruit, but you are right so many things can complement...Great job!

    Reply
  37. Monet says

    July 20, 2010 at 9:17 pm

    Your crepes are making me drool. That blackberry jam is oozing out and my stomach is growling! I love spreading cheese on my crepes too. I could probably eat crepes for breakfast everyday of the week...there are so many possibilities for fillings!

    Reply
  38. kathy gori says

    July 20, 2010 at 8:45 pm

    I've never made crepes, these look wonderful!!

    Reply
  39. Gera @ SweetsFoodsBlog says

    July 20, 2010 at 8:30 pm

    Here are very common crepes, but not for breakfast, as dessert. As filling the black mulberry jam is completely yummy 🙂
    At my country, if you make crepes the filling - a must - is with dulce de leche!

    Cheers,

    Gera

    Reply
  40. Maria says

    July 20, 2010 at 6:33 pm

    Mmmm! Great breakfast treat!

    Reply

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