March 4, 2024

Healthy Oat Crepes

Oats can be even used to make healthy oat crepes! I am blown away how versatile oats can be!

I am going to make two recipes for healthy oat crepes: with whole egg and with egg whites only. One is lighter than the other. You can decide which one you like best.

Step by step video instructions:

What do you need to make these healthy oat crepes?

old fashioned oats
whole egg
liquid egg whites

cornstarch
2% milk or any type of milk you prefer

You can use a nonstick pan to fry these crepes or use a crepe maker. The crepe maker makes the process much easier. I was surprised how effortless the process was and I was able to make very thin crepes.

How to make healthy oat crepes

To a blender add one whole egg and 4 tbsp egg whites. Reset the scale and add 200 g old fashioned oats. There is no need to grind them ahead of time, it will all blend finely together. Reset the scale again and add one cup of milk or almond milk. This recipe will make enough crepes for the whole family.

Add pinch of salt and 1 tbs (10 g) cornstarch. Blend it until smooth.

Transfer to a large bowl and add one cup of sparkling water. Stir and check the consistency. I am going to need one more cup of water but I will use it to rinse the blender. Just a little trick to get everything out of my dishes and not waste anything. The batter will be runny. Let it sit for 15 to 30 minutes, it will thicken.

Check the video to see what the right consistency should be.

LIGHTER VERSION OAT CREPES

In the lighter version I am going to make half of the previous recipe

Half of a cup of almond milk (125 g)

3.5 oz (100 g) egg whites

3.5 oz (100 g) of old fashioned oats

Pinch of salt

Half a tablespoon (5g) of cornstarch

Blend well.

Transfer to a dish and add sparkling water.

I added a cup of water into the blender to remove all bits and pieces.

Set it aside for 15 to 30 minutes to let the batter thicken.

HOW TO FRY HEALTHY OAT CREPES

For frying I have this little tool, pretty cool, I have to say, makes perfect crepes, it blew my mind how easy it is to use. It takes few seconds to heat up.

The batter thickened. If it got too thick for you, meaning thicker than what you see in the video, add a bit of water to thin it out.

Transfer the batter to the plate that comes with the pan. Submerge the heated pan into the batter.

The crepe has to completely dry before you flip it. Don’t touch it too early or it will fall apart.

When the edges are lifting the chances are the crepe is ready.

Repeat the process until you use all batter.

The only difference that I noticed is that the lighter version of crepes doesn’t brown as nicely as the one with the whole egg but the taste was pretty much the same.

The texture is very solid. It doesn’t break but it is very soft.

These crepes have little holes but it doesn’t bother me. If it bothers you and you don’t like the filing coming out from the pores, just fold it in a triangle and add the filing on top. Or fry the batter on a pan to get a thicker crepe.

I am happy how they turned out. They look almost like regular crepes.

Toppings for healthy oat crepes

Let’s make the toppings!

My high protein chocolate peanut butter sauce – fake Nutella. The PB2 makes it high protein.

Cocoa powder

Syrup or honey (extra calories)

Mix them all. The proportions are up to you depending how sweet, how thick and how much chocolate flavor you prefer.

2. Farmers cheese, you can also use Ricotta cheese. Blend in a blender to a smooth consistency.

I like to add 5% Greek yogurt for extra protein and mix until smooth. The amount is up to you, you can’t go wrong.

No sweetness needed as I am going to mix it with this mango jam (I made it with fresh mangos on a pan, just reduced it to this thick paste, it is naturally very sweet).

You can also cut up some fresh strawberries, they will complement the Nutella ‘wannabe’ spread nicely.

Smear the jam over a crepe, add cheese and yogurt crème, fold it.

Next, chocolate PB2 sauce and strawberries.

Feel free to add whatever you like to these crepes, you can even use them as wraps for savory food.