Egg, Ham and Cheese Crepes Recipe
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These Egg, Ham and Cheese Crepes are simple to make – no fancy equipment required! For the crepes, you just whirl the batter in a blender and saute on a good non-stick skillet (here’s the one I use).
These breakfast Ham and Cheese Crepes are delicious and packed with protein to keep you feeling satisfied. I’ll be honest, they take time to make (about 1 1/2 hours total), but they are freezer friendly and you’ll be so happy with yourself every time you pull some out of the freezer for a quick breakfast! Also, because these are contained in a pocket, they work as an on-the-go breakfast.
These are seriously my son’s new favorite breakfast. He also requests them for lunch and dinner because he knows we have them in the freezer!
Make-Ahead Breakfast Crepes:
Big thank you to the FoodSaver® brand for sponsoring this recipe and creating such a cool product (the FoodSaver of course!) It locks in nutrients and flavor that are ruined by air which is the enemy of freshness, and keeps foods fresh up to 5x longer. This saves us money (no more moldy wasted cheese or steaks with freezer burn!).
The average family of 4 can save up to $2,700/year (based on buying in bulk, on sale and preventing waste!) with the FoodSaver® System – now you can effectively stock up when meat is priced really well. This little chart surprised me ↓↓↓
We’ve been discovering so many great uses for it. It speeds up the process of marinating meat, plus its great for resealing chip and cereal bags, and storing items in coolers or suitcases. You can really get creative with it!
My parents and sister also have FoodSaver® Systems and love them. It is a great tool to keep things fresh, save time (by pre-making meals like these breakfast pockets), and save money with less wasted ingredients. My husband went through our pantry and sealed everything he could. I think he’s most excited about this doodad. 🙂 On to the recipe for our Son’s favorite breakfast:
Ingredients for Egg Ham and Cheese Crepes:
½ cup warm water
1 cup milk (any kind)
4 large eggs
4 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted, plus more to sauté
1 cup all-purpose flour (you can use 1/2 cup whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup all-purpose)
1 tsp sugar
Pinch of Salt
Ingredients for Filling:
1-2 Tbsp dijon mustard
1/3 lb Good quality deli ham, cut into strips
10 large eggs scrambled with 4 Tbsp heavy cream or milk
8 oz medium cheddar cheese, shredded
How to Make Perfect Crepes (see notes in print friendly below):
1. In the bowl of a blender, combine all Ingredients for Crepes in the order listed. Blend until smooth (1 min). Scrape down the sides of blender with a spatula if you see any flour clinging to the walls.
2. Over medium/low heat, melt a dot of butter in a non-stick skillet. Add batter and quickly swirl to cover the bottom (I use a small lade and add about 3-4 Tbsp for a medium pan or 5-6 Tbsp for a large pan). Fill in any gaps with more batter as needed. Saute until golden on each side (1 min per side) then place on a cutting board to cool. Once crepes are at room temp, they can be stacked.
How to Assemble Breakfast Crepe Pockets:
1. Melt 1/2 Tbsp butter in a large non-stick pan and saute your scrambled eggs. Cook until fluffy and still somewhat moist. Set aside to cool to room temp.
2. Brush one side of a crepe lightly with dijon mustard, place a generous pinch of shredded cheese in the center then top with ham, eggs and more cheese. Fold the top over and tuck it under the egg slightly. Fold in the sides and roll to close. Repeat with remaining crepes.
Rescuing leftover cheese and ham after making crepes.
3. To serve right away, saute in butter 3 min per side over med/low heat until golden brown and warmed through. Careful! They burn easily. Serve plain or with diced tomatoes, avocado and hot sauce
Freezing and Thawing Egg Ham and Cheese Crepes:
To freeze, wrap each pocket in parchment paper then place in a single layer in a FoodSaver® Bag. Use the PulseVacTM option to pull out desired amount of air. Before serving, thaw in the fridge or microwave in a single layer on high 1-2 min for 2-4 pockets just until thawed, then saute in butter over med/low heat 3 min per side.
Egg, Ham and Cheese Crepe Pockets
Ingredients
- Ingredients for Crepes:
- ½ cup warm water
- 1 cup milk, any kind
- 4 large eggs
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted. Plus more to sauté.
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, you can use 1/2 cup whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup all-purpose
- 1 tsp sugar
- Pinch salt
Ingredients for Filling:
- 1-2 Tbsp dijon mustard
- 1/3 lb Good quality deli ham, cut into strips
- 10 large eggs scrambled with 4 Tbsp heavy cream or milk
- 8 oz medium cheddar cheese, shredded
Instructions
How to Make Perfect Crepes:
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In the bowl of a blender, combine all ingredients for crepes in the order listed. Blend until smooth (1 min). Scrape down the sides with a spatula if you see any flour clinging to the walls of your blender.
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Over medium/low heat, melt a dot of butter in a good non-stick skillet Add batter and quickly swirl to cover the bottom (about 3-4 Tbsp for a medium pan or 5-6 Tbsp for a large pan). Fill in any gaps with more batter as needed. Saute until golden on each side (1 min per side) then place on a cutting board to cool. Once crepes are at room temp, they can be stacked.
How to Assemble Breakfast Crepe Pockets:
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Melt 1/2 Tbsp butter in a large non-stick pan and saute your scrambled eggs. Cook until fluffy and still somewhat moist. Set aside to cool.
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Brush one side of a crepe lightly with dijon mustard, place a generous pinch of shredded cheese in the center then top with ham, eggs and more cheese. Fold the top over and tuck it under the egg slightly. Fold in the sides and roll to close. Repeat with remaining crepes.
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To serve right away, saute in butter 3 min per side over med/low heat until golden brown on both sides and warmed through. Serve plain or with diced tomatoes, avocado and hot sauce.
Freezing and Thawing Instructions:
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To freeze, wrap each pocket in parchment paper then place in a freezer safe bag. Before serving, thaw in the fridge or microwave in a single layer on high 1 to 2 min for 2-4 pockets just until thawed, then saute in butter over med/low heat 3 min per side.
Recipe Notes
Don't use a nonstick pan that is scratched up and looking like it should be retired for camping use. Also, the first crepe always turns out ugly for me - I'm not sure why, so don't panic and consider this your taste test!
Its ok to freeze without the parchment paper but you have to keep them in a single row, do not stack without parchment paper.
If you make this recipe, I’d love to see pics of your creations on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter! Hashtag them #natashaskitchen
Enjoy these yummy, make-ahead breakfast crepes pockets my friends!! I hope you fall in love with them also 🙂
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You can also buy a crepe so make them perfectly thin. So many places make them like pancakes. Eww, no bueno!!
I’ve used many of your recipes and have had nothing but delicious dishes! I’m wondering if making ahead and freezing creates rubbery eggs? Also, was thinking about drizzling Hollandaise Sauce over the top for a mock “eggs Benedict.” Have you ever added a sauce to the tops? Thanks!
Glad to hear that you’re enjoying my recipes, Lisa. If you use Foodsaver, it locks in nutrients and flavor that are ruined by air which is the enemy of freshness, and keeps foods fresh up to 5x longer. I haven’t tried that but I think it will be a good thing to try!
Hi Nataha,
A big thank you, my crepes turned out awesome, each one was picture worthy, so glad I made them. My family loved them. Thank you.
I’m so happy you enjoyed that. Thank you for sharing that with us!
Were making crepes… You mention how your first one always look bad, well this is my first one 😊 after that they turned out great!!
Awesome, so good to know that, Marie!
I made it with the following variations:
½ cup warm water
1 cup milk any kind
4 large eggs
4 Tbsp unsalted butter melted. Plus more to sauté.
1 cup Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free flour
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp monk fruit sweetener
Pinch salt
I use it for both main courses and for dessert fillers that are sugar free.
Thank you so much for sharing that with us! I’m so glad you enjoyed that!
Natasha, thank you! Your recipes are always great! Unfortunately link to skillet doesn’t work.
Hi Svetlana thank you so much for letting me know about that. I have removed the broken link and I hope you love this recipe. We use the circulon brand of skillets in this recipe and I hope you love the crepes.
Yummy Yummy Yummy!
I’m so glad you liked that.
Love your videos, you are the greatest, and the recipes are so good and easy to make thank you for sharing
You’re so nice! Thank you, Kathryn!
Great recipe! Do you think almond milk will work instead of regular milk?
Hi Susanna, Honestly I have not tested that so I cannot advise. If you experiment please let me know how you like that.
Is it ok to use any kind of cheese I have on hand? Or is cheddar the best for this recipe?
We like it with cheddar but other options should work just fine!
Hello, can i use the electric crepe maker instead of frying pan, for making the crepes?
Thank you
Hi Tatyana, I have never tried using a crepe maker, but I recall at least one reader mentioning using the crepe maker for the crepes.
Do yoi think I can do this with maple pork sausage instead of ham? Thats all I have on hand right now
Hi Daria, that should still work great in this recipe.
Breakfast menu is the interesting one in Natasha kitchen according to me.. Egg could add good nutrients to daily life wen taken in breakfast.
I’m glad to hear that you enjoy the breakfast dishes! 😀
Would these still be good if they were only microwaved and not fried in butter?
Hi Nancy, I think the taste is quite a bit better on the skillet but it would be safe to heat them in the microwave.
Just made these for my husbands birthday breakfast! He loved them 🙂
I got a little better at wrapping them with each one I made. That’s the trickiest part for me. Presentation! (I found that you need the dijon to help the crepes stick when wrapping them… Still, could not make them look as nice as in your pics)
I think these are going to be a family staple from now on. So nutritious and high in protein for the growing kids! Thankyou!!!
You’re welcome Galina! I’m glad you enjoy the recipe! Keep in mind, I too have to practice before my recipes are perfected. Keep it up! 😀
I made them this morning for my mother in law, she loved them !!!!
So easy to make and very delicious!!!
Thank you!!!
Elena, thank you for such a nice review on the recipe and you are welcome 😀
Great recipe. I am a part of our church breakfast and these are gone within a minute..they say these are Ksushas famous breakfast blinchiki but little do they know that they are actually Natasha’s famouse blinchiki..and so is most of the other food I cook! 😆
The only thing I change is I don’t use dijon since not many people I know like dijon, including myself. I put a spoon of cream cheese instead and it tastes magical! I also make these the night before and just fry them the next day….that way you don’t end up making breakfast for 2 hours in the morning!
Ksusha, I’m so happy to hear that it worked great with cream cheese! Thank you for sharing your great review!
These would be great with hollandaise sauce as well.
Nice recipe! : )
Thank you, reading your comment is making me hungry 😀.
These look amazing! ! Can I put them together day before and put in fridge? Then saute them next day?
Yes, absolutely! They also freeze and reheat really well 🙂
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I’d make a big pot of white bean turkey chili and use this to freeze it in smaller meal-sized portions.
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I would never have considered using it for crepes. Good idea! I would use it for left over pancakes, so that I can make a huge batch and then have them whenever I want them!
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These look great. I will have to try them. I love the texture of the crepes.
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Love that new receipe ! Can’t wait to try it !
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Yum crepes, this recipe looks so delicious and easy to make. I will definitely try this.
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Hi Natalia! That’s such a great recipe! Can’t wait to try it! I would never have thought of using my Food Saver and vacuuming any extras! Am now thinking I could expand beyond that and do bean and cheese burritos, etc….the possibilities are endless! 😉
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Would use the Food Saver for freezing leftovers, fresh fruits and vegetables, and meats. Thanks for all you do.
I would love this! It would allow me to make double batches of bean enchiladas. This would allow my family of 6 to grab the second set out of the freezer for those “on the go” dinners when we have soccer games, or late night practices.
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Going to try making it this week, would be perfect to freeze for those morning when i just cant get myself to cook breakfast. 🙂
My first thought was it would be great for fruits and veggies but I love your meal idea!
oh man, running to take my mom to a surgery, this is making me so HUNGRY!!!! Fingers crossed on the giveaway, thanks so much for the chance and for sharing these ham and cheese crepes!
I hope your Mom’s ok!! – Natasha
This would be so useful for helping me store leftovers.
to save leftovers
Hi Natasha, thank you for another great recipe! Do u think it would be ok to use sour cream instead of mustard to freeze?
Gob bless:)
Dina, if you don’t have mustard, just omit it. Sour cream might be too moist for the crepes and I don’t know if gets too weird in the freezer :).
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