If there’s one thing that I almost always have leftover after Thanksgiving, but have absolutely no idea how to use, it’s canned pumpkin. All that other food… turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing… I can deal with it. I can make burritos and soups and it will disappear.

Canned pumpkin is tricky though. I wish I could make this grilled cheese with it, but it’s a bit too watery.

I usually end up just feeding it to Porter honestly.

So this year I spent some time thinking about a real dish I could make with a few cups of leftover pumpkin and these Pumpkin Pie Crepes were the result! They are pretty simple to make and would be a great little brunch over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Pumpkin Pie Crepes

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Author: Nick Evans
Servings: 4 Servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Delicious traditional crepes stuffed with a slightly sweet pumpkin pie filling. Topped with toasted walnuts for some crunch!

Ingredients 

Basic Crepe Batter:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • Walnuts, toasted for garnish
  • Powdered sugar, garnish

Pumpkin Pie Filling:

  • 1 ½ cups pumpkin puree
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground clove
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

For batter:

  • Whisk together dry ingredients in a medium bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and milk.
  • Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Let batter rest for 10-15 minutes (or you can make this hours in advance), then stir in melted, but cooled, butter.
  • Toast walnuts in a dry skillet over low heat until lightly browned and fragrant.

For Pie filling:

  • Add all ingredients to a small sauce pan and bring to a simmer over low heat. Stir until everything is combined. Keep on low heat until needed.

To make a crepe:

  • Add about a teaspoon of butter to a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. When the butter is melted, add about ½ cup of crepe batter to the pan and quickly swirl the pan so the batter spreads over the entire pan in a thin layer.
  • Cook crepe for about 45-60 seconds on the first side. Then use a large spatula to carefully flip the crepe.
  • Spread about ⅓ cup of pumpkin pie filling to the crepe and continue to cook on the second side for 90 seconds so it browns slightly.
  • Fold the crepe over and then over again to form a triangle.
  • Serve crepe immediately with walnuts and powdered sugar.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Crepe | Calories: 340kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 421mg | Potassium: 452mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 14792IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 204mg | Iron: 3mg
Course: Breakfast & Brunch, Main Dishes
Cuisine: French

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Pumpkin Pie Crepes

A Basic Batter

The hard thing about making crepes is not the batter. The batter is pretty easy actually. Just whisk together your dry and wet ingredients separately and then stir them together – wet into dry.

batter for Pumpkin Pie Crepes
A better batter.

Then add in your melted (but cooled) butter.

The finished batter should be pretty runny and it really needs to sit for at least 15-20 minutes before you can use it so the flour hydrates correctly.

butter going in to Pumpkin Pie Crepes batter
Butter is always good.

While you’re letting your batter rest, you can make the filling.

Pumpkin Filling

This filling is far from rocket science. It’s very similar to a pumpkin pie filling but without the egg and stuff that would normally make it firm up in pie form.

pumpkin - Pumpkin Pie Crepes
Good spices.

Add the pumpkin to a small pot along with the other ingredients and heat it over low heat until everything comes together.

pumpkin for Pumpkin Pie Crepes
I took a shortcut with canned…

The final mixture will be thick and smell delicious. Feel free to adjust the flavors to your liking.

The first time I made this, Betsy and I both agreed the filling was a bit bland so I upped the spice levels. Definitely taste it and feel free to add more sugar or spices if that’s your thing. It’s far from a hard and fast ratio.

done - Pumpkin Pie Crepes
Keep this warm until needed.

Plan For Failure

My first tip when trying to teach people to make crepes is always to plan for failure. This crepe batter recipe makes six crepes if you nail all of them.

You will probably screw up two though so you’ll get four good ones.  This is, of course, unless you are an expert crepe maker.

To this day, I always screw up at least the first one. This one tore around the edges and had a big fat hole in the center.  Is it edible? Sure. But it’s not great.

Oops - first try Pumpkin Pie Crepes
OOPS.

My second one turned out much better.

To make a good one, add a small amount of butter (1 teaspoonish) to a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Once the butter is melted and spread over the  pan, pour in 1/2 cup of batter and immediately swirld it around the pan so it spreads all the way to the edges.

Cook it for about 45-60 seconds on the first side and carefully flip it with a large spatula. The flip is usually where it goes wrong, but you should be able to get it after a few tries.

If it’s your first time trying crepes… maybe double the batter recipe so you have plenty of wiggle room.

take two - Pumpkin Pie Crepes
Take 2!

Once your crepe is flipped, spread on about 1/3 cup of the pumpkin filling and let the crepe continue to cook for another 1-2 minutes so the crepe gets lightly browned on the bottom.

spread the filling in Pumpkin Pie Crepes
Spread it on.

Oh, I forgot.

Also, toast some walnuts. You could also use pecans for this but some sort of toasted nut is very important in my opinion because it gives some texture to the crepes.

Just toast them in a dry skillet over low heat until they are fragrant, about 4-5 minutes.

toasted nuts for Pumpkin Pie Crepes
Very important.

Once your crepe is done, I like to make a triangle out of it. To do this, fold it in half and then in half again to make a wedge. This creates a bunch of layers of crepe and pumpkin.

Top with nuts and powdered sugar (or whipped cream) and eat it immediately!

Pumpkin Pie Crepes recipe from Macheesmo
Boom!

Every time I make crepes, I always remind myself that I wished I made them more because they actually are as easy, if not easier, than pancakes in my opinion once you get the hang of them.

And they are easier to stuff and fill. People are, for some reason, super impressed by them also so they are a great brunch treat!

If you find yourself with a leftover can of pumpkin on this upcoming weekend, give these Pumpkin Pie Crepes a shot!