Baked cottage cheese filled crepes were one of my favourite desserts when I was growing up. So I’m pretty excited to have made a vegan version of it. There were quite a few challenges with recreating this dish. One was how to make delicious vegan crepes, another was how to make a rich and flavourful vegan cottage cheese filling and the third one was how to make a vegan version of the custard that is poured over the crepes. My goal was to make this dish taste exactly how I remember it from my childhood.

For crepes the trick was to add my homemade soy yoghurt to the batter which made them taste so delicious that I could eat them on their own without adding any filling. You can also use a store bought soy yoghurt instead of making your own, of course.
For the filling I used my vegan cottage cheese and mixed it with coconut cream, lemon juice and maple syrup to get the rich and tangy filling. I substituted the egg custard with a mixture of soy yoghurt, silken tofu, vegan butter and coconut cream. The custard was especially hard to figure out but in the end I can truly say that it tastes just like I remember it.

Making these crepes does take some time and effort but it’s so worth it. I hope you give it a try.

More delicious vegan crepes recipes:
- Vegan Walnut Crepes (veganske orehove palačinke)
- Vegan Crepes with Strawberry Jam
- Vegan Biscoff Caramelised Banana Crepes
Baked Crepes with Vegan Cottage Cheese (veganske gratinirane skutine palačinke)
Ingredients
Crepes:
- 120 g all purpose flour sifted
- 200 ml (3/4 cup + 4 tsp) unsweetened soy milk
- 40 ml (1/6 cup) sparkling water
- 40 g vegan butter melted
- 10 ml (2 tsp) maple syrup
- 64 g (1/4 cup) unsweetened soy yoghurt I make my own at home
- pinch of salt
- a very small pinch of turmeric powder for colour
For making crepes:
- 0.7 tsp vegan butter divided
Filling:
- 200 g vegan cottage cheese
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) coconut cream just cream from a can of coconut cream without the water
- 20 ml (4 tsp) maple syrup
- zest 1/4 lemon
- 2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) lemon juice
- 1/8 tsp vanilla powder
- pinch of salt
- 20 g raisins soaked in water for a couple of minutes
Custard:
- 150 g (1/2 cup + 4 tsp) unsweetened soy yoghurt I make my own at home
- 15 g silken tofu (I used extra firm silken tofu)
- 30 ml (2 tbsp) coconut cream just cream from a can of coconut cream without the water
- 30 g vegan butter melted
- 10 ml (2 tsp) maple syrup
- a very small pinch of turmeric powder for colour
To decorate:
- 1/4 tsp powdered sugar
Instructions
- Make vegan cottage cheese 12 hours before you start making crepes. You will need a little less than 1/5 of the recipe.
- If you are making homemade soy yoghurt you also have to make it 12 hours in advance. You will need a little less than 1/3 of the recipe.
Crepes:
- Mix all ingredients for the crepes batter with a whisk or in a blender.
- Melt 1/3 tsp of vegan butter in a non-stick pan over medium heat and spill 1/4 of the crepes mixture over it. Rotate the pan with the handle so that the mixture spreads evenly around the pan.
- Wait until the top of the crepe is no longer wet then flip it over. After the other side is cooked, flip it once more and cook for a little bit. Transfer crepe to a larger plate.
- Turn the heat to low, add 1/8 tsp of vegan butter and rotate the pan so that it spreads evenly around. Add the second 1/4 of the crepes mixture. Rotate the pan with the handle so that the mixture spreads evenly in the pan. Turn the heat back to medium.
- First side of the second crepe will be cooked much faster than the first side of the first crepe because the pan is much hotter. When there are no more wet patches on top of the crepe flip it over and cook the other side. Transfer crepe to a larger plate.
- Repeat the process another two times so that you get 4 crepes overall.
Filling:
- Mix together all ingredients and spread the mixture equally on all four crepes. Roll all crepes and place them in a greased baking dish (I used 23×22 cm) side by side.
Custard:
- In a blender mix together soy yoghurt, silken tofu, coconut cream, vegan butter, maple syrup and turmeric powder. Pour the mixture over crepes so that the top of crepes is all covered in the dressing.
Baking:
- Bake in the middle rack at 180 °C for 40 min. It's done when the top starts to brown.
Decorating and serving:
- Sprinkle powdered sugar on top.
- Wait for crepes to cool before serving them.
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