Move over maple syrup, we have enticing pancake toppings for you to try along with a simple recipe for pancakes.
First, our simple pancake recipe, with suggestions below on fabulous toppings, sweet and savoury to try on your pancake.
Ingredients
- 2 cups Self-Raising Flour or Gluten-free Flour (gluten-free may need a little extra flour if the batter is too thin)
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups milk
Tools you need
- Mixing bowl
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Whisk, electric beater or wooden spoon
- Large spoon
- Frypan
- Sifter
- Spatula or Egg Flip
Method
Sift flour to remove lumps. Add all ingredients to a clean mixing bowl and stir well to a smooth batter.
Tempting Toppings
You can also set up a grazing platter of some of the below and experiment with different combinations.
Sweet
- Apple butter
- Apricot jam and peaches
- A trio of banana, maple syrup and peanut butter
- Blueberries, vanilla yoghurt and mint
- Condensed milk and raspberries
- Cream cheese and choice of fruit
- Fresh honeycomb with orange segments
- Flaked almonds, banana and Nutella
- Greek yoghurt, peach slices and granola
- Golden syrup and lemon
- Guava jam and mascarpone
- Honey, labna and figs
- Ice cream
- Lemon curd
- Mandarin or orange and yoghurt
- Natural Yoghurt – stir through a teaspoon of rosewater, orange blossom water or vanilla essence
- Nutella and strawberries
- Passion fruit and mango yoghurt
- Stewed apple and cinnamon
- Salted Caramel sauce with ice cream or a shot of espresso
Savoury
- Garlic mushrooms, fetta and thyme (leave out the garlic if you prefer)
- Bacon and fried tomato wedges
- Marmite and peanut butter
- Corned beef, white sauce, carrots and peas
- Spinach and cheese
- Savoury Mince, coleslaw and cheese
- Bacon, sour cream and chives
- Bean mix, salsa, avocado and sour cream
And if you would like still more suggestions, take a look at our Please Porridge Hot for toppings too.
