MORE SWEET PANCAKE TOPPINGS AND FILLING IDEAS

1. SUGAR AND LEMON

It’s the OG classic pancake topping. Squeeze fresh lemon generously over warm pancakes and sprinkle with white or golden sugar. 

2. MAPLE SYRUP AND SLICED BANANA

The thing I love about maple syrup, aside from its divine taste, is that it is actually low GI. So, it’s a delish but healthy option. I am partial to popping sliced bananas on a pancake and then drenching them with maple syrup. 

3. MIXED BERRIES, MAPLE SYRUP AND CREME FRAICHE

Either fresh or defrosted frozen mixed berries, drizzled with maple syrup and topped with a dollop of creme fraiche, work wonderfully on a pancake, both for Pancake Day and also as a healthy breakfast treat. 

4. SPRINKLES AND SQUIRTY CREAM

A big old covering of squirty cream and a smattering of multicoloured sugar sprinkles make a really fun pancake topping for little kids. 

5. SALTED CARAMEL SAUCE 

Salted caramel is proven to be the perfect combination of salty and sweet, so is it any wonder that it always goes down as a treat drizzled over freshly flipped pancakes? Add a few slices of bananas if you want to polish your virtue halo!

6. CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT SPREAD

Be it Nutella or my favourite alternative, Biona Chocolate Hazelnut Spread, you can’t beat a big old dollop of it smeared over a warm pancake. 

7. ICE-CREAM AND MINI MARSHMALLOWS

Mini marshmallows sprinkled over gently melting ice cream (classic vanilla or chocolate ice cream works particularly well) will have kids of all ages grinning with glee. 

8. S’MORES

How about taking all the ingredients for S’Mores and turning them into a pancake topping? This works well if you pop the ingredients in little dishes and then let kids dive in to splatter, smear and sprinkle their own topping. You’ll need crushed cookies/biscuits, mini marshmallows and a bowl of chocolate spread. 

9. PB&J

We discovered one morning that peanut butter and jelly is actually rather good on pancakes when we’d made pancakes for breakfast and then realised that we’d run out of chocolate spread. Give it a try; it really works!

10. BLUEBERRIES AND RICOTTA

Ricotta is a popular ingredient in cheesecakes and works super well, smeared on warm pancakes and then topped off with blueberries. Need a little extra sweetness? Drizzle some agave syrup over the lot. 

AND HERE’S SOME MORE IDEAS TO DELIGHT YOUR TASTEBUDS

And, because my mind won’t stop whirring with combinations, here’s a list of even more ideas for wonderfully delicious pancake toppings and fillings to try. 

1. Lemon juice, sugar and blueberries
2. Orange juice and sugar
3. Orange and lemon juice, sugar and Grand Marnièr or brandy
4. Orange juice, sugar and strawberries
5. Maple syrup with a splash of rum
6. Maple syrup with a splash of whiskey
7. Maple syrup with chopped pecans
8. Maple syrup with pear
9. Maple syrup and coconut (warm maple syrup, coconut milk & brown sugar in pan)
10. Golden syrup
11. Syrup and buttermilk
12. Coconut syrup (sugar, water, butter & coconut extract)
13. Chocolate sauce and cream
14. Chocolate sauce and cream and flaked almonds
15. Chocolate sauce and ice cream
16. Chocolate sauce and banana and hazelnut
17. Chocolate sauce and poached apple
18. Chocolate sauce and Grand Marnièr
19. Chocolate sauce and cherries
20. Chocolate sauce and cake or ice-cream sprinkles
21. Chocolate sauce and pastry cream (as in Boston cream pea, aka confectioners custard)
22. Greek yoghurt
23. Greek yoghurt and blueberries
24. Greek yoghurt and mixed berries
25. Greek yoghurt and honey
26. Greek yoghurt and mango
27. Greek yoghurt and raspberry and lemon juice
28. Peaches and cream
29. Peaches and caramel sauce
30. Strawberries and cream
31. Strawberries and cream and chocolate sauce
32. Strawberries and cream and chocolate sauce and hazelnuts
33. Mixed berry syrup
34. Mixed berries with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cream
35. Mixed berries and  cardamon
36. Honey
37. Honey and cashews
38. Banana
39. Banana and honey
40. Banana and honey and walnut
41. Banana, honey, greek yoghurt and toasted almonds
42. Banana and brown sugar
43. Banana and banoffee sauce (melt butter, sugar, syrup & water & stir in cream)
44. Pineapple slices with icing sugar
45. Cinnamon
46. Cinnamon and poached apple
47. Cinnamon and cream cheese glaze
48. Ginger and poached apple
49. Ginger and poached pear
50. Creme fraiche
51. Ice cream
52. Ice cream and blueberries and honey
53. Chocolate ice cream and banana
54. Mascarpone and cherries
55. Mascarpone and lemon curd
56. Mascarpone and blueberries
57. Lemon curd
58. Lemon curd and blueberries
59. Cranberry sauce
60. Nutella and banana
61. Nutella and mixed berries
62. Cocoa powder
63. Lemon meringue pie filling
64. Glacé icing and cake sprinkles
65. Ricotta cheese and honey
66. Ricotta cheese and lemon curd
67. Ricotta cheese and lemon curd & raspberries
68. Peanut butter and banana