15 Ways to jazz up your pancakes

Drop some starch-based batter on a hot griddle or pan and it’s instant magic. Delicious smells waft through the air as tiny bubbles form a lace-like network through a round, flat, thin pancake.

Whatever name they go by; crêpes or pancakes can be enjoyed at any time, but they are always a hit for breakfast. The variety of fillings and toppings are endless.

Here are some lip-smacking suggestions

1. Buttermilk pancakes – Saturdays call for hearty pancakes with lots of syrup.

2. Healthy oatmeal pancakes – These are sugar-free and take only minutes to prepare.

3. Blueberry pancakes – These pancakes guarantee the only thing blue about your morning will be the berries.

4. Black cherry and dark chocolate pancakes – Decadent dark chocolate with a dark cherry sauce. Warm and fantastic.

5 Smoked salmon with buttermilk pancakes – Savoury pancakes perfect for starters.

6. Gluten-free buckwheat pancakes – Buckwheat is not a grain, but a fruit seed, and makes for delectable pancakes.

7. Pancakes with creamed spinach – A quick and easy vegetarian meal.

8. Milk tart pancakes – Cinnamon sugar pancakes with a creamy milktart filling; the food of angels.

9. Sweetcorn breakfast pancakes – Sweetcorn pancakes topped with crisp pancetta and grilled cherry tomatoes.

10. Folded Island pancakes – A tropical Malaysian snack.

11. Parmesan pancakes with blue cheese mushroom filling – Swap the blue cheese for cheddar and add fillings according to your taste.

12. Pancakes with coconut filling – Perfect pancakes for an anytime treat.

13. Choc-Chip Pancakes With Honey Sauce – Start the day off with an indulgent stack of choc-chip pancakes dripping in honey sauce.

14. American hot apple and mascarpone pancakes with maple syrup – An absolute indulgence.

15. Low GI pancakes – A healthy treat for everyone.

What’s your favourite pancake filling?