Fresh Ideas
Take your pancake game to another level with a little help from our favourite recipes
Banana, blueberry, light and fluffy or delicious with a healthy twist — pancakes are wonderfully versatile and can be easily adapted to your favourite toppings and ingredients. Whether you’re looking for recipes to celebrate Pancake Day or simply treating yourself just because, we’ve got pancake recipes that’ll make you flip. Read on to find your new favourite.
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Best fluffy pancakes
Learn how to make light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes in three steps with this easy pancake recipe. Want some extra tips for making perfect pancakes? Check out our guide for the best pancakes.
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Healthier blueberry and ricotta pancakes
Try this wholemeal blueberry pancake recipe for a healthier breakfast the whole family will love. Top with ricotta and a warm homemade blueberry coulis.
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Pancakes with maple and cinnamon apples
Learn how to make perfect pancakes with this recipe from Fresh Ideas magazine’s Food Director, Tamara Graffen. Top these fluffy stacks with maple cinnamon apples or any other in-season fruit you please.
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Easy pancakes
Everyone will love these soft, fluffy pancakes, especially the cook — they’re so easy to make. Dish them out with maple syrup, cream or even a side of bacon.
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Vegan pancakes
Perfect for a vegan brunch, these fluffy pancakes are egg-free, dairy-free and delicious served with a homemade blueberry compote and toasted coconut flakes.
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Pancakes with strawberries and maple syrup
Master the basics with these buttermilk pancakes. They’re a classic and go well with any topping: berries, bananas, yoghurt or decadent chocolate sauce. Your options are endless.
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Healthier banana pancakes
Celebrate the start of the weekend (or pretend like it’s the weekend) with this healthier take on banana pancakes made with rolled oats and topped with yoghurt and berries.
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Egg-free pancakes
This easy egg-free pancake recipe uses mashed banana and a little extra milk instead of eggs to bind everything together. The trick to keeping them fluffy? Don’t push them down with the spatula as they cook.
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Japanese souffle pancakes
Learn how to make fluffy Japanese souffle pancakes with this easy recipe. What makes them tall and fluffy? Egg whites are whipped with sugar to create a glossy meringue that’s stirred into the pancake batter.
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Easy pancake traybake
An easy pancake recipe that saves you time and effort. Mix the ingredients, pour them into a tray and bake. Nutritionally approved, this healthier pancake recipe is great for kids and can be customised with their favourite fruit.
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Crepes with strawberry jam
Give French pancakes a try. This easy crepe recipe requires just three ingredients. Fill them with strawberry jam or any other filling you love, like choc hazelnut spread, caramel sauce or simple lemon and sugar.
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Peach & ricotta pancakes
These luscious pancakes are made with ricotta and then layered with even more. Stack them high with slices of peaches cooked in maple syrup and lashings of extra ricotta.
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Chocolate-stuffed pancakes
Try these two-ingredient pancakes. All you need is your favourite pancake shaker and chocolate-hazelnut spread or peanut butter. The filling is frozen first and becomes warm and gooey in the centre of your pancakes as they cook.
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Hot cross bun pancakes
Love hot cross buns and pancakes? Enjoy the best of both worlds. Slather sweetened cream cheese and berries between two spiced pancakes for the ultimate Easter indulgence.
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Cookies and cream pancakes
These sweet pancakes are pure decadence. Make breakfast a dessert affair with chocolate biscuit crumbs folded into the batter and cookies and cream ice-cream on top.
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Dutch baby pancake
Swap your normal pancakes with this golden Dutch baby pancake recipe. Serve with raspberries and icing sugar for a special breakfast or even dessert.
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Blender pancakes
Kickstart the day with these healthier blender pancakes. They’re egg-free and ready in just three steps. All you need are oats, bananas and baking powder, plus your favourite pancake toppings.
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Oat pancakes with ricotta and strawberries
Kickstart the day with these hearty pancakes made with oats and spelt flour. Pile them high, then top them off with ricotta, fresh strawberries and maple syrup.
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Pancake cereal
Bring two breakfast classics together in your bowl with this recipe for pancake cereal. Using a plastic squeeze bottle to pour your batter helps create cute little pancakes.
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Gluten-free pistachio, banana and date pancakes
Try these indulgent gluten-free buttermilk pancakes, where crushed pistachios and mashed banana are swirled into the batter. Complete your stack with yoghurt and dates on top.
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Chocolate berry pancake cake
Everyone will love these soft, fluffy pancakes, especially the cook — they’re so easy to make. Dish them out with maple syrup, cream or even a side of bacon.