You just can’t beat a big pile of pancakes for breakfast (or lunch or dinner, for that matter). Whether you’re in the mood for simple crêpes, a pillowy Dutch baby, a stack of American-style pancakes studded with blueberries, or buckwheat crêpes with mushroom and egg, you’ll find a recipe to suit every possible craving on this list of sweet and savoury pancakes.
Still keen to nail the fundamentals of a good pancake? Be sure to check out our step-by-step guide on how to make perfect pancakes.
Best sweet pancake recipes
Crêpes
Lemon and Sugar Crêpes
The classic. Nobody can refuse a stack of crêpes drenched in freshly squeezed lemon juice and sprinkled in caster sugar. This failsafe recipe will help you create perfect crêpes, every time.
Mary Berry’s Cinnamon Crepes
In this simple but comforting recipe, Mary adds a cinnamon twist to classic crepes and serves them with a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkle of sugar.
Tahini, Carob and Cinnamon Honey Pancakes
Give your crêpes a Turkish cyrpriot twist with this recipe from Meliz Berg, topped with tahini and carob.
Blueberry and Honey Pancakes
Take your crêpes to the next level with this recipe, complete with a fruity blueberry and honey compote to add just the right amount of sweetness.
American-style pancakes
Fitwaffle’s Easy 3-Ingredient Pancakes
This super easy recipe for perfectly fluffy American-style pancakes uses just three basic ingredients for the batter. All that remains is to choose your favourite toppings.
Melissa Hemsley’s Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes
Using ricotta in your pancake batter is an inspired way to give them a cloud-like texture. Melissa also studs the batter with plump berries and serves her pancakes with thick yoghurt and maple syrup.
Blueberry Cream Cheese Pancakes
For extra light pancakes, make like Chrissy Teigen and incorporate cubes of cream cheese into the batter.
Blender Banana Pancakes
Looking for an excuse to eat pancakes for breakfast every day? We’ve got you covered. These pancakes are not only quick to make, but they’re also packed with protein and healthy fats. If that’s not a reason to swap out your cereal, we don’t know what is.
Alternative pancake recipes
Harry Styles’s Dutch Baby with Cinnamon Rhubarb
A billowing centrepiece of a pancake from Ruby Tandoh, this Dutch Baby makes for an indulgent dessert, breakfast or brunch. Serve with a sweet and sharp rhubarb compote.
Malpua: Ghee-fried Pancakes Soaked in Syrup
These light, syrup-soaked pancakes are traditionally served during Holi but make for a beautiful breakfast or dessert year-round.
Arabian Pancakes with Orange-Flower Syrup
Complete with a fragrant orange-flower syrup, Nigella Lawson’s Arabian pancakes would be the perfect dessert following a Middle Eastern-style feast.
Lace Heart Pancakes
For the star bakers out there, try these lace heart pancakes. Inspired by a Great British Bake Off technical challenge, they make a pretty and delicate dessert.
Shredded Austrian Pancake (Kaiserschmarrn)
Give your pancakes an Austrian twist with this recipe for Kaiserschmarrn. These light and fluffy shredded pancakes are best served with sharp red berries and plenty of powdery icing sugar.
Best savoury pancake recipes
Rick Stein’s Buckwheat Crepes with Eggs and Mushrooms
Rick Stein’s savoury buckwheat crêpe is a taste of France, packed with mushrooms, oozing cheese, and a runny cooked egg.
Spinach, Mushroom and Blue Cheese Pancakes
Featuring both Blue and Parmesan, these extra cheesy pancakes are finished under the grill to achieve the perfect oozy texture.
Coconut Pancakes with Bacon and a Poached Egg
These pancakes are extra creamy thanks to the addition of coconut milk in the batter. Topped with a poached egg and bacon, they’re the ultimate savoury stack.
Smoked Salmon & Chive Potato Pancakes with Horseradish Cream
Simon Hopkinson’s smoked salmon and chive potato pancakes are fried in clarified butter and served with a peppery horseradish cream. Not just for Pancake Day, these indulgent pancakes would also make an excellent dinner party starter.
Crêpes et galettes (Pancakes and Buckwheat Pancakes)
Originally from Brittany, crêpes and galettes (made with buckwheat flour) have been adopted as France’s national snack, and tiny booths serving them with a choice of toppings can be found on virtually every Parisian street. If you’re eating them the traditional way, they should be washed down with a glass of Breton cider.
Classic Pancakes Stuffed with Spinach and Ricotta (Panzerotti Tradizionali)
The Chiappa sisters put a twist on the classic spinach and ricotta cannelloni with these delicious Panzerotti. “We loved these as children and would help Mum stir the mixture and roll them up – we called them ‘roly-polys’.”
Rice Flour Pancakes
Eaten for breakfast or as a snack food, this recipe from Madhur Jaffrey is served with chutneys and pickles. You can also wrap them around any vegetable dish of your choice and serve them at lunch with a salad.
Turkish Spinach Galette
Galettes are great carriers for all manner of filling, including lots of fruit and veg. This recipe is packed with lots of fresh spinach, punchy harissa and a runny egg yolk in the middle for dipping.
Baked Pancakes with Gruyère
Raymond Blanc’s baked pancakes are stuffed with spinach, mushrooms and plenty of Gruyère cheese. Prepare the stuffed pancakes a day in advance and wake up to a ready-to-go breakfast.
Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancakes)
Loaded with tuna, bacon, dashi stock and egg, these okonomiyaki-inspired pancakes are as savoury as it gets. Once you’ve got the hang of SymmetryBreakfast’s recipe you can customise this recipe to include your favourite ingredients.
