Are you lacking inspiration when it comes to pancake fillings? Look no further!
We had a little pancake party at home last week. We have the same fillings every single time we have crêpes. Do I think our options are boring? Definitely not! I just thought I would try to think out of the box and be more creative for our next crêpe feast next Tuesday. Whenever I visit my friends on the West coast of France and have lunch in a crêperie, I salivate just looking at the menu and tend to go for something I would not normally have at home.
I have been asking friends and family what their favourite fillings were. I have to say my mum took it very seriously and sent me lots (and lots) of suggestions. I also looked at the menus of my favourite crêperies in France for some more inspiration.
You can find over fifty options below. If that is not pancake obsession, I do not know what is!
Savoury
Whenever I mention grated cheese, you could use Gruyère, Emmental, Beaufort, cheddar, Wensleydale… anything you like most, really!
Grated cheese
Marmite
Ham and grated cheese
Ham, crème fraîche, grated mature Cheddar and pepper
Ham, crème fraîche, grated cheese and mushrooms
Grated cheese, ham and sweetcorn
Artichoke hearts and crème fraîche
Ham, asparagus, cream and grated cheese
Smoked salmon, crème fraîche, chives and lemon juice
Caramelised onions and goat’s cheese
Wilted spinach and goat’s cheese
Tomato sauce and chorizo
Brie and cranberry sauce
Roquefort and fig jam
Stilton and roasted butternut squash
Roquefort or Stilton, peeled, sliced pear with a few walnut halves
White sauce, grated cheese, leeks softened in butter & mushrooms
Wilted spinach, poached egg and a sprinkle of paprika or chili powder
Boiled potato, softened onion, ham, Raclette
Sautéed potato, bacon bits (cooked), Reblochon, crème fraîche
Roquefort, Emmental, goat’s cheese
Sweet
Sugar
Sugar with a sprinkle of cinnamon
Honey
Maple syrup
Golden syrup
Peanut butter
Jam
Lemon Curd
Nutella
Salted caramel sauce
Dulce de Leche
Crème de Spéculos
Lemon juice and sugar
Lemon curd and blueberries
Peanut butter and sliced bananas
Toffee sauce, sliced bananas and whipped cream
Chocolate Banoffee with a Kick of Coffee – find Steph’s recipe here
Greek yogurt, honey, passion fruit and mango
Greek yogurt and berries
Strawberries and cream
A bit of butter, vanilla sugar and squeezed lemon juice
Melted chocolate – just place the chocolate squares on the pancake straight after flipping it and it will melt beautifully
Melted chocolate and desiccated coconut
Chocolate, toasted almond flakes, a scoop of vanilla ice-cream and whipped cream
Chocolate and roughly chopped toasted hazelnuts
Melted chocolate, Oreo crumbs and a scoop of vanilla ice-cream
Maple syrup and roughly chopped toasted pecans
Nutella, banana slices and whipped cream
Dark chocolate and sliced tinned pears (poached pears if you have time)
Caramelised apples and a scoop of vanilla ice-cream
Apple, caramel, vanilla ice-cream, whipped cream
Banana, raisins, flambéed rum
Mirabelle plum jam and Nutella
Did I forget anything?
For my French pancake recipe, click here. If you would rather go for a more healthy, ‘free from’ version, click here.
The smoked salmon one sounds most tempting to me, I think I may have to try that tomorrow! x
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I had that one (amongst others) and it was to die for! x Mel
Am becoming rapidly obsessed too, some great ideas here (and I have pears and blue cheese in the kitchen!). I was wondering about peanut butter…..
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I did have pears and blue cheese with walnuts just before moving on to sweet ones tonight and I will definitely have that one again! Mel
Delicious!! So – What will you be eating tomorrow? 🙂
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I am not sure actually. I sent hubby shopping at the week-end so I have a wide range of goodies… Will probably go for smoked salmon, cream and lemon followed by Roquefort and pears with walnuts and just about manage to squeeze in a ham, cream, pepper and cheese (my usual one!) before moving on to sweet ones. I am actually considering making salted caramel sauce and lemon curd before bed… I just love pancakes! What about you Steph, what are you going to have? x Mel
When I was little I used to eat mine with ketchup – doesn’t sound nice but they really were!
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It sounds different… I am sure my little ones would love that, but I will not try, hihi. Mel
Wonderful post full of inspiration for pancake day-gorgeous, tempting picture too! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
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Loved yours, too! Pancakes everywhere… and enjoying every single post about them. They are so simple, tasty and versatile… yummy! Mel
WOW, great post and just I’ve now got some more inspiration 🙂 Great post thank you x #TastyTuesday
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Thanks, I am really pleased I looked into this. Tonight felt like being in a restaurant trying all those combinations I would not normally have at home (I am a ham/cream/cheese/pepper followed by nutella/banana and butter/lemon/sugar kind of girl!). I have a full, happy tummy! Mel
Some great ideas there
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Thanks Alison
Loving your filling ideas especially the savoury ones. They all sound so good, I can’t decide which one to try first!
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Thanks, I tried quite a few of the savoury ones tonight and they were out of this world! Mel
Wow thats impressive and a lot of fillings. Very fitting for pancake day today!!! Thanks for sharing this!!! 😉
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It was great to “think out of the box” and come up with combinations we would not normally have. We had a pancake feast tonight! Mel
Well no excuse for lack of ideas now! #TastyTuesday
Fantastic ideas Mel, I like the Nutella, bananas and whipped cream best. Maybe it’s because I have a sweet tooth.
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That is normally my trademark sweet one (just before moving on to butter, vanilla sugar and lemon!) but on Tuesday, I really made an effort to think out of the box and try some from the list I had put together and I was blown away by the flavours!