Do you like them thin and crispy around the edges – or thick and fluffy?  There is NO wrong way to eat pancakes.

Are you trying to get the kids to taste new foods? Pancake Day is a good day to tempt them. Make a varied Pancake Board or try using our jibber-jabber to pick a new type of topping…

Download your free Pancake Day Topping Picker (for kids to colour and fold).
Don't forget the instructions here!

When is Pancake Day 2024?
This year in the UK, Pancake Day is on Tuesday, 13^th February 2024 (yes, that’s in half term for most of us).  It’s connected to Easter and Lent (that’s why the date changes every year): Shrove Tuesday was the day when Christians would use up eggs and milk before beginning 40 days of fasting.

Did you know that the day before Pancake Day was known as Collop Monday – when people used up their last bits of meat?

Anyway, we’re accepting any excuse to make pancakes. The question is… which recipe wins? 

Our Best Pancake Recipes

Try them both and don’t forget to write and tell us what you thought!!

Fluffy American Pancakes

200g self-raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 egg

300 ml milk

To cook: a knob of butter.

Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl, then make a well in the middle. Crack in the egg and a little bit of the milk and whisk until smooth, then add the rest of the milk and whisk again.

Heat the pan, melt the butter and dollop in large spoonfuls of batter. When bubbles appear on the pancakes, flip and cook until golden.

HACK: Make extra batter and freeze it in ice-cube trays. Tip them directly into a hot pan for a super-fast breakfast! Watch this pancake hack here.

French Crepe-style Pancakes

110g plain flour

2 eggs

275ml semi-skimmed milk

To cook: a knob of butter.

Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl, then crack in the egg and a bit of the milk and whisk until smooth. Add the rest of the milk and whisk again. (You can do this with a whisk attachment on a KitchenAid if you want.)

Heat the pan, melt the butter and lift the pan with one hand. With the other, use a ladle to remove about 2tbsp of batter. Tip it into the pan and swirl with your other hand so the batter quickly coats the surface.

Cook until bubbles appear, then flip and cook for a few more seconds.

Topping Ideas:

Lemon + Sugar

Nutellla

Yoghurt + Strawberries

Honey

Blueberry Jam

Sliced Banana + Nutella

Maple Syrup

Ice-cream + Sprinkles

Jam

Chocolate Sauce + Squirty Cream

…. Don’t forget that pancakes can be savoury too! Try them with crunchy bacon or ham and cheese for an unusual dinner….