Can you believe it’s Pancake Day next week? Already the year is absolutely flying by and in celebration of Shrove Tuesday we’ve got some recipe ideas for some delicious pancake fillings/toppings.

We’re not being purist here so if you’re a simple lemon and sugar fan you’re looking in the wrong place; instead why not mix things up with the classic American sweet/savoury combination of bacon and maple syrup, delicate and fresh smoked salmon with some creme fraiche or go completely off piste with a Mexican quesadilla style pancake? We promise they are all delicious!

All of our pancake inspirations use a simple pancake batter base made using eggs, plain flour and milk. For this sweet and savoury classic we’ve used Devon Choice smoked streaky bacon and Canadian maple syrup for the delicious mix of salt and sugar combined with the soft, fluffy texture of pancakes. Pile your toppings onto warm pancakes for a simple yet decadent breakfast or brunch.

With this one the blanched spinach is added to the pancake batter before frying; this gives them a lovely green colour and delicious flavour. Once each pancake is cooked place in a low heat oven to keep warm while you fry the rest. Top the pancakes with as much smoked salmon – we love the delicate John Ross smoked salmon for this – creme fraiche and dill as you like and add a squeeze of lemon juice for freshness.

This recipe is more of a brunch than breakfast but it’s perfect for meat and flavour lovers. The filling needs to cook for a while but trust us it’s worth it! Use good quality chorizo for that lovely smoky flavour and trimmed belly pork and cook with chopped tomatoes, paprika and chipotle chilli flakes for around two hours or until the pork can be pulled apart with a fork. Load your pancakes with the filling and maybe some creme fraiche or sour cream.

We’re loving the flavours of Mexico at the moment so we thought why not extend this to pancakes? Made using traditional pancake batter, scatter chopped peppers, coriander, avocado, chillies and crumbled mozzerella over a pancake and cover with another pancake. Transfer to a baking tray and cook at 180 degrees for five minutes until the mozzerella begins to melt. If you prefer you can use feta cheese or any good cheese really, we found the gooey, creaminess of the mozzerella really worked with the hot chilli flavour.

We’re not sure yet which one of these we’ll make for the big day, perhaps all four and a traditional lemon and sugar for dessert if we’re not sick of pancakes by then!