72 pancake topping recipes

Quick 15-minute apple raisin sauce with applesauce, apple butter, and maple syrup for a naturally sweet topping over pancakes, pork, or oatmeal.

Fresh peach sauce with orange juice and nutmeg, thickened with cornstarch. A warm fruit topping for pancakes, waffles, ice cream, or pound cake.

Sheila's apple pie tops green apples with a buttery batter made from pancake mix, sugar, egg, and butter. The unconventional shortcut topping bakes into a tender, cake-like crust over tart apple filling.

Crispy pecan-potato pancakes topped with cilantro-marinated grilled shrimp, cool cucumber salsa, and a roasted red pepper cream sauce. A restaurant-style appetizer.

Puff pancake (Dutch baby) bakes a simple flour, milk, and egg batter into a dramatic golden puff. Topped with warm blueberry pie filling and fresh nectarine slices.

Giant oven-puffed pancake (Dutch baby) with lemon, vanilla, and butter, topped with black cherries, sliced almonds, and powdered sugar. A dramatic 30-minute brunch.

Amaretto butter and amaretto maple syrup, two quick toppings for pancakes, waffles, and French toast. Almond-flavored brunch condiments with just 2-3 ingredients each.

Leftover mashed potato pancakes crisp up golden on the griddle, then get topped with a fried egg and a skillet hash of shredded turkey, gravy, corn, and sweet red pepper. One plate that turns holiday leftovers into brunch.

No-cook rum-flavored fruit sauce blended from ripe bananas, orange, plumped raisins, and lemon juice. A naturally sweet topping for pancakes, waffles, and French toast.

Yeasted buckwheat blini made with whipped cream and egg whites folded into the batter for a light, fluffy pancake. Serve topped with caviar and creme fraiche.

Fruited cream puffs: shortcut pate a choux made with pancake mix, filled with ice cream and topped with sweetened strawberries. Ten elegant frozen desserts from pantry staples.

Easy peanut butter banana paleo pancakes: ripe banana and nut butter blended into a quick, grain-free batter, cooked tender and topped with more nut butter. A 10-minute gluten-free breakfast.

Honey-sweetened date and banana cake with sunflower seeds, walnuts, and an optional coconut-honey topping. No refined sugar in this wholesome one-pan cake made with multi-blend flour.

Tangy sourdough banana pancakes with buttermilk and yogurt, topped with sliced bananas. Skip the syrup and let the sweet-sour contrast shine with just a pat of butter.

Potato crisps with sour cream and caviar are crispy mini potato pancakes topped with cool sour cream and salty salmon roe. An elegant 35-minute cocktail appetizer that looks restaurant-worthy.

German pancake batter baked in a bread pan and topped with sliced apples or savory pork cracklings. Dust fruit version with sugar or salt the crackling one for traditional flavor.