A bit over Maple Syrup on your Pancakes, and simply looking for new original and delicious ideas? Here are my favourite 30 Delicious Sweet Toppings Ideas for Pancakes, to make your breakfast or brunch even better!
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What toppings can you put on pancakes?
Isn’t the best thing about pancakes the fact that they can be filled or topped with an almost infinite possibility of items? There are so many different things that can be put on pancakes… and that’s the beauty of pancakes!
Oh, and did I mention the million different ways you can make pancakes too? My personal favourite are Naturally Gluten Free Banana Pancakes, French Buckwheat Crepes, super fluffy Blueberry Pancakes and 3 Ingredients Banana Pancakes!
Whether you like fruits, spreads, nut based toppings or go for something healthier, there is a pancake topping for you!
In this article, I have rounded up my Top 30 Favourite Pancake Topping Recipe separated in four categories:
- Fruit Toppings
For any berry, winter fruit or tropical fruit lover!
- Sauces & Spreads for pancakes
Because there is nothing better than pancakes with jam, sauce or a syrup!
- Healthy Toppings ideas
For when pancakes are life, but we want to feel good after breakfast.
- Nutty Toppings
Nut butter, syrup or caramelised nuts, anyone!?
Which one is your favourite? Let me know which one of those 30 recipes is your favourite pancake topping idea!
30 Delicious Pancake Toppings Ideas:
1. Fruit Toppings for Pancakes
- Mixed Berry Compote from A Baking Journey
- Blueberry Sauce from Just a Little Bit of Bacon
- Apple Cinnamon Topping from Food Meanderings
- Homemade Applesauce from A Baking Journey
- Easy Mango Compote from Veggie Desserts
- Quick Cranberry Compote with Rosemary from Jo’s Kitchen Larder
- Buttery Maple Peaches from Christina’s Cucina
- Roasted Strawberries from Waves in the Kitchen
- Rhubarb Vanilla Chia Compote from Crowded Kitchen
Mixed Berry Compote
A Baking Journey
Blueberry Sauce
Just a Little Bit of Bacon
Apple Cinnamon Topping
Food Meanderings
Homemade Applesauce
A Baking Journey
Easy Mango Compote
Veggie Desserts
Cranberry Compote with Rosemary
Jo’s Kitchen Larder
Buttery Maple Peaches
Christina’s Cucina
Roasted Strawberries
Waves in the Kitchen
Rhubarb Vanilla Chia Compote
Crowded Kitchen
2. Pancake Sauces & Spreads
- Raspberry Chia Jam from A Baking Journey
- Easy Strawberry Sauce from It’s Not Complicated Recipes
- No Banana’s Foster Sauce from Candy Jar Chronicles
- Chocolate Fudge Sauce from Greedy Gourmet
- Pineapple Jam from The Toasty Kitchen
- Easy Buttermilk Syrup from I Heart Nap Time
- Dark Cherry Sauce from Dude That Cookz :
- Vanilla Fig Preserve from Running to the Kitchen
- Easy Raspberry Coulis from A Baking Journey
Raspberry Chia Jam
A Baking Journey
No Banana’s Foster Sauce
Candy Jar Chronicles
Easy Strawberry Sauce
It’s Not Complicated Recipes
Chocolate Fudge Sauce
Greedy Gourmet
Pineapple Jam
The Toasty Kitchen
Dark Cherry Sauce
Dude That Cookz
Easy Buttermilk Syrup
I Heart Nap Time
Vanilla Fig Preserve
Running to the Kitchen
Easy Raspberry Coulis
A Baking Journey
3. Healthy Pancake Toppings Ideas
- Almond Butter Dessert Sauce from Whole New Mom
- Coconut Date Syrup from Veggie Fun Kitchen
- Sugar Free Vegan Marshmallow Fluff from Strength Sunshine
- Sugar-Free Caramel Sauce from Wholesome Yum
- Vegan Chocolate Avocado Mousse from A Baking Journey
- Low Carb Lemon Curd from Yellow Glass Dish
Almond Butter Dessert Sauce
Whole New Mom
Coconut Date Syrup
Veggie Fun Kitchen
Sugar Free Vegan Marshmallow Fluff
Strength Sunshine
Sugar-Free Caramel Sauce
Wholesome Yum
Vegan Chocolate Avocado Mousse
A Baking Journey
Low Carb Lemon Curd
Yellow Glass Dish
4. Nutty Pancake Toppings
- Wet Walnuts from Bunny’s Warm Oven
- Coconut Peanut Crumble from The Schizo Chef
- Caramelised Walnut Syrup from We’re Parents
- Pistachio Almond Butter from Shivani Loves Food
- Hazelnut Praline from Baking like a Chef
- Maple Pecan Topping from The Flavor Bender
Wet Walnuts
Bunny’s Warm Oven
Coconut Peanut Crumble
The Schizo Chef
Caramelised Walnut Syrup
We’re Parents
Pistachio Almond Butter
Shivani Loves Food
Hazelnut Praline
Baking like a Chef
Maple Pecan Topping
The Flavor Bender
What a great list of breakfast topping recipes! These aren’t just for pancakes–so great! Thanks for including my buttery maple peach topping! Pinning and sharing!
Thank you Christina, I can imagine soooo many different ways to use all of those recipes – other than on pancakes – too!
Buttery maple peaches? SIgn me up!
I know right, yes please!
WOW! So many options. What a great list! Thank you so much for sharing!
Thanks Ashley, glad you enjoyed it!
So many delicious toppings. This is a super yummy list. Thanks for sharing.
So many delicious possibilities, aren’t they!?
Yum!! I would have a hard time picking just 1 of these to try as they all look so good. So I better make 30 pancakes so I can try them all!!!!
My thought exactly – need to try them all!
And now I have 30 excuses to make 30 delicious batches of pancakes 😀
Yummo! Now… which to try first?
Exactly! Which one first is really the question…
I litterally just had pancakes for breakfast…. But now I’m hungry for more! Great photos and a great read. Thank you!
There is always more space for breakfast!
Some of them are my favourite recepies. Thank you so much Dear for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it!