Pancake day has always been one of the best yearly traditions and we all remember the excitement of our first pancake flip (or fail?). Just because you’re an adult now doesn’t mean the magic needs to be lost.
In fact, Pancake day just got better as an adult – because now you add booze! Online drinks retailer, The Bottle Club, can reveal their favourite homemade boozy pancake recipes for an ultimate day of indulgence.
Beer Pancakes
Whilst it might not be your first thought when it comes to pancakes, adding beer to your pancakes can make them lovely and fluffy. The Bottle Club recommends this recipe to all the fluffy pancake lovers – plus it’s the perfect recipe for when you realised you used all the milk up on the morning cereal!
Ingredients
- 125g plain flour
- 4 tablespoons caster sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, beaten
- 250ml Beer (whichever is your favourite)
- 30g butter
Method
- Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together in a bowl.
- Pour in the egg, beer and melted butter; stir with a whisk just until smooth
- Pre-heat your frying pan over medium heat.
- Coat with oil.
- Pour about 60ml of batter into the pan.
- Pair with your favourite beer for the ultimate combo!
Baileys Pancakes
Overstocked on the Baileys over Christmas? Kick-off your Pancake day with Bailey’s pancakes, an easy upgrade to your morning breakfast, especially when WFH. For fluffy American-style pancakes with a taste of Baileys Irish cream, just follow these simple steps.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3/4 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 150ml Milk
- 125g self-raising flour
- 80ml Baileys Irish Cream
Method
- Whisk butter, sugar, salt and the egg in a mixing bowl.
- Slowly add milk and baileys until combined.
- Add flour gradually and stir until smooth.
- Heat pan to medium heat and add oil or butter
- Pour 60ml of batter into the pan and spread out into a circle shape.
- Enjoy with a Baileys cocktail
Chambord Pancakes
Who doesn’t love a fruity pancake? Chambord, a raspberry liquor, is the star ingredient in this boozy pancake recipe. A buttery based pancakes accompanied by a fruity drizzle, you can’t go wrong.
Ingredients
- 50g plain flour
- 50ml Chambord
- 75ml whole milk
- 40g of dark chocolate
- 50ml double cream
- 100ml measures of Chambord
Method
- Mix the flour, milk and 50ml of Chambord and stir with a whisk just until smooth
- Preheat your frying pan over medium heat.
- Coat with oil.
- Pour about 60ml of batter into the pan.
For the Drizzle
- Melt the chocolate in a bowl over steaming water,
- Gradually combine the double cream and whisk thoroughly
- Add the 50ml of Chambord and whisk until it’s of a thick consistency
- Generously pour the sauce over the pancakes.
