Culinary experts at HelloFresh have delved into data to reveal the most important question on everyone’s minds this Pancake Day - what is the best topping? Data from the recent study has also revealed the UK’s most popular national pancake.
Through analysis of the average number of searches per month for each type of pancake topping, data revealed banana pancakes are the most a-peeling as they slip into first place as the UK’s favourite choice of topping with over 33,000 searches. Second to blueberry, with a 26,500 search gap.
Most alarming is the fact the data revealed that spinach pancakes are more popular than some of the most traditional toppings.
In the UK, on average 880 Brits search for spinach pancake recipes every month, whilst just 320 search for lemon pancakes and 390 for maple syrup pancakes.
Stacking up the UK’s favourites, this list can help inspire the tastiest options to whisk up this Pancake Day, whether it’s sweet or savoury that tickles your fancy.
The UK’s Top 10 Pancake Toppings (Based on average UK monthly online searches)
- Banana Pancakes - 33,100
- Blueberry Pancakes - 6,600
- Chocolate Pancakes - 1,900
- Bacon Pancakes - 1,300
- Apple Pancakes - 880
- Spinach Pancakes - 880
- Strawberry Pancakes - 720
- Cinnamon Pancakes - 590
- Maple Syrup Pancakes - 390
- Lemon Pancakes - 320
HelloFresh also researched into the UK’s favourite national pancakes, with the Scottish ‘Scotch Pancake’ or ‘Drop Scone’ or the Welsh ‘Crempog’ buttermilk pancake.
However, it was Northern Ireland’s ‘Boxty’ potato pancakes’ that was revealed as the UK’s favourite with the highest monthly search volume and highest numbers of views on TikTok hashtags.
The TikTok trend for ‘Boxty’ pancakes has seen the hashtag skyrocket in popularity compared to other types of pancakes, sitting at 1.2M views which is followed by English pancakes which has 130,200 views overall.
