Deliciously daring pancakes you can make at home

It's not hard to make pancakes, and here are some delicious recipes that look as good as they are likely to taste, for Shrove Tuesday.

See how simple it is to conjure up different pancake creations, then enjoy sitting down and eating them with family or friends - or savour them by yourself. These colourful recipes are from Dr Oetker:

Flourless Rainbow pancakes

Ingredients:

For the pancakes:

2 bananas

2 medium eggs

10ml Madagascan Vanilla Extract

100ml milk

150g oats

10g baking powder

To colour the pancakes:

Dr. Oetker red food colouring gel

Dr. Oetker blue food colouring gel

Dr. Oetker yellow food colouring gel

Dr. Oetker green food colouring gel

Method:

Place all the ingredients in a blender and blitz together for two minutes until a smooth batter is formed.

Divide the batter between four bowls, add a few drops of a different food colour gel to each bowl and mix, then add a few more drops of colour to achieve a brighter colour. You should end up with four different coloured batters.

Place a frying pan brushed with a small amount of oil on to a medium heat. Allow the pan to heat up and pour half the red batter into one side of the pan and the remaining red batter into the other side. – you will get two pancakes out of each coloured batter -  if you only have a small pan cook each pancake separately.

Allow the pancake to cook for one to two minutes until bubbles begin to form on the surface and then flip over to cook the other side. Place your cooked pancake on a baking tray lined with grease-proof and place in the oven on a very low heat to keep warm.