Add a fabulous new flavour to your stack of American pancakes this Shrove Tuesday with Bonne Maman's new, luxuriously smooth Caramels. Gently warm Bonne Maman Salted Caramel or the slightly deeper, nuttier-flavoured Hazelnut Praline Caramel with a splash of apple juice to make a luscious rich toffee apple sauce and then drizzle on top of pancakes and soft fruits for a truly sensational stack.

Bonne Maman Salted Caramel is a deliciously rich caramel lightly seasoned with Guérande sea salt from the North Western coast of France, whilst Hazelnut Praline Caramel offers a deeper, dark and intense caramel, flavoured with lightly toasted hazelnuts.

The caramels range is available now in new size, 220gm jars from Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Morrisons as well as Ocado, Amazon and independent fine food stores. Salted Caramel £2.19 rrp and Hazelnut Praline Caramel £2.39 for 220gm jar. www.bonnemaman.co.uk

American Pancakes with Toffee Apple Sauce

Ingredients:

25 ml apple juice

1/2 a jar Bonne Maman Salted Caramel

          or Hazelnut Praline Caramel

140g self-raising flour

3tbsp caster sugar

Pinch of salt

1tsp baking powder

1 egg

3tbsp butter, melted

125ml whole milk

Method:

1. First make the Toffee Apple Sauce. Put the caramel in a small saucepan with the apple juice and stir together over a low heat for 2-3 minutes, until smooth. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl, stir together the self-raising flour, caster sugar, baking powder, egg and melted butter.

3. Once combined, add in the milk and stir until smooth.

4. Heat a large, non-stick frying pan over a high heat and wipe out the pan with a little extra butter or oil.

5. Add some of the batter mixture onto the pan and reduce the heat to medium. Wait until the bottom of the pancake is golden brown and flip the pancake over with a fish slice or spatula. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes. Keep warm in the oven while you cook the remaining batter.

6. Serve the pancakes in a stack, add fruit and pour over the warm Toffee Apple Sauce.

Cooks Tips:

1. Use a piping bag to pipe the mixture for even pancakes. 

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Notes for Editors:

• Recipe development by Moyra Fraser
• Image copyright, Bonne Maman UK
• Bonne Maman Caramel can be found in the 'spreads' section, next to jams and marmalades at most good retailers.
• 220gm sized jars of Salted Caramel and Hazelnut Praline Caramel are available to purchase nationwide from Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose and Ocado.
• Salted Caramel £2.19 rrp and Hazelnut Praline Caramel £2.39 for 220gm jar.

About Bonne Maman:

• Bonne Maman is one of Britain's best-loved conserves, famous for its signature gingham lids, use of simple, traditional methods and high quality, all natural ingredients. The full Bonne Maman UK range includes:-
• Conserves - Strawberry, Strawberry & Wild Strawberry, Wild Blueberry, Fig, Apricot, Berries & Cherries, Black Cherry, Raspberry, Peach, Damson Plum, Blackcurrant, Rhubarb and Mirabelle Plum
• Salted Caramel and Hazelnut Praline Caramel
• Marmalades - Bitter Orange Thin Shred & Mandarin
• Compotes - Apricot, Cherry and Rhubarb
• Chilled Desserts - Strawberry Mousse, Chocolate Mousse, Blackcurrant Mousse, Salted Caramel Crème, Vanilla Crème and Coffee Crème. The continental chilled desserts range also includes: Crème Brûlee, Crème Caramel, Baba au Rhum, Tarte Tatin aux Pommes and Chocolate Fondant.