Lemon and sugar? Hazelnut Chocolate Spread with bananas? Both traditional favourite combos for Pancake Day – but maybe it's time to try a whole new colour palette this year – and serve this simply gorgeous cherry showstopper from Bonne Maman. Image here.

Ombré Crêpes with Black Cherry Conserve (serves 8)

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 10-15 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 eggs
• 80g unsalted butter, plus extra for frying
• 800ml buttermilk
• Few drops of vanilla extract
• 300g plain flour
• 90g ground almonds
• 30g caster sugar
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 350ml milk
• 220g Bonne Maman Black Cherry Conserve

Method:

1. Melt the butter over a medium heat. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs with the melted butter, buttermilk and vanilla. Gradually whisk in the dry ingredients to form a smooth batter. Finally whisk in the milk.
2. In a separate bowl, mix all the Black Cherry Conserve with one or two tablespoons of the batter, then sieve the mixture.
3. Separate the remaining batter into 4 bowls. In the first, add 1-2 teaspoons of the sieved Black Cherry Conserve batter mix. Repeat this with bowls 2 and 3, adding more conserve batter each time, so you obtain 3 different shades. Leave the batter in the 4th bowl plain.
4. Heat a knob of butter in a crepe pan. When the pan is hot, pour in a ladle of batter, then leave to cook for one minute. As soon as bubbles form on the surface, flip the crêpes and continue cooking for a few minutes until they are nicely browned.
5. Plate the crêpes, building up a pile, alternating the shades of pink, from the darkest to the lightest.
6. Serve with the remaining Black Cherry Conserve and fresh fruit.

Discover more Bonne Maman pancake day recipes here bonnemaman.co.uk/recipes/pancake-season-recipes