Christmas breakfast recipes
Make Christmas breakfast special with these recipes. We have lots of ideas including panettone French toast, freshly baked Danish pastries or how about smoked salmon to start the day?
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Orange recipes
Poached oranges with mascarpone yogurt and festive granola
Make Christmas breakfast extra special by dishing up poached oranges with a rich mascarpone yogurt and homemade spiced granola.
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Christmas breakfast recipes
Festive fry-up
We’ve given the fry-up a festive makeover with giant pigs in blankets, cranberry ketchup, crispy sage eggs and panettone fried bread.
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Crab recipes
Crabby eggs en cocotte
Crabby eggs en cocotte is the perfect breakfast for a special occasion. A hidden base of crabmeat, crème fraîche and spinach awaits.
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Omelette recipes
Sharing omelette Arnold Bennett
Marcus Wareing shares his recipe for the ultimate omelette Arnold Bennett, with smoked haddock, cheese and a rich hollandaise sauce.
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Bun recipes
Nicola Lamb’s French toast cinnamon buns
Behold the squidigiest, most delicious cinnamon buns ever. These French toast buns are bathed in rum custard and drizzled with caramel icing.
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Waffle recipes
Waffles with caramelised clementines and pistachios
Sticky caramelised clementines and crunchy pistachios top fluffy buttermilk waffles in this festive brunch recipe.
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Bacon recipes
Bacon sandwiches with clementine ketchup
A bacon sandwich for breakfast is one of life’s true joys. Keep this incredible clementine ketchup in the fridge to add a citrus tang.
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Christmas breakfast recipes
Gingerbread pancakes with bacon and maple syrup
Salty bacon, sweet maple syrup and fluffy gingerbread pancakes... what could make for a more festive breakfast on Christmas morning?
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Christmas gift ideas
Spiced boozy prunes
Cherie Denham’s boozy prunes are a knockout stirred into yogurt or used to top cakes. Best of all, they’re easy to make and last for months.
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Oat recipes
Porridge with pears and almond butter
Toasted oats, warmed milk and a gentle cook are the secrets to good porridge – add syrupy pears and almond butter for the ultimate bowl.
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Christmas leftover recipes
Cheesy panettone French toast
Sweet, citrus-studded panettone and cheese? Trust us, it’s a match made in heaven, especially when panettone gets the French toast treatment.
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Christmas leftover recipes
Leftover roast potato breakfast hash
Leftover roast potatoes are a common sight post-Christmas. Ensure they get a new lease of life with this speedy breakfast hash.
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Christmas baking recipes
Kolach (Ukrainian Christmas bread)
Step aside, panettone: there’s a new festive bake in town. Let Olia Hercules introduce you to kolach, a Ukrainian braided Christmas bread.
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Favourite chocolate recipes
Pain au chocolat
Warm, golden pastries fresh from the oven could soon be yours. Learn how to make pain au chocolat from scratch with Edd Kimber's recipe.
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Brunch recipes
Goat’s cheese pancakes
These golden pancakes filled with goats cheese and herbs make a delicious weekend brunch. Serve with smoked salmon and lemon wedges.
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Christmas breakfast recipes
Spiced clementine compote
A jar of spiced clementine compote is your Christmas MVP. Serve with cheese, spoon over porridge, or add to a festive breakfast platter.
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