Christmas breakfast recipes
Kick off Christmas day with a beautiful breakfast. Our festive fry-up has elevated all the essentials, or take a bacon sandwich to the next level with clementine ketchup. Cheesy panettone French toast is also a dream start to the morning and Marcus Wareing’s sharing omelette Arnold Bennett is the ultimate brekkie.
For those with a sweet tooth, French toast cinnamon buns are the best ever, gingerbread pancakes are sure to get you into the festive spirit and cardamom tear-and-share buns are ridiculously good.
Want something to tide you over until the main event? No fear – our Christmas snack collection is here.
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Cinnamon
Kim-Joy’s cinnamon rolls with escapee snail
Kim-Joy's homemade cinnamon rolls are the softest, fluffiest buns you'll ever try. Add a cute marshmallow snail for the ultimate cosy bake.
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Christmas baking
Cardamom, grapefruit, hazelnut and white chocolate tear-and-share buns
Fragrant cardamom buns filled with a white chocolate and hazelnut mixture are the perfect make-ahead treat for a special breakfast.
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Oranges
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
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
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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Omelettes
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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Buns
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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Waffles
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
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
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 gifts
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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Oats
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 leftovers
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 leftovers
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
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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