Breakfast recipes
Slow weekend brunches and quick weekday breakfasts: pancakes, eggs, porridge, bakes and more.
Most of these take about 30 min from start to finish, and the quickest is Overnight Oats at 5 min. 22 of the 27 are rated easy, and 17 are vegetarian. Newest additions: Apple Cider Doughnuts, Avocado Toast with Poached Egg and Banana Bread.
Apple Cider Doughnuts
Cake doughnuts flavoured with reduced apple cider and spices, rolled in cinnamon sugar.
Avocado Toast with Poached Egg
Creamy smashed avocado with lemon and chilli on toasted sourdough, topped with a soft poached egg. A brunch classic in 10 minutes.
Banana Bread
Moist, tender banana bread with a golden, crackly top. The perfect way to use up overripe bananas, made in one bowl.
Blueberry Pancakes
Thick, fluffy American-style pancakes studded with juicy blueberries. Serve with maple syrup.
Chinese Doughnuts
Long, golden fried dough sticks, crisp outside and airy inside. Traditionally eaten with congee or soy milk.
Eggs Benedict
Soft poached eggs and ham on toasted English muffins, draped in a rich, lemony hollandaise. The king of brunch dishes.
Eggs in Purgatory
Eggs gently poached in a spicy tomato sauce with garlic and basil. Serve with crusty bread.
Fat Rascals
Large, rustic Yorkshire scones packed with fruit and spice, decorated with cherry and almond faces.
French Toast
Golden, crisp-edged French toast with a soft, custardy middle. A quick weekend breakfast that's lovely with berries and maple syrup.
Herring in Oatmeal
Fresh herring fillets coated in oatmeal and fried until crisp. A traditional Scottish breakfast.
Homemade Granola
Crunchy, clustery homemade granola with oats, nuts and seeds, sweetened with maple syrup. Far better (and cheaper) than shop-bought.
Johnny Cakes
Crisp, golden cornmeal pancakes from New England. Serve with butter and maple syrup.
Omelette Arnold Bennett
An open omelette filled with smoked haddock and topped with a rich cheese sauce, finished under the grill.
Overnight Oats
Creamy, no-cook overnight oats that you make in 5 minutes the night before. Endlessly adaptable and perfect for busy mornings.
Pecan Sticky Buns
Soft yeasted buns swirled with cinnamon, baked on a gooey caramel and pecan base.
Perfect Scrambled Eggs
Soft, creamy scrambled eggs cooked low and slow in butter. The simple technique that turns breakfast into something special.
Pumpkin Bread
A moist, spiced loaf cake made with pumpkin purée. Perfect for autumn breakfasts.
Shakshuka
Eggs gently poached in a rich, spiced tomato and pepper sauce. A one-pan breakfast or brunch that's perfect for sharing.
Singin' Hinnies
Northumbrian griddle scones studded with currants, cooked in a pan until they sizzle. Best split and buttered while warm.
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
A soft, moist sour cream cake with a ribbon of cinnamon sugar and crunchy streusel topping.
Staffordshire Oatcakes
Soft, thin pancakes made with oats and yeast, a speciality of the Potteries. Fill with cheese, bacon or eggs.
Thin British Pancakes
Thin, lacy British pancakes with crisp edges, perfect rolled up with lemon and sugar. Just three ingredients and a quick rest.
Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry
Soft scrambled eggs and juicy tomatoes in a light, sweet and savoury sauce. Chinese home cooking at its simplest.
Full English Breakfast
The classic British fry-up done properly: juicy sausages, crisp bacon, beans, mushrooms, tomatoes and eggs, all hot at the same time.
Bakery-Style Blueberry Muffins
Tall, domed muffins packed with juicy blueberries and a crunchy sugar top — ready in under 40 minutes.
Fruit Scones with Jam & Clotted Cream
Light, high-rising scones studded with sultanas — perfect warm from the oven with jam and cream.
Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
Tall, tender pancakes with crisp golden edges — the Saturday-morning classic, made in one bowl.