4 quick and easy crumpet toppings

Jazz up your toasted crumpets with one of our easy crumpet recipes including breakfast crumpets and Welsh rarebit crumpets

Soft cheese, honey and harissa crumpets

• Mix 4 tbsp soft cheese with a little lemon zest and a good pinch of sea salt.
• Spread over 4 toasted crumpets then smear with a little rose harissa and finish with a drizzle of runny honey.

Spiced shrimp crumpets

• Melt 30g butter in a pan and add a halved clove of garlic.
• Cook gently for 2 minutes then add a 70g pack of brown shrimp, a grating of nutmeg and a good pinch of cayenne.
• Stir until heated through, then discard the garlic, spoon the shrimp and butter over 4 toasted crumpets and finish with a sprinkling of chives and a little more cayenne.

Easy rarebit crumpets

• Mix 50g grated cheddar, 2 finely chopped spring onions, ½ tsp dijon mustard, a dash of Worcestershire
  sauce and 1 egg yolk until well combined.
• Spread over 4 toasted crumpets then grill until golden and bubbling.
• Serve with another dash of Worcestershire sauce.

Eggy brunch crumpets

• Beat 2 eggs with lots of seasoning, then soak 4 crumpets for a few minutes.
• Fry in a little butter for 3 minutes on each side until golden.
• Mash a small avocado with 1 tbsp of chopped coriander, a squeeze of lime juice and a pinch of sea salt.
• Spoon over the crumpets and add a couple of rashers of bacon and a dash of chilli sauce.