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Hearty winter breakfasts

Tapioca porridge chased with a honey and fig jam cappuccino is a great way to start the day. It'll be all stations go with these brilliant brekkies.

Lacking enthusiasm when getting out of bed on a cold winter morning? These hearty breakfast recipes should help. From mushrooms on gruyère toast to tapioca porridge chased with a satisfying honey and fig jam cappuccino, these dishes will get your day off to the perfect start.

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Roast mushrooms on Gruyère toast

Roast mushrooms on Gruyère toast

As temperatures drop, our thoughts turn to comfort food, and what’s more comforting than roasted mushrooms on Gruyère toast?

Honey and fig jam cappuccino

Honey and fig jam cappuccino

For a twist on your regular morning brew, try this honey and fig jam cappuccino featuring Nespresso’s Tribute to Milano Limited Edition capsules. As sweet and satisfying as it sounds.

Tapioca porridge with brown sugar bananas

Tapioca porridge with brown sugar bananas

A warming weekend treat, you’ll be dreaming about tender caramelised brown sugar bananas for days.

British baked beans and bacon with chunky crumb topping

British baked beans and bacon with chunky crumb topping

If there’s one thing the Brits do well, it’s a good ol’ bacon breakfast. Just add beans and a chunky crumb topping for a stand-up feed.

Grilled sardines with nasturtiums and rosemary tarator

Grilled sardines with nasturtiums and rosemary tarator

Mike McEnearney isn’t one to shy away from fish at breakfast, especially if they’re smoky grilled sardines like these.

Chocolate french toast

Chocolate french toast

Who doesn’t love chocolate for breakfast? Especially slathered generously on brioche.

Breakfast pies with tomato chilli jam and crisp speck

Breakfast pies with tomato chilli jam and crisp speck

Who says pies can’t be eaten at breakfast? It would be bang out of order to refuse a good brekkie pie, especially this tasty open number.

Shannon Bennett’s steamed lemon delicious pudding with Nespresso coffee mousse

Shannon Bennett’s steamed lemon delicious pudding with Nespresso coffee mousse

Nespresso Culinary Ambassador Shannon Bennett pairs classic lemon pudding with a hit of coffee for the perfect morning wake-up-call.

Egg, spinach, rocket and feta breakfast tart

Egg, spinach, rocket and feta breakfast tart

Hot or cold, this egg, spinach, rocket, leek and feta tart does the job.

Five-grain porridge with rhubarb and apple

Five-grain porridge with rhubarb and apple

This gluten- and dairy-free recipe is packed with grains setting you up for the day and leaving you feeling satisfied (and maybe that little bit smug).

Caraway seed bagels with hot-smoked trout, buttered leeks and scrambled eggs

Caraway seed bagels with hot-smoked trout, buttered leeks and scrambled eggs

Don’t attempt this recipe when hungry. You’ll need to begin baking the bagels a day ahead!

Pikelets with pear jam

Pikelets with pear jam

A great vegetarian breakfast, snack or dessert, these crowd-pleasers always go down a treat.

Indian-style scrambled eggs with green chilli and coconut

Indian-style scrambled eggs with green chilli and coconut

This exotic take on scrambled eggs sees them topped with coconut, green chilli and coriander, whilst coconut milk adds a creamy richness to the eggs.

Honey-baked pear breakfast crumble

Honey-baked pear breakfast crumble

Any dessert that can pass as breakfast is a winner by our standards. Serve these honey-baked pears and oat crumble with thick, natural yoghurt.

Shannon Bennett’s Pear tarte Tatin

Shannon Bennett’s Pear tarte Tatin

Nespresso Culinary Ambassador Shannon Bennett is at it again, tempting you to start you day off sweet.

Jamón and Manchego baked eggs

Jamón and Manchego baked eggs

These quick jamón and manchego baked eggs make the first meal of the day easy.

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