This Decadent Sweet-and-Salty Breakfast Features Crispy Bacon, Buttery Apples and Rich Miso Caramel
If you love sweet and savoury flavours together, this crumpet French toast recipe delivers them both spectacularly. Soft British crumpets are soaked in a spiced French toast batter and then pan-fried until they are golden and crisp around the edges.
They are topped with crispy streaky bacon, spiced apples with butter, and a glossy miso caramel sauce that balances sweetness with an umami kick. The caramel gets its natural richness from Medjool dates, while white miso adds a depth of flavour that makes every bite interesting.
This indulgent dish is perfect for a luxurious breakfast or weekend brunch and goes well with strong coffee, fresh juice or a celebratory glass of Prosecco or sparkling wine.
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Crumpet French Toast, Bacon, Apples and Miso Caramel
Crumpet French toast topped with crispy bacon, buttery spiced apples and a rich miso caramel sauce. A decadent sweet-and-savoury breakfast perfect for weekend brunch.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 4 crumpets
- 2 eggs
- 80ml cream (or milk)
- Pinch of grated nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
- 4 slices streaky bacon
- Butter for frying
Spiced Apples
- 1 pink lady apple (or similar), corred and chopped into wedges
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
Date Miso Caramel Sauce
- 5 dates (preferably medjool dates)
- 200 ml double cream
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1.5 tbsp white miso
- Sea salt flakes
- Thickened cream, Crème fraîche, Greek yoghurt or ice-cream
Instructions
- French Crumpet Toast: Combine the eggs, cream, nutmeg, cinnamon and cardamom in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Soak crumpets in the batter for 3 minutes, turning them so both sides soak evenly.
- Add a good amount of butter to a frying pan and over low-medium heat, gently fry the crumpets on each side until golden and cooked through.
- Bacon and apples: In a separate pan, fry the bacon until crispy. Remove from the pan, then, using the bacon fat, add all the spiced apple ingredients and cook until soft.
- Date Miso Caramel: If the dates are firm, soak them in hot water for 5–10 minutes and drain, reserving the water. Chop the dates roughly into smaller pieces.
- Blend the dates and miso: Using a small blender, combine the miso and chopped dates with a splash of the reserved date water, and blend until smooth.
- Heat the sauce: Using a small saucepan, add the cream and whisk in the miso–date paste. Heat gently until combined and thick. Once hot, whisk in the butter and cook for 30 seconds, stirring continuously. Remove from the heat and add a good pinch of sea salt flakes.
- Serve: Layer the crumpets on a plate. Top with bacon, apples and date miso caramel., apples and date miso caramel. Serve with a dollop of thickened cream, Crème fraîche, Greek yoghurt or ice-cream.