The crispiness and fluffiness was a killer combination, I’m not quite sure whether the pictures gave it enough justice. Both Waitrose and M&S put up respectable fights in second and third place, the less said about Morrisons the better. A North Pole breakfast generally isn’t the most healthiest of breakfasts, but it really is up to you what you serve. The most important thing is that it feels festive and is enjoyable. Personally I don’t beat myself up too much over the sugar content. It’s not like we do it every day, and I enjoy getting creative with my Christmas baking early. If you need some ideas of what to serve, scroll down for some healthy options as well as the sugar laiden ones. Top Tips On How to Host Your North Pole Breakfast

I tried crumpets from Aldi, Waitrose, M&S and Morrison’s. I had assumed beforehand that the scores would all be relatively similar, it's quite hard to mess up a crumpet. Trying to get into the spirit of Christmas, I thought a Christmas tree crumpet would be a nice way to end the tasting. It ended up being by far the worst. A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.No chance of crispiness, it looked slimmer in comparison to its rivals and despite looking like a Christmas tree, it did not make me feel happy. More time was spent on the shape than anything else because it ended up being chewy, sad and disappointing.

Decorations- maybe you already have your Christmas decorations up? If not then it’s a nice idea to put up a few around the table to make it feel more festive. We chose to combine ours with the other popular Christmas tradition Elf on the Shelf. Our elf ‘Buddy’ on the morning of the breakfast will have an invitation for the children to attend their North Pole Breakfast, and the table will already be laid by Buddy, whilst I get busy in the kitchen. As I said before you can make it as sugar heavy or healthy as you want. Mini marshmallows, squirty cream, candy canes and christmas sprinkles will be you best friend, they can make any food feel Christmassy. Going into this, I had only really tried Warburtons crumpets before. They are popular for a reason, but honestly, I now prefer Aldi’s. Make a menu- you can write a menu of all the tasty treats you are planning to serve. My kids like it as it makes them feel like they’re in a resturant and makes it feel extra special.

Last year we kept things fairly simple with crumpets, pain au chocolates, hot chocolates and sugar free jelly with fruit and cream. This year I am planning a far more extravagant affair- so watch this space!