Revolutionary crumpet flavour is about to change your life
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When you were small, did you ever mix cocoa powder into your instant custard? Chocolate custard was a sensual affair.
It might have seen revelatory at the time, but really, it was obvious – chocolate usually improves things. Especially hot things poured onto fluffy spongecake.
All this custard pondering... it makes you think: why haven't we done this to crumpets? What have we been doing? Where have we been?
Why have we waited until now to make chocolate crumpets?
(Photo: Instagram / knead_baking)
Thank goodness for Knead Baking in London. There, chocolate crumpets are a reality. The bakery has been doing them some time, actually, but people are actually beginning to notice now.
We've got BBC Good Food to thank to spotting the elegant – and nutritious – breakfast items. Apparently they're best topped with maple butter, or peanut butter, or, yes, maybe some chocolate peanut butter. Who knows. We're living outside breakfast boundaries these days.
Chocolate crumpets suddenly become a thing due to Valentine's Day. The term just doesn't just mean topping savoury crumpets with Nutella any more.
(Photo: Instagram / knead_baking)
Although some people have announced reservations over the sweet crumpets, most people appear to appreciate the proposition of a 70 per cent chocolate tea time snack with a gooey centre. The chocolate orange ones sound good.
Some say the treats are a bit like "light brownies".
Knead Bakery's invention is sold from the shop in London, and Selfridge's Food Hall. So yes, they're a bit London right now, but we imagine they'll be made available elsewhere soon. Let's hope so.