38 The Times Magazine
Echiré lightly
salted butter
(£5.25; french
click.co.uk)
The best butter
and I don’t
care if you
disagree.
Spread a layer
so thick that
you leave teeth
marks in it.Nuccy Hazel
Coco Flow (£7.50;
nuccy.co.uk)
I’m nuts about
this organic
hazelnut butter
made with
Ashwagandha
(winter cherry)
that promises to
clear my mind
and fill me up.Crosstown x Pip
& Nut Cinnamon
Scroll almond
butter (£3.25;
sainsburys.co.uk)
Very, very sweet,
but very, very
moreish. A little
goes a long way,
so spread
sparingly.Belazu black
olive tapenade
(£3.25;
belazu.com)
Rich olives
blended with
capers, garlic
and sundried
tomatoes.
Lovely on dinky
crostini drizzled
with balsamic.Posh Cow honey
and cinnamon
butter (£3.50;
poshcowdairy.
com)
Toast, bagels,
muffins, crackers,
hot cross buns,
pancakes... This
spread makes
everything taste
delicious.Sweet pistachio
spread (£11.95;
strazzanti.co)
I could eat this
by the spoonful.
In fact, I have.
For those of you
with more self-
control, put on
granary toast or
banana bread.Paiarrop quince
paste (£3.45;
souschef.co.uk)
In this category
because it goes
best with
cheese. Sweet,
fruity and
aromatic, load
it on little toasts
with manchego
or Stilton.Truffle,
parmesan and
black pepper
butter (£4.25;
farmison.com)
Upgrade
breakfast
and have a
properly posh
slice of toast
with truffle
butter.Centaur dulce
de leche (£8.99;
souschef.co.uk)
This Mexican
thick caramel
spread should
come with a
warning.
Devilishly good
on French toast,
bread, pancakes
or from the jar.Maison della
Nocciola dark
gianduja cream
(£4.30; eataly.
co.uk)
This soft,
velvety
chocolate-
hazelnut cream
is like spreadable
Ferrero Rocher.
Very indulgent.Potted Welsh
rarebit (£13.95;
fortnumand
mason.co.uk)
The poshest
cheese on toast
if you can’t be
bothered to
make rarebit
yourself. Spread
melted over
artisan toast.ManiLife deep
roast crunchy
peanut butter
(£3; sainsburys.
co.uk)
Hands down
the best peanut
butter in town.
Thick and
intensely
savoury, a little
goes a long way.Tiptree banoffee
spread (£2.95;
harveynichols.
com)
It really does
taste like
banoffee pie.
Spread lavishly
on buttered
toast and top
with sliced
banana. nThe best posh spreads, from bacon jam to truffle butter. By Hannah Evans
16 TASTY THINGS TO PUT ON TOAST
Eat 17 bacon jam
(£2.99; eat17
pantry.co.uk)
This is basically
spreadable
smoky bacon.
Slather on
crusty bread
or use it to
pimp a
cheese
toastie.Odysea
aubergine meze
(£2.15;
sainsburys.
co.uk)
A silky smooth
blitz of roast
aubergines.
Swipe pita
through it
or spread
it on bread.The Estate Dairy
medjool date
cultured butter
(£5; theestate
dairy.com)
Sticky, rich,
sweet. Made in
collaboration
with the brilliant
Turkish
restaurant
Oklava.Eat! TASTE TEST
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