Sounds wrong, tastes incredible. Chocolate scrambled eggs are the kind of camp breakfast that the kids will demand on every trip after the first time you make them — sweet, rich, soft, somewhere between scrambled eggs and dessert. Five minutes in a frypan, five ingredients, no skill required.

Pair them with pancakes, waffles, fresh berries or just toast. Best on a cold morning when you need something warm, sweet and ready in a hurry.

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Serves: 4 · Prep: 2 minutes · Cook: 5 minutes

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• 6 fresh eggs
• 50ml thickened cream
• 100g good-quality dark or milk chocolate (broken into small squares)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• Pinch of salt

1. Beat the eggs. Crack the eggs into a bowl, add the cream and a pinch of salt. Beat until well combined but not over-frothy.

2. Melt the butter. In a frypan or on a hot plate over medium heat, melt the butter until it's bubbling but not browning.

3. Add the eggs. Pour the egg mixture into the pan. Use a spatula to gently move it around as it just starts to cook (the bottom will start setting first).

4. Add the chocolate. Toss the chocolate squares into the eggs while they're still wet. The chocolate will start melting almost immediately.

5. Mix gently. Use the spatula to fold the melting chocolate through the partially-cooked eggs. The eggs will change colour as the chocolate marbles through.

6. Pull just before they look done. Eggs continue to cook off the heat — better slightly underdone than overdone. Total cooking time is usually 4-5 minutes.

7. Serve immediately on toast, pancakes, waffles, or with fresh berries on the side. Hot chocolate or coffee on the side mandatory.

• Use a good chocolate. 70% dark cocoa for adults, milk chocolate for kids. Cheap "cooking chocolate" works but tastes flat — splash out on a Lindt or Cadbury Old Gold
• Add a small splash of vanilla extract with the cream for extra warmth
• For a fancier version — sprinkle with crushed hazelnuts, fresh raspberries, or a dusting of cocoa just before serving
• White chocolate version works the same way; reduce or skip the salt since white chocolate is sweeter
• Camp version on a 2-burner gas stove: exactly the same technique. Use a non-stick pan to avoid the chocolate sticking
• Don't try to reheat leftovers. The chocolate seizes and the eggs go rubbery. Make what you'll eat fresh

One of those camp recipes that turns kids' Saturday mornings into a long-term memory. Sweet, rich, ready in five minutes, and uses ingredients you've already got in the camp fridge. Make it the first morning of any trip with kids — they'll request it for the rest of the holiday.