



Fruit of the Forest Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding
8 cups cubed croissants
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups whole milk, divided use
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup blackberries
1/2 cup raspberries
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/2 lb. dark chocolate callets, divided use
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
Whipped cream, for serving
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8x8-inch baking dish with cooking spray or butter.
Place cubed croissants on a large cookie sheet; bake 8 minutes or until lightly toasted.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, 1 cup milk, sugar and vanilla until well combined; stir in croissant and allow to sit for 10 minutes to absorb liquid. Stir in blackberries, raspberries, dried cherries and 1/4 lb. chocolate discs until well combined. Place mixture in baking dish. Sprinkle with almonds, and bake 35-40 minutes or until set and light golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
To make the chocolate sauce, heat remaining 1/2 cup milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until hot; remove pan from heat and stir in remaining 1/4 lb. chocolate until melted and smooth.
Serve bread pudding with a drizzle of chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
Makes 6 servings
WOW! THAT is a beautiful thing!!! croissant bread pudding. love the sound of that!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you did not win a contest with this recipe. This bread pudding looks amazing! I gotta try this!
ReplyDeleteOooh. I want to know what you were doing in Chicago. A contest you did win? Registering for culinary school? Inquiring minds so badly want to know.
ReplyDeleteI want you to know your readers appreciate you too! I have become do dependent on your blog for dessert ideas these days I'd be lost without you. Then of course there is the fun of reading it!
Hotel breakfasts are DEADLY for me. Those waffle irons are just the bomb! The bacon and sausage are mandatory too since you need them to dip into the syrup. Then there is the way the melted butter settles into the indentations and mixes with the syrup in a hundred tiny pools. ARRGHH! Just talking about this is ruining my diet!
I love your bread pudding. Bread pudding is one of the most fun ways to be creative because you can do so many fun things with it. Chocolate is always the best way to improve on a good thing, but croissants rank pretty high up there too (I once had it made with cinnamon rolls that was also pretty awesome). Yes, I did have to click your link to learn what callets are.
I agree, croissants are the BEST in bread pudding! I was just in Chicago, too - my first time there. Glad you seemed to enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteYum, I am loving all that chocolate & fruit! Croissants are so amazing -- perfect idea for a bread pudding!
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This is freaking awesome! I soooo need to try!
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Aww this is soo cute and soo appetizing! You're pictures are great as always. I love the name it's so enchanting :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks so lovely! And yummy :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks beautiful and like a great variation on classic bread pudding! I also love to people watch at hotel breakfasts :)
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful colors in this plate!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds delicious! Custard filled croissants OMG??
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this sounds incredible! can't even imagine using croissants, though :)
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful and creative!
ReplyDeleteHello. Frequent reader, lurker, fan. As a Bread Pudding snob I can say honestly I cannot see how that wouldnt win in any contest. I would love to know what DID win. And absolutely great lloking and taste sounding version. I will do this over Easter and am sure it will be a hit over my other fave boozy recipes. Well done Emily. --Mark O
ReplyDeleteThank you! I hope you enjoy it!
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Your pictures are insane. This looks like WOW. Simply WOW.
ReplyDeletecroissants and cinnamon rolls make the best bread puddings--this is lovely!
ReplyDeleteThis looks totally awesome. Definitely trying it!
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