Monday, February 16, 2009

Croissant Bread Pudding

LBA has a thing for croissants. I think he would eat them every day for breakfast. Is it the butter?

When I first saw this recipe on Cheverly Chef Scott's blog, I thought he had used Milk Duds in it, but he corrected me - they're bittersweet chocolate pieces. Yummy Goodness!
  • Unsalted butter for the baking dish, at room temperature
  • 6 large egg yolks
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 6 croissants, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1 pound)
  • 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, cut into chunks
Heat oven to 375° F. Butter an 8-inch square or other shallow 2-quart baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, milk, cream, sugar, vanilla, salt, and nutmeg. Add the
croissants and chocolate and mix to combine.

Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and bake until set and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Make-Ahead Tip: Cut the croissants and chop the chocolate, then store them at room temperature in separate resealable plastic bags for up to 1 day.

Note: Scott followed this recipe up with one for caramel sauce, which would go well with this.

4 comments:

ScottE. said...

Thanks for the link. This treat is very tasty...my one note, you don't need to have the chocolate...or maybe just a little bit of it. I found it a little over-powering to the soft, gooey, buttery, custardy goodness of the puddin'.

Eryl Shields said...

Sounds delicious, but what is 'kosher salt'?

Lana Gramlich said...

Anything that's got croissants AND chocolate has GOT to be to die for!

Brave Astronaut said...

Scott - you are indispensable sometimes when I am in need of a recipe.

Eryl - It's bigger than table salt. It's similar to sea salt. Kosher salt.

Lana - I have yet to try it, but it is certainly on the list.