This Chocolate Chip Croissant Bread Pudding is going to rock your brunch-loving worlds, guys - GET READY!
Those days of the boozy brunch with friends are on pause for the time being but THAT’S OKAY!! I’ve got a work-around and I’m about to bring it into your kitchen! Figuratively rather than literally - although I would love to bring each and every single one of you a vat of this Chocolate Chip Croissant Bread Pudding. Anyways - game plan, guys. You’re going to need some Land O Lakes® Butter. You all know I keep lbs. and lbs. and lbs. of this stocked in my freezer at all times. (Yes, I keep butter in the freezer so it lasts longer) along with some croissants. You can buy them pre-made or bake them yourselves. I actually bought some frozen raw croissants and baked them the morning I made this for the first time and my kitchen smelled heavenly. It was butter central and I’m not mad at it! All you need from there is some chocolate chips and a few baking essentials and Chocolate Chip Croissant Bread Pudding is at your fingertips. GUYS - WE ARE LIVING OUR BEST LIVES WITH THIS ONE!!
If you’ve never made a bread pudding before - this is probably the best place to start. It’s not traditionally made with croissants, but at this point in life, why the heck not! Just soak the croissant cubes with eggs, sugar, and half & half, then bake.
A few q+a’s before we get to the recipe:
Can I use something besides half & half? Sure can. You could use regular milk.
Can I use salted Land O Lakes® Butter? You sure can. Just omit the salt.
Can I use raisins instead of chocolate chips? You do you!! I’m never going to judge. You could also do both, just saying.
Alright - let’s do this!! This New Orleans dish is a classic for the holidays or any special meal. Have at it, guys!
Chocolate Chip Croissant Bread Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 pound croissants, torn into 1-inch cubes
- 8 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Unsalted Butter, melted
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 ½ cups Land O Lakes® Half & Half
- 1 cup white sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 4 large egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
Powdered Sugar Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2-4 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon coffee extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Butter 13x9-inch baking dish. Place croissants in large bowl; pour 8 tablespoons melted butter over croissants and toss to coat. Add chocolate chips and toss to combine. Transfer mixture to the prepared dish.
- Whisk half & half, 1 cup sugar, eggs, egg yolks, vanilla extract, and salt in large bowl to blend. Pour over croissant cubes in dish. Let stand 30 minutes, occasionally pressing bread cubes into liquid. Sprinkle the top with brown sugar. Bake bread pudding until golden brown, and set in center, about 1 hour. Serve warm with glaze drizzled on top.
- To make the glaze, combine everything together and whisk until smooth.
Notes
Nutrition Information
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Made this for a brunch with friends and it was a HUGE HIT! It’s great leftover, too. I couldn’t find coffee extract at the store, so I skipped it but it was still delicious! Will definitely make again!!
Can I use heavy cream for this?
sure thing!!
Hi! This looks amazing, and I’d love to prepare for our Christmas brunch. If I prep the night before, do I just follow the recipe up until putting it in the oven to let soak overnight?
yes
So delish. We usually buy croissants from the store when they are on markdown. All of the other times that we got them they were absolutely fine but today, when I took them out of the box, they were kinda stale. Found this recipe and saved the day! I think I would still be great without the glaze. Made it with Swerve instead of sugar to save on some calories. I live at high altitude, so I wasn’t sure how it would turn out. It was done a little quicker than directions.
hi! Do you think I can make this with raw puff pastry dough in a crockpot?
never tried that! can't say with any certainty
Should the glaze be put on right before serving or can I put glaze on and then wait a while to serve?
you can glaze it ahead of time
I just came across this recipe and WANT to make! Honestly, everything you make looks amazing!!! How many croissants do you think is a pound ... roughly? Just don’t want to have to weigh since I do t have a good scale. Thank you!! So excited for your new arrival! We have THREE GIRLS!
Stacey
probably about 12!!
One of the best things I’ve ever tasted! Bravo!
Looks amazing! Would fat-free half and half work?
Havent tested it but I would assume yes!
Can this be frozen and served at another time?
sure can
I’m using fresh croissants from Costco. They are rather large. About how many are 1 pound? 4ish?
depends on the size which is why I call for weight. Usually its 10-12 for me
How many croissants are a pound?
hard to guess without seeing the size since they vary which is why weight is best. Usually its 10-12 for me
Can this be made the night before and baked the next day?
it can!
Is coffee extract just plain coffee?
no but you can use a little espresso if that's what you have on hand
I can't stop drooling! This will be a decadent weekend treat!