Chocolate Chip Croissant Bread Pudding
The most epic Chocolate Chip Croissant Bread Pudding for all those stay at home brunch celebrations with your family!
Servings: 8 people
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
This recipe is very forgiving. Use whatever milk you have on hand if you don't have half and half. You can also use raisins for some or all of the chocolate - or add it to the chocolate!
Nutrition
Calories: 858kcal | Carbohydrates: 100g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 275mg | Sodium: 379mg | Potassium: 354mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 76g | Vitamin A: 1305IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 151mg | Iron: 3mg