Bread pudding, a classic dessert now reimagined in a croissant version, is a culinary delight that combines the flaky texture of croissants with a creamy custard filling. Pairing it with a luscious bourbon sauce elevates this dish to a level of pure indulgence. As you embark on this culinary journey, you'll discover the perfect recipe to create a croissant bread pudding that strikes a perfect balance between richness and sweetness.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON SAUCE RECIPE - (4.1/5)
Provided by dlpedersen
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Spray a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Spread out croissant cubes evenly in pan. In a separate bowl whisk eggs. Add whipping cream, milk, sugar, Frangelico, vanilla extract and almond extract and whisk until well blended. Pour evenly over bread cubes. Sprinkle in dried cranberries and push down with a spoon to let the bread soak up all the liquid. Let stand 30 minutes, occasionally pressing bread into custard mixture. (Can be prepared up to 2 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake until pudding is set in center, about 40- 50 minutes. Cool slightly. Serve warm, with a drizzle of Jack Daniel's sauce and a dollop of whipped cream. Sauce: Melt butter in small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in remaining ingredients. Simmer until thickened, whisking often, about 3 minutes. Cool slightly.
BOURBON CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON SAUCE
Serve this to your guests for a weekend or Christmas brunch, you will get rave reviews, make certain that you print out this recipe, as everyone will be asking for it lol! If you are serving more than 6 people prepare two separate recipes and bake in two 13 x 9-inch pans. Make certain the your croissants are large size and at least one day old. Jack Daniel's bourbon whiskey is good to use for this recipe. Plan ahead this needs to chill for 1 hour before baking. I prefer to bake this in a water bath although it is not really needed to do so, but the bread pudding with have a fluffier softer texture if baked in a water bath, if you are making this to serve to company I would strongly suggest baking in a water bath, the choice is up to you!
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
- Slice each croissant evenly in half, then tear the bottom halves into small pieces.
- Heat the bourbon in a small saucepan over low heat; add in the raisins, remove from heat and let stand for 8-10 minutes.
- Layer/sprinkle the small torn croissant pieces into the bottom of the baking dish, then sprinkle with the bourbon-soaked raisins.
- Place the croissant tops crust sides up over the raisins in the dish.
- In a bowl whisk together eggs and sugar until very well combined, then whisk in whipping cream, vanilla and pinch of salt; slowly pour the mixture over the croissant tops in the dish (press the bread to absorb the egg/cream liquid).
- Cover and chill for 1 hour.
- When ready to bake set oven to 350 degrees.
- Set the baking dish into a larger pan, then pour hot water into the larger pan filling half full (to create a water bath).
- Bake for about 40-45 minutes or until set.
- At this point you can prepare the bourbon sauce.
- Remove then cover with foil, return to oven and bake another 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and remove dish from the water pan.
- For the bourbon sauce; In a small cup stir together the cornstarch and water until smooth.
- In a heavy saucepan bring the whipping cream and sugar to a boil, reduce heat and whisk in the cornstarch mixture until the cream thickens; remove from heat and add in the bourbon.
- Serve the sauce with bread pudding.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1374.2, Fat 86.5, SaturatedFat 50.4, Cholesterol 566.7, Sodium 929.4, Carbohydrate 120.7, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 78, Protein 20.3
CARAMEL CROISSANT PUDDING
I always think that some of the best recipes come from the thrifty refusal to throw anything away. Certainly, I made this one Monday evening because I had two stale croissants left over from the weekend and just knew they could be put to good use. Now, adding cream and bourbon is probably a lot less thrifty than throwing some stale bread away in the first place, but this is such a fabulous pudding that I now think it should be every Monday night's supper. And I mean supper: With something this substantial, you certainly need eat nothing beforehand. Though I admit a small crunchy salad may not be a bad idea first. Oh, and if you don't have any Bourbon in the house, first may I say, please consider it, and second, replace it, rather, with rum; Scotch Whisky may seem the obvious subsitute but it would be the wrong one, I feel.
Provided by Nigella Lawson : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 45m
Yield Serves 2 greedy people
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Tear the croissants into pieces and put in a small gratin dish; I use a cast iron oval with a capacity of about 500ml/ 2 cups for this.
- Put the sugar and water into a saucepan, and swirl around to help dissolve the sugar before putting the saucepan on the hob over medium to high heat. Caramelize the sugar and water mixture by letting it bubble away until it all turns a deep amber colour; this will take 3 to 5 minutes. Keep looking but don't be too timid.
- Take the pan off the heat and add the cream - ignoring all spluttering - followed by the bourbon and milk. Whisk to mix, then still whisking add the beaten eggs. Pour this quickly over the croissants and leave to steep for 10 minutes.
- Place in the preheated oven for 20 minutes and prepare to swoon.
CHOCOLATE CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON ICE CREAM SAUCE
Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a food processor, combine butter and sugar process until well blended. Add cinnamon, and vanilla, and pulse to combine.
- While the processor is running crack 5 eggs into the mixture. Turn off the mixer and scrape down the sides. Add the heavy cream and pulse to combine.
- Lightly butter a 9 by 13-inch baking dish. Break up the croissants into 1-inch pieces and layer in the pan. Scatter the raisins and shaved bittersweet chocolate over the top, and gently mix to incorporate. Pour the egg mixture over the croissants; soak for 8 to 10 minutes. You will need to push croissants pieces down during this time to ensure even coverage by egg mixture.
- Cover with foil and bake for 35minutes. Remove foil and bake for additional 10 minutes to brown the top. The croissant bread pudding is done when the custard is set, but still soft. Allow to cool. Serve with the Bourbon Ice Cream Sauce.
CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING
This bread pudding recipe is unique because it uses buttery croissant rolls instead of the traditional day-old French bread. The mix of chocolate and toffee is amazing with the rich custard sauce added just before serving!
Provided by SweetPea
Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Bread Pudding Recipes
Time 1h45m
Yield 14
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
- Place pecans on a baking sheet.
- Toast pecans in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Place torn croissants into the prepared baking pan. Pour milk over bread and let soak for 10 minutes.
- Beat eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a medium bowl using an electric mixer. Pour over bread mixture, blending well, using your hands if needed. Add toasted pecans, chocolate chips, and toffee bits. Mix well.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the center is cooked through and top is golden brown, about 1 hour.
- While bread pudding is baking, bring sugar, half-and-half, and butter to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat and let custard simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove custard from heat and let cool slightly. Pour in vanilla extract and stir well.
- Remove bread pudding from oven and serve warm with custard sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 677.7 calories, Carbohydrate 87.3 g, Cholesterol 107.4 mg, Fat 33.2 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 9.5 g, SaturatedFat 15.9 g, Sodium 530.8 mg, Sugar 58.5 g
BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON SAUCE
A classic recipe for bread pudding lovers everywhere!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. In 2-quart saucepan, heat milk and 1/4 cup butter over medium heat until butter is melted and milk is hot.
- In large bowl, mix granulated sugar, cinnamon, salt and eggs with wire whisk until well blended. Stir in bread cubes and raisins. Stir in milk mixture. Pour into ungreased 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish or 1 1/2-quart casserole. Place casserole in 13x9-inch pan; pour boiling water into pan until 1 inch deep.
- Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from edge of baking dish comes out clean.
- In 1-quart heavy saucepan, heat all sauce ingredients to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Serve sauce over warm bread pudding. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 450, Carbohydrate 56 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Fat 4 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 13 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 430 mg, Sugar 43 g, TransFat 1 g
BLUEBERRY CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING
This is a luxurious, lavish, buttery, and decadent dessert. The top is crunchy and the inside is light and custard-y. Delicious served with a dollop of freshly whipped cream.
Provided by lutzflcat
Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Bread Pudding Recipes
Time 3h35m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and spread out croissant cubes on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until croissant cubes are very dry, 30 to 35 minutes. Turn off the oven and cool cubes slightly.
- Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish, add dried croissants, and evenly distribute the blueberries among the croissant cubes.
- Whisk eggs together in a large bowl. Add milk, heavy cream, sugar, butter, almond extract, cinnamon, and salt; whisk until well blended. Pour the custard mixture over the croissants, and push croissant cubes down with the palm of your hand or a large spatula to fully submerge. Cover the dish and refrigerate for 2 hours to allow the bread to absorb all of the custard.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, until the top is puffed and golden and the custard is set in the center, 40 to 45 minutes.
- Remove the bread pudding to a rack and let cool for 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 377.9 calories, Carbohydrate 34.9 g, Cholesterol 160.6 mg, Fat 23.2 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 8.2 g, SaturatedFat 13.1 g, Sodium 398.7 mg, Sugar 20.2 g
BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON SAUCE
There's nothing better than this comforting bread pudding recipe on a cold, wintry day. The bourbon sauce makes the dessert taste special, but it's so easy to prepare-the slow cooker does most of the work! -Hope Johnson, Youngwood, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 3h15m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large bowl, whisk together first seven ingredients; stir in bread and raisins. Transfer to a greased 4-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 3 hours. (To avoid scorching, rotate slow cooker insert one-half turn midway through cooking, lifting carefully with oven mitts.) , For sauce, place butter, sugar and corn syrup in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in bourbon. Serve warm sauce over warm bread pudding.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 477 calories, Fat 12g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 130mg cholesterol, Sodium 354mg sodium, Carbohydrate 84g carbohydrate (59g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 8g protein.
CHOCOLATE CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON ICE CREAM SAUCE
Recipe courtesy of Michael Chiarello on the Food Network. The recipe says it serves 6, I think it really serves many more--probably double! This is a wonderful bread pudding that is delicious as well as easy to make. It is sure to impress friends and family!
Provided by Juenessa
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bread Pudding:.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a food processor, combine butter and sugar process until well blended.
- Add cinnamon, and vanilla, and pulse to combine.
- While the processor is running crack 5 eggs into the mixture.
- Turn off the mixer and scrape down the sides.
- Add the heavy cream and pulse to combine.
- Lightly butter a 9 by 13-inch baking dish.
- Break up the croissants into 1-inch pieces and layer in the pan.
- Scatter the raisins and shaved bittersweet chocolate over the top, and gently mix to incorporate.
- Pour the egg mixture over the croissants; soak for 8 to 10 minutes.
- You will need to push croissants pieces down during this time to ensure even coverage by egg mixture.
- Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake for additional 10 minutes to brown the top.
- The croissant bread pudding is done when the custard is set, but still soft.
- Allow to cool.
- Bourbon Ice Cream Sauce:.
- Place ice cream in refrigerator the day before the party.
- When time to serve the bread pudding, stir in bourbon and serve with bread pudding or another dessert like vanilla or chocolate cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1342.5, Fat 88.1, SaturatedFat 52, Cholesterol 460.8, Sodium 1005.5, Carbohydrate 115.7, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 69.1, Protein 19.7
Baking with Croissants: Unleashing Culinary Delights
Indulge in a delightful culinary journey as you explore the art of transforming croissants into delectable bread pudding and French toast. With croissants as the star ingredient, these reimagined classics offer a unique and flavorful culinary experience. Discover the nuances of each recipe and uncover the culinary techniques that bring forth the exquisite flavors of these reimagined breakfast delicacies.
Conclusion: A Symphony of Flavors and Culinary Brilliance
As you embark on this culinary journey, embracing the versatility of croissants as a key ingredient, prepare to be amazed by the delectable creations that emerge from your kitchen. The Croissants Bread pudding with Bourbon Sauce captivates taste buds with its creamy, decadent interior and a harmonious infusion of sweet and aromatic flavors. On the other hand, the French Toast with Croissants and Berries offers a delightful balance between crispy and soft textures, complemented by the vibrant flavors of fresh berries. Reimagine your breakfast menu with these culinary gems and explore new heights of culinary artistry.
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