How to Make Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you're a fan of chocolate croissants and bread pudding, then you're in for a real treat with this recipe for Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding. This indulgent dessert combines the buttery goodness of croissants with the rich, velvety smoothness of chocolate to create a truly decadent and satisfying dish. Whether you're serving it up for a special occasion or simply treating yourself, this Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.

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Ingredients

  • butter-flavored cooking spray
  • 2 cups 2% milk
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 3 eggs
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise
  • 4 large day-old chocolate croissants, cut into 1/2-inch-thick pieces
  • 1 (6 ounce) bag chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar, or to taste

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 35 mins
  • Additional Time: 40 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
  • Servings: 12

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray muffin cups or brownie pan with cooking spray.
  • Mix milk, cream, eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Scrape the insides from each vanilla bean half into the milk mixture. Stir milk mixture until smooth and light yellow in color. Carefully stir croissant pieces into milk mixture until all the pieces are wet; let soak for at least 10 minutes.
  • Fold chocolate chips into croissant mixture. Spoon croissant mixture into the prepared muffin cups or pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and golden brown, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool pudding for 30 minutes to 1 hour; transfer to a plate and dust with confectioners' sugar.
  • Nutrition

    308 cal.

    • Total Fat: 18g
    • Saturated Fat: 11g
    • Cholesterol: 90mg
    • Sodium: 169mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 34g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 24g
    • Protein: 6g
    • Vitamin C: 0mg
    • Calcium: 79mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 180mg