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Croissant Bread Pudding
This Croissant Bread Pudding is one of my favorite family desserts. I make it with vanilla bean custard, dried cherries, and homemade Italian zabaglione sauce poured over the top for a rich finish. I love serving it during the holiday season or any time of the year.
👥 16 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 25m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 1h 5m👤 Chef Billy Parisi📖 billyparisi
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- pan
- pot
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- casserole dish
- spatula
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat the oven to 350·.
2
Cut up croissants into 1-inch squares and place them on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper, and place in the oven at 350° for ⏱️ 15-17 minutes or until golden brown and slightly crunchy.
3
In the meantime, cut the vanilla bean in half longways.
4
Add it to 6 cups of heavy cream in a large pot and scald the mixture on medium-low heat. You’ll know it’s scalded when you tilt the pot and see several bubbles forming on the pot's bottom.
heavy cream6 cups
5
Once scalded, add to a mixing bowl with 15 egg yolks and 1 cup of sugar and mix well.
egg yolks4sugar1 cupcup sugar1/2
6
Be sure to scrape all the goodness out of the center of the vanilla bean and add it to the mixture.
7
Once the croissants are browned, place them in a large casserole dish. Sprinkle the dried cherries on top.
8
Next, pour in the vanilla bean custard and fold it together with a rubber spatula until combined.
9
Cover it with foil and bake it in the oven at 350° for ⏱️ 45-50 minutes or until the custard is firm.
10
About ⏱️ 10 minutes before the bread pudding is finished, start making the zabaglione.
11
In a metal bowl, whisk together 4 egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar.
egg yolks4sugar1 cupcup sugar1/2
12
Transfer it to a double boiler on high heat and add in the champagne while continuing to whisk.
dry champagne1 cup
13
Beat vigorously until thick and foamy. Takes about ⏱️ 6-8 minutes which is perfect because when this is done, the bread pudding will be finished as well.
14
Pour zabaglione over the bread pudding before serving.
Nutrition Facts
calories
737 kcal
fat Content
56 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
34 g
sodium Content
192 mg
protein Content
9 g
cholesterol Content
414 mg
carbohydrate Content
51 g
saturated Fat Content
33 g
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