Okay, if you don’t make a single other dessert from this book, make this bread pudding. It is DECADENT and FABULOUS. I made it one day and put it on my Instagram story and I don’t think I’ve ever gotten so many DMs asking for a recipe (but I waited until now to share it!). This is my nod to Meryl Streep making chocolate croissants for Steve Martin in It’s Complicated, the inspiration for this entire book.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 55 min |
| Active: | 10 min |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray, for the baking dish
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups half-and-half
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 chocolate croissants, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks
- Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, half-and-half, sugar, salt, cinnamon and vanilla. Add the croissant pieces and chocolate chunks and toss to coat. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Press the mixture down into the pan. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to overnight to allow the liquid to be absorbed.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Bake until golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Serve hot with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 586 |
| Total Fat | 37 g |
| Saturated Fat | 19 g |
| Carbohydrates | 55 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 41 g |
| Protein | 14 g |
| Cholesterol | 250 mg |
| Sodium | 337 mg |
Reviews
Made this for Thanksgiving, was given a bunch of plain croissants and remembered seeing Katie make this on the show. Only changes were due to what I had on hand – added 1 cup milk chocolate and 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, was low on half and half, so I mixed 50/50 plain greek yogurt and milk instead. Delicious and easy, cannot wait to make exactly as written.
This was excellent and much better a couple of days after I made it. I used regular croissants as that is what I had. I doubled the chocolate chips. Try it, so good!
I followed directions exactly. I thought it was too custardy/eggy. If I make again, I’d try 3-4 eggs, no more
It was amazing! No lie.
Made it for brunch today and it was just so velvety and decadent.
Made it for brunch today and it was just so velvety and decadent.
Added about a third cup dried chopped apricots. Toasted my croissants to a golden brown prior, don’t have chocolate in my area. Heavenly!
I made this exactly like the recipe. Perfect to great company reviews. My friend made this for a crawfish boil in New Orleans and was the hit of the party!!
Very, very good. Whole family enjoyed it. Will definitely make again.
Could not find chocolate croissant so I bought chocolate brioche and it was awesome. Seen this on the show and I knew I had to make it. Thank you Katie Lee for sharing this recipe.
Rainy day.. recorded the kitchen like I always do.. this time I ordered all ingredients from this episode online so I didn’t even have to leave the house.. this is about to go i the oven I cannot wait. I couldn’t find chocolate croissants in my local grocery store so I got fresh baked regular ones and increased the chocolate chips.
This recipe was absolutely delicious. I normally don’t eat bread pudding ever. I saw this recipe on the show and was immediately ready to try it. I had some croissants getting old and executed the recipe today. It is delicious, crisp on top and moisture but firm on the inside. I used vanilla almond milk and chocolate chips. Thanks for this recipe