Caramel Croissant Bread Pudding Recipes

CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING FOR TWO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter 2 ovenproof 6-ounce tea or coffee cups. Tear a loosely packed 1/2 cup of the croissant pieces into slightly smaller pieces, and toss them with the melted butter in a small bowl; set aside.
• Whisk the egg with 2 tablespoons of the sugar in a medium bowl until the sugar is dissolved. Whisk in the half-and-half and vanilla. Stir in the remaining 1-inch croissant pieces and the caramels, and let the mixture sit, folding occasionally, for about 15 minutes. Don't worry if the mixture seems too wet; the excess moisture will be absorbed as the pudding bakes.
• Divide the soaked bread mixture between the prepared cups. Top each with half the buttered croissant pieces, and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon of the remaining sugar. Bake until the bread pudding puffs above the rim of the cups and is set, about 30 minutes. Let cool a few minutes (the pudding will sink), and serve warm.

CARAMEL CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 400°F.
• Put the croissant pieces in a 2-1/2-quart heatproof baking dish. Break the eggs into a medium bowl, add a pinch of salt, and whisk to blend.
• Heat the sugar in a wide, heavy-duty 4-quart saucepan over medium heat without stirring until it begins to turn dark amber, 3 to 5 minutes. Swirl the pan to caramelize the sugar evenly. Reduce the heat to low and whisk in the heavy cream, milk, and liquor (be careful, as the liquids will sputter and steam). The caramel will seize up; raise the heat to high and continue whisking until it dissolves, about 3 minutes.
• Slowly whisk the caramel mixture into the eggs. Pour the mixture over the croissants, making sure they are fully covered. Bake until golden-brown and puffed, about 15 minutes. Serve.

CARAMEL CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350˚F.
• 2. Coat a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
• 3. To toast nuts, arrange in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet and roast for 2 to 4 minutes or until the nuts are fragrant and slightly darkened. Reserve.
• 4. Tear the croissants into bite-sized pieces and place half in the baking dish. Reserve the remaining half.
• 5. When the nuts are cool enough to handle, mix them with 1 teaspoon sugar and the ground cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle the nut mixture on top of the croissants in the baking dish. Top with a layer of the remaining croissant pieces.
• 6. In a medium bowl, combine the Hood Heavy Cream and Hood Light Cream. Reserve.
• 7. In another medium bowl, whisk the eggs by hand until just beaten. Add the vanilla extract and the dissolved espresso powder to the eggs and whisk to combine. Reserve.
• 8. To make the caramel, combine 1 cup sugar and the water in a medium stainless steel saucepan. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Heat the sugar and water mixture over medium-high heat. Caramelize the sugar mixture by letting it gently boil, but do not stir. It should take 10 to 14 minutes for the mixture to turn a deep yellow/orange color. When it does, turn the heat to low. Slowly add the cream to the caramel, whisking vigorously. The mixture will be bubbly and will give off steam, so be careful. Remove the pan from the heat.
• 9. Add the coffee syrup and whisk for about a minute. Slowly add the egg mixture, whisking the entire time to avoid scrambling the egg. The mixture should be custard-like.
• 10. Pour the cream/egg mixture over the croissant mixture and wait for 10 minutes before baking.
• 11. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the bread is set and the top is golden brown. Let cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
• 12. To make the topping, whip the Hood Heavy Cream with the coffee syrup, vanilla extract, sugar, and dissolved espresso powder until soft peaks form. Do not overbeat.
• 13. To serve, dust each piece with sifted confectioner's sugar and top with whipped cream.
• 14. Serving suggestion: Serve with oven baked-bacon or Canadian ham, fresh fruit, and Hood Milk.

CARAMEL CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Grease a shallow 1-quart baking dish. Place the torn croissant pieces in the bottom of the dish in an even layer.
• Prepare the caramel sauce by placing a medium saucepan over medium-low to medium heat. Add butter and allow to melt. Mix in brown sugar and stir for 2 minutes. Mix in heavy cream and stir for 2 more minutes. Remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla and salt until well incorporated. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs. Very slowly and gradually, pour in the slightly cooled caramel sauce, rapidly whisking the whole time. (If the caramel sauce is too hot, or if you pour it in all at once, or if you're whisking too slowly, the eggs may scramble, which is not what you're going for!)
• Pour caramel sauce mixture over croissant pieces. Press down on croissants so that all of them are submerged in caramel sauce and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Bake for 20 minutes; remove to a rack and cool for 10 minutes. Serve warm.

CARAMEL CROISSANT PUDDING

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.