Name: Croissant pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3/4 cup cream; 1/3 cup milk; 3 eggs; 1/3 cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoon cointreau or grand marnier; 4 croissants, halved lengthways; 2 tablespoon flaked almonds; icing sugar, to serve

Croissant pudding

Serves 8

Prep

10M

Cook

45M

Total

55M

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Ingredients

3/4 cup cream

1/3 cup milk

3 eggs

1/3 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoon cointreau or grand marnier

4 croissants, halved lengthways

2 tablespoon flaked almonds

icing sugar, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease a deep 1-litre casserole dish.

2.Combine cream and milk in a small saucepan. Bring to the boil over medium heat. Set aside.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, sugar and Cointreau together. Add cream mixture in a thin stream, whisking constantly, until combined. Cool slightly.

4.Dip croissant halves into egg mixture and arrange in dish. Pour remaining mixture into dish. Sprinkle almonds over.

5.Place dish in a baking pan with enough warm water to come halfway up the sides of the dish. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until set and golden. Cool slightly. Dust with icing sugar to serve.

For an extra touch of luxury, hide 8 chocolate caramel sweets between croissant halves before baking the pudding and allow them to melt during cooking.
Note

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