Name: Chocolate croissant and plum pudding
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 300 millilitre carton cream; 1 cup milk; 1/3 cup caster sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 eggs; 5 croissants, sliced thinly lengthways; 800 gram can drained, halved, seeded plums; 100 gram chopped dark chocolate

Chocolate croissant and plum pudding

Pain au chocolat with plums transformed into a baked pudding. Yum! Although this dish looks quite exotic, it is surprisingly easy to make.

Serves 6

Prep

15M

Cook

1H 5M

Total

1H 20M

Ingredients

300 millilitre carton cream

1 cup milk

1/3 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 eggs

5 croissants, sliced thinly lengthways

800 gram can drained, halved, seeded plums

100 gram chopped dark chocolate

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160°C.

2.In a medium saucepan, combine cream, milk, sugar and vanilla. Bring almost to boiling point, stirring occasionally. Whisk eggs in a large, heatproof jug. Gradually pour hot cream mixture into eggs, whisking constantly.

3.Layer croissants and plums in a shallow, 8-cup ovenproof dish. Tuck chocolate pieces in and around ingredients in dish. Pour custard over croissants. Set aside for 10 minutes to soak.

4.Place dish in a large baking pan. Pour enough boiling water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the dish.

5.Bake for 1 hour, until pudding just sets. Set aside 5 minutes before serving.