Cherry Chocolate Almond Croissant Bread Pudding
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
1 pie
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 1⁄2 cups half-and-half or 1 1/2 cups light cream
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons almond extract
- 3 large croissant, halved horizontally
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate piece, ground*
- 1 (21 ounce) can lucky leaf cherry pie filling
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- vanilla ice cream (optional)
directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°F Spread butter on bottom and sides of a 9- to 10-inch deep-dish pie plate. In a shallow container combine eggs, half-and-half, and almond extract; add croissants. Let soak 3 minutes, turning once. Place bottom halves of croissants, cut-side-up, in the prepared dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the chocolate. Spoon on 1/2 cup LUCKY LEAF Cherry Pie Filling and 1/2 cup of the nuts. Add croissant tops, cut-sides down, remaining chocolate, another 1/2 cup pie filling and the remaining nuts. Pour on any remaining egg mixture.
- 2. Bake, uncovered, for 40 to 45 minutes or until center is set. Cool on wire rack about 30 minutes.
- 3. Heat remaining LUCKY LEAF Cherry Pie Filling and pass with bread pudding. Serve with ice cream, if desired.
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