Sweet Croissant Breakfast Casserole | Video

Sweet croissant breakfast casserole. You won’t believe how easy is it to make this beautiful breakfast casserole. A delicious combo of buttery croissants, vibrant berries and rich cream cheese mixture make this the ultimate treat to start your special mornings.

To take you on an amazing culinary journey, I’m partnering with Everten, an Australian family business selling a huge range of kitchenware and cookware from leading brands across the world. And today, I’m using their Le Creuset Cerise heritage deep covered rectangular dish to create a breakfast casserole guaranteed to make your mornings extra delicious. (Check out the entire range of kitchenware from Everten love to cook here)

This sweet croissant breakfast casserole recipe is ideal for everyone who loves to cook, and the vibrant colors of the dish matches perfectly with the beautifully red shade of the casserole. Although this recipe is great for a special occasion or weekend brunch, it’s also amazing for any other day especially when you’re craving a sweet start to your mornings.

Sweet croissant breakfast casserole recipe

Buttery croissants, berries and sweet cream cheese mixture are baked together to create the ultimate heavenly breakfast for your family.

Let’s start with the buttery croissants. Do you love croissants? Well, you’ll need good quality croissants that are super soft and layered with the deliciousness of butter for this recipe. I used about 8 large croissants. Just cut them into smaller pieces. Yes, you can use whole croissants, but the idea is to create a large surface area to absorb the cream cheese mixture deep into the layers of the croissants.

Once the croissant pieces are arranged in the casserole dish, move on to the cream cheese mixture. A simple combo of cream cheese, sugar, eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Now, you have the basic mixture, but to create an oomph factor, I also added in a few spices like ground cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour this mixture over the croissants. Remember the croissants shouldn’t be completely submerged in the liquid, so once baked, you’ll get a beautiful brown crust on top. Again, too much liquid will make this sweet croissant breakfast casserole soggy.

Berries are my ultimate favorite toppings in this casserole recipe. But you can totally customize with seasonal fruits or chocolate chips. Any other ideas?

Once baked, I love to top it with more berries and powdered (icing) sugar. And there you go. The ultimate breakfast to celebrate good food and good company.

More breakfast recipes:

• Shakshuka 
• One Pan Breakfast with Sausages and Eggs
• Easy Make Ahead Breakfast Burritos
• Banana Breakfast muffins
• Bell Pepper Egg In A Hole
• Oven Baked Pancake

Yield: 5-6

Sweet Croissant Breakfast Casserole | Video

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Buttery croissants, berries and sweet cream cheese mixture to create the ultimate sweet breakfast

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 250 g cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup granulated (caster) sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 8 large croissants, cut into small pieces
• 1 1/4 cup berries (I used 1 cup strawberries and 4 blackberries)
• Powdered (icing) sugar, for dusting
• Strawberries and blackberries, to decorate

Instructions

1. Grease a 9”x 13” casserole dish or baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. Place cream cheese in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat until soft.
3. Add sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, milk, ground cinnamon and nutmeg. Beat again for a minute or until combined. Set aside.
4. Place croissants in the baking dish.
5. Pour in cream cheese mixture. Top with berries. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
6. If you have time, make this the night before and store in the refrigerator.
7. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 190C or 375F.
8. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until set and cooked through.
9. Dust with powdered (icing) sugar. Decorate with more berries.

Notes

- You can also make mini croissant bake in ramekins

Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 599Total Fat 37gSaturated Fat 20gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 12gCholesterol 229mgSodium 617mgCarbohydrates 50gFiber 4gSugar 14gProtein 16g

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