Croissant Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce
A rich, delicious dessert casserole made with cream, eggs, butter and topped with a buttery caramel sauce.
Ingredients
- 10 cups croissants, cut into 1 inch cubes 5 large Costco croissants is equivalent to 10 cups
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Caramel Sauce
- 1/2 cup butter 1 whole cube
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda this creates a softer textured caramel
- 1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Spray a 9 x 13 glass dish with Pam Spray (or whatever you typically use to prevent sticking).
Cube croissants into approximately 1 inch cubes, then place in the bottom of the prepared pan.
- In a bowl combine cream, milk, brown and white sugar, eggs, vanilla and cinnamon. Whisk this together until eggs are well incorporated, then pour over croissants.
- Place dish in refrigerator for about 30 minutes, before baking.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Place in oven to oven to bake uncovered 40-45 minutes.
Caramel Sauce
- In a sauce pan, place the butter, brown sugar and heavy cream.
- Bring this to a boil and maintain this for about 90 seconds stirring constantly to prevent burning, but also to make sure all the sugar is dissolved.
- Remove hot mixture from heat, add 1 tsp of vanilla and the baking soda. This will bubble up, keep stirring though and it will settle down.
- Serve over bread pudding. Enjoy!
Notes
This recipe can make a bunch, so it is perfect to take to potluck and share, serve for family dessert or for a lovely brunch.