Croissant and Chocolate Bread Pudding

We all know what a comforting dish bread pudding is, and in this recipe, croissant and high-quality chocolate put a luxurious twist on the modest original. I urge you to splurge on good chocolate for this recipe – it is well worth it.

Ingredients:

• 6  egg yolks
• 1 1/2  cups  whole milk
• 1 1/2 cups  heavy cream
• 1 cup  granulated sugar
• 2 Tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1/2  tsp. sea salt
• 8 day-old butter croissants, cubed into 1-inch pieces
• 3.5 ounces  dark chocolate, broken into pieces
• 3.5 ounces  milk chocolate, broken into pieces

Before Baking

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Coat an 8-inch or 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
3. Whisk the egg yolks, milk, cream, sugar, vanilla and salt in a large bowl. Add the croissant pieces and the chocolates. Using a large spoon, ensure all the croissant pieces are coated with the cream mixture. Let absorb for 20 minutes.
4. Pour the croissant and cream mixture in the coated baking dish and bake for 35 minutes.

Yields 8 servings (or 6 at my house).