Our Best Croissant Recipes
These light and fluffy pastry breads are for more than just breakfast, you know. Use croissants as a central ingredient for these great lunch, dinner, breakfast, and even dessert recipes. These creative recipes will give those croissants new life and in fact, you might never look at croissants the same way again!
Turkey Croissant Sandwiches
Turkey Croissant Sandwiches Recipe
Sunset reader James C. Hayes of Ridgecrest, California, makes ordinary turkey sandwiches spectacular with fresh vegetables and buttery croissants. Leftover roast turkey has the most flavor, but you can use sliced deli meat instead.
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Cheesy Sausage-and-Croissant Casserole
Cheesy Sausage-and-Croissant Casserole Recipe
This casserole is rich, delicious, and worthy of Christmas breakfast. Gruyère cheese browns beautifully and adds a nutty flavor to the dish. You can sub Swiss cheese if you prefer.
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Caramel-Croissant Pudding
Caramel-Croissant Pudding Recipe
"We Brits consider this 'pudding,'" says cookbook author and TV star Nigella Lawson of her buttery, sweet dessert. "Think bread pudding, only so much more luxurious. When I make this for supper, we eat nothing else. Why would one need to?"
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Croissant French Toast With Fresh Strawberry Syrup
Croissant French Toast With Fresh Strawberry Syrup Recipe
Bring inspired French flavor to your brunch table this weekend. Stale croissants work best in this recipe, so pick them up mid-week and try to resist the temptation to gobble them up before it's time. Top with fresh strawberry syrup and sweetened whipped cream.
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Chocolate-Almond Croissants
Chocolate-Almond Croissants Recipe
Crispy, buttery croissants, fresh from the bakery, are a treat in themselves, but here's an easy way to jazz them up for a special breakfast-in-bed surprise.