Brûlée Croissant & Berries

Brûlée Croissant & Berries

With Passion Fruit Buttercream!

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 25- 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 5-7 minutes

Ingredients

2 large croissants 

1/2 cup blueberries

1/2 cup raspberries

4 strawberries, sliced

2 tbsp fine sugar

2 tbsp powdered sugar

Ingredients for Passion Fruit Buttercream

• ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• 1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp milk
• 2 tbsp passion fruit pulp (frozen food section) thawed

 

• To make the frosting: In a mixing bowl, add; room temperature butter and cream with a hand mixer. Gradually spoon in sugar and mix as you go, once sugar is whipped in, add milk, vanilla extract and passion fruit pulp and continue to whip until fluffy, chill for several hours.

Cooking Tools

Rolling Pin

Sheet pan

Brûlée torch

Piping bag with tip

Directions 

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. Flatten croissant with a rolling pin, place croissants on sheet pan and bake for 5 -7 minutes. Remove flatten toasted croissants and sprinkle 1 tbsp of sugar evenly on each croissant and using a brûlée torch, caramelize the sugar and cool. Spread or pipe the buttercream on top of each croissant and place berries on top. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.

Serves 2

Ham & Havarti Croissant Bake

Ham & Havarti Croissant Bake
Easy, Breezy, Cheezy Breakfast!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes

         Ingredients
5 mini croissants, halved
5 ham slices
5 Havarti cheese slices
3 eggs
1 cup milk
mayonnaise
salt
pepper
butter
minced parsley for garnish

Cooking Tools
Baking dish
Small mixing bowl

Directions
Preheat oven 350 Degree F.  Butter bottom and sides of baking dish.  Place bottom half of each croissant in a baking dish.  Whisk together, eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a small mixing bowl.  Pour egg mixture over the bottom half of the croissants.  Let eggs soak for about 10 minutes.  Lay ham & cheese on each croissant and spread some mayonnaise over each.  Place the top half of the croissant on each.  Bake in oven for 30 minutes, cover with foil if it browns quickly.  Garnish with parsley.

Serves 4 

Creamy Avocado Shrimp Croissant Sandwich

Creamy Avocado Shrimp Croissant Sandwich
The Perfect Lunch Time Sandwich!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: No cooking required

Ingredients
4 croissants, split
1 lb. 31/35 count cooked shrimp, deveined, tail off
1 avocado, diced
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tbsp horseradish cream
juice of 1 lime
1/4 cup red onion, diced
1/4 cup celery, sliced
1/4 cup green onion, sliced
8 oz. mixed greens
salt
pepper

Cooking Tools
Food Processor
Medium mixing bowl

Directions
In a food processor, add; mayonnaise, avocado, horseradish cream, lime juice and pulse until creamy.  In a medium mixing bowl, add; shrimp, red onion, celery, green onion, avocado mayonnaise, toss well, salt and pepper to taste.  Fill croissant and top with mixed greens.
Serves 4

Soft Scramble And Apple Jelly Bacon Croissant

Soft Scramble And Apple Jelly Bacon Croissant
Difficulty: Easy



Ingredients
4 croissant
6 eggs
1/2 cup whole milk or half and half
8 slices bacon
1/2 cup apple jelly
2 tbsp butter
salt
pepper

Directions
Prepare bacon by laying the bacon on a rack (cooling rack can be used) place on top of a sheet pan (prevents the bacon from sticking and the fat will drip away).  Spread apple jelly on the top side of the bacon.  Bake at 375 degrees F for about 25 minutes or until caramelized.  Crack the eggs in a mixing bowl, add milk, salt, peeper and whisk.
Melt butter in non stick frying pan on low heat.  Add the whisked egg, cook low and slow until it is a soft scramble. (don't overcook). Remove bacon from oven and cool slightly.  Slice croissant length wise, place soft scramble on croissant then bacon and then the top half of the croissant.
Serves 4