Croissant Bread Pudding (Egyptian Om Ali)
The perfect recipe for old and stale croissants! Shredded croissants are combined with hot milk, sugar, raisins, coconut and nuts for a royal twist! Broil it for just a few minutes for a caramelized and crunchy top.
Recipe is for a single serving and can be multiplied. Easily swap out other stale laminated pastries or bread, or vegan/vegetarian pastries and plant-based milk.
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Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 Croissant Medium
- 150 ml Milk Use as little as 120ml milk for less liquid . Use plant-based milk if you prefer.
- 10 g Sugar Use as little as 5g sugar for less sweetness. Raisins add sweetness too!
- 25 ml Whipping Cream Heavy Cream or Whipping Cream. Use plant-based if you prefer.
- Raisins, Nuts, Desiccated Coconut If desired
Instructions
- Combine milk and sugar in a saucepan and stir to dissolve. Bring to boil. Stir regularly!
- Shred your croissant and place 3/4 of it in your baking dish.
- For one serving, I use a personal-sized ramekin. Use multiple ramekins for individual portions, or a larger baking dish, multiplying the recipe by number of servings.
- Add raisins, nuts and desiccated coconut and mix with the croissant shreds.
- You can also leave it out of the mixture and simply serve on the side once the pudding is baked.
- Whip the whipping cream until thickened or to medium peaks if you want it fluffier.
- Pour the hot milk into the baking dish. Top with remainder of the 1/4 shredded croissant. Then, spoon over the whipped cream.
- The final layer of shredded croissant adds crispiness. The whipped cream will caramelize under the broiler.
- Broil at about 450F / 230C for anywhere between 5-7 minutes (may need more for larger baking dish) until browned and bubbly.
- Watch it! It can go from pleasantly browned to burnt quickly.
- Let it cool a bit (it gets HOT) and top with more raisins/nuts/coconut.
Notes
- TIPS
- The amount of milk will yield a more firmer texture or more liquid one - choose what you like!
- Use less if sugar if you want it less sweet; raisins add sweetness as well.
- You can use any type of laminated pastries, or even a combination of pastries/bread/cereal. Vegan pastries work fine too!
- Store leftovers in fridge. It still tastes AMAZING cold!