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Croissant French Toast is the ultimate breakfast recipe: It takes chopped croissants and bakes it into a sweet and golden brown baked french toast with chocolate chips. This is like eating a chocolate croissant and takes it to another level!
The Best Chocolate Croissant French Toast
Not only is this the best breakfast recipe, but it is also great for brunch and even dessert! I love serving it on Christmas morning because there are never any complaints. I added chocolate chips to the top and it is the perfect addiction to this recipe – like a chocolate croissant married French toast casserole!
Life can get busy and this recipe is the best easy breakfast to go along with any busier mornings. You only need to chop, mix, and bake and you can assemble it the night before. This is better than flipping pancakes or making waffles and it uses store-bought flaky croissants which are delicious and suit this recipe great!
Ingredients Needed
- Croissants: You want to use day-old croissants so they’re a little stale.
- Egg: Eggs are the base of any French toast recipe – they create the custard soak.
- Milk: Whole milk is best but you can use nondairy milk, nonfat milk or a combination of milk and heavy cream.
- Granulated Sugar: To sweeten the French toast.
- Chocolate Chips: I love using mini chocolate chips so there is chocolate in every bite.
How to make this French Toast Recipe
- Spray an 8×8-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Rip or chop croissants into bite size pieces and place in the pan in a single layer, squeezing them into fit so the entire pan is full.
- Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, and pure vanilla extract in a large measuring cup or bowl. You can also use a pinch of salt but I usually skip that. Pour over the croissants. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top. Press gently to submerge all the croissants.
- Let the croissants soak in the egg mixture for at least one hour or overnight.
- Bake until the French toast bake is set and light golden around the edges.
Expert Tip
- If you choose to freeze this recipe, slice it before so it’s easier to pull out pieces to thaw them.
- This is sweet enough to eat without maple syrup – we like a dusting of powdered sugar.
- Add a bit of cinnamon for a classic French toast flavor.
- On top of the chocolate chips, add fresh berries like strawberries, blueberries, or even nuts, or whipped cream!
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
FAQs
You can! I recommend slicing it before freezing so it is easier to thaw! Put it in the freezer in an airtight container for up to 2 months.
Chocolate Croissant French Toast Recipe
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Ingredients
- 6 medium-large croissants (9.5 ounces/270g)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup (237ml) milk
- ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup (85g) mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Spray an 8×8” pan with cooking spray.
- Rip or cut croissants into bite size pieces. Place your croissants in the pan in a single layer, squeezing them into fit so the entire pan is full.
- Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla in a large measuring cup or bowl. Pour over the croissants. Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top. Press gently to submerge all the croissants.
- Let the mixture soak for 1 hour at room temperature or cover and refrigerate overnight. Occasionally press down to make sure all the croissants are submerged and absorb the custard mixture.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove pan from refrigerator, remove the plate, and cover with foil. Bake for 40-45 minutes until set.
- Serve warm with maple syrup or a sprinkling of powdered sugar.
Recipe Notes
- Use any kind of milk (whole milk will be richer and more flavorful)
Dorothy, your wedding photo is so precious!! You both look so happy — and you still do! I’m really excited for the two of you to get away to Napa to celebrate. It might not be Paris, but I know you’ll make it back someday soon! (And if you ever move there, I’m semi-permanently visiting you. 😉 ) And this croissant french toast… With chocolate… It looks heavenly!! May I have Mel’s piece??
I wish you could have! It was so rich and heavenly!
Congratulations! This looks incredible. I can’t wait to try it.
What a sweet wedding picture! This croissant french toast looks great! I must make this soon! I also must say that I love the font on your post titles too!
Oh my goodness! It looks incredible! I love chocolate croissants as well… those were (and are!) my favorites forever. I am going to have to give this recipe a go. Unfortunately I don’t have any croissants on hand, or chocolate chips, so I’ll have to wait. But they are going on the shopping list!!! 🙂 I’ll let you know how it turns out. Thanks for the delicious recipe!
I made these this morning. I didn’t get a chance to try them, but the family loved them. Everyone was going back for seconds! It was ridiculously easy to make, and it made the whole house smell delicious. I used a bar of chocolate chopped into chunks instead of chocolate chips, and I also skipped the broiling step, as they seemed very well cooked after 40 minutes. Thanks for the recipe!
I’m so glad everyone liked them!!! Thanks Kyla!
Hooray Dorothy, happy 13th! Would you really go live in France? I’ve never been there, but I have lived for a few months at a time in foreign countries and pretty much decided that I looooove America, haha. I mean they were fun for a little while but I was ready to go home. I’ve never been to Europe though (besides London on a short hs choir trip, but that doesn’t really count). I lived in the Dominican Republic and Peru 2 separate summers. Now that I think of it, neither of those places have crepe stands on every corner, so maybe I really do just need to try France 🙂
I totally would! In a perfect world we’d have a flat we could go to for a month at a time. 🙂
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