chocolate and croissant bread and butter pudding
- 1 cup (250ml) milk
- 1¼ cups (310ml) single (pouring) cream
- 100g dark chocolate, chopped
- 4 egg yolks
- ¼ cup (55g) caster (superfine) sugar
- 4 croissants, torn
- icing (confectioner’s) sugar, for dusting
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F). Place the milk, cream and chocolate in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring, until just below the boil and chocolate is melted and combined. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Place the egg yolks and sugar in a large heatproof bowl and whisk to combine. Gradually whisk the warm milk mixture into the egg mixture to combine. Arrange the croissants in a 16cm x 27cm 1.5-litre-capacity baking dish. Pour over the chocolate custard and cook for 20 minutes or until golden and just set. Dust with icing sugar to serve. Serves 4–6.
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