Put your day-old croissants to the best use ever with this sinfully delicious Stuffed Croissant French Toast. Every bite is an adventure as you get a bite of orange marmalade here, a little almond there. You'll definitely want to add this to your permanent brunch menu rotation.
if using almond croissants, scrape almond paste from inside & use 2 tsp, divided
powdered sugar for dusting
How-to
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Butter a large loaf pan or casserole dish
Slice croissants in half as if preparing a sandwich and place croissant bottoms in the pan
Mix orange juice, marmalade and preserves. Add 1 tsp almond extract. Mixture should be thick. Pour 2/3 of this mixture onto croissants in the dish
Put croissant tops on and fill in all empty spaces (they can be pulled and stretched a little to fill the pan and supplemented with dried French bread - no crusts)
Mix eggs, half & half, nutmeg, maple syrup and remaining almond extract. Pour over croissant mixture to cover thoroughly
Dribble remaining marmalade mixture over tops of croissants. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour, preferably overnight
Remove from refrigerator about 1 hour before baking. Bake until set and golden – about 30 minutes. (To prevent the top from burning, it may help to cover with foil until halfway done baking)
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with sliced strawberries and oranges
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Put your day-old croissants to the best use ever with this sinfully delicious Stuffed Croissant French Toast. Every bite is an adventure as you get a bite of orange marmalade here, a little almond there. You'll definitely want to add this to your permanent brunch menu rotation.