Name: Berry Croissant Bake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 4 big croissants (or 8 mini ones, cut into small pieces); 2 cups fresh or frozen mixed berries; 8 oz cream cheese (softened); 5 large eggs; 1 cup whole milk; ⅓ cup unsalted butter (melted); 1 lemon (zested); ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ⅓ cup brown sugar (packed); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; powdered sugar (for garnish)

Berry Croissant Bake Ingredients

To make this croissant breakfast bake, make sure you have the following ingredients on hand (see the recipe below for exact amounts and instructions):

Croissants

Mixed berries

Cream cheese

Eggs

Whole milk

Unsalted butter, melted

Lemon

Ground cinnamon

Brown sugar

Vanilla extract

Powdered sugar

How to Make Croissant Bake

Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Spray an 8×8 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.

Add the croissant pieces into the baking dish and sprinkle the mixed berries evenly over the croissants.

In a medium-size bowl beat together the cream cheese, eggs, milk butter, lemon zest, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla extract.

Pour the cream cheese mixture over the croissant and berries.

Let it rest for at least 1 hour or refrigerate overnight.

Bake for at least 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve warm with some powdered sugar sprinkled on top or a drizzle of honey or maple syrup. Enjoy!

Recipe Tips

We used fresh croissants from the bakery.

We highly recommend letting the croissant and cream cheese mixture sit for a while and preferably overnight as it will help absorb all the liquid into the croissants resulting in a more flavorful and moist croissant bake.

Make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature so it will mix well with the other ingredients.

Substitutions

For a chocolate version skip the berries and the lemon zest and add one cup chocolate chips to the cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle a few chocolate chips on top and bake as instructed.

Can you use frozen berries instead of fresh?

Yes, you can make this recipe using fresh or frozen berries. I’ve used both and it tastes amazing either way.

What else can you use instead of croissants?

We used buttery croissants from the bakery but you can use one loaf of bread cut into cubes. If the bread is a couple of days old that’s ok!

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Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Spray an 8×8 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Add the croissant pieces into the baking dish and sprinkle the mixed berries evenly over the croissants.
In a medium-size bowl beat together the cream cheese, eggs, milk butter, lemon zest, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla extract.
Pour the cream cheese mixture over the croissant and berries.
Let it rest for at least 1 hour or refrigerate overnight.
Bake for at least 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve warm with some powdered sugar sprinkled on top or a drizzle of honey or maple syrup. Enjoy!

Berry Croissant Bake