Description
Boston Cream Croissants made with flaky pastry, vanilla custard, and chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup light cream or half & half
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3–4 tablespoons chopped nuts
- 3–4 large croissants
- 3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
- 1/4 cup light cream
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
Instructions
- Whisk egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan.
- Whisk in cream and cook over medium heat until thick.
- Remove from heat and whisk in butter and vanilla.
- Chill custard briefly.
- Hollow croissants and pipe in custard.
- Heat cream and corn syrup, then stir in chocolate.
- Spoon ganache over croissants and add nuts.
- Chill before serving.
Notes
- Use quality chocolate for best flavor.
- Chill before serving for clean slices.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 croissant
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 16g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 155mg