Description
French bakery style almond croissants made with day-old croissants, almond cream, and light syrup.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 one-day-old croissants
- 1 cup water
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 4 Tbsp rum or 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 8 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 large eggs
- 3 Tbsp sliced almonds
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Prepare syrup and cool
- Make almond filling until creamy
- Slice croissants horizontally
- Dip croissants lightly in syrup
- Fill with almond cream
- Top with filling and almonds
- Bake until golden
- Cool and dust with sugar
Notes
- Use day-old croissants
- Do not oversoak in syrup
- Serve same day for best texture
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 croissant
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 95mg