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Croissant Creme Caramel Pudding In A Bundt Pan – croissants soaked in creme caramel custard with rich flavor and the perfect balance of sweetness. A luxurious version of bread pudding.
Bread pudding flan bundt
Happy Monday guys!
How was your weekend? Mine was perfect! I was able to get some sleep and also spend time with friends. Weather was nice, I just couldn’t want more…
Let’s start the week with something sweet!
This is the perfect and effortless dessert. Do you like creme caramel (flan)? If you do, you most likely are going to love this dessert. It is made in a bundt pan, but you can also make it in a pyrex baking dish.
What I love about this caramel bread pudding is that unlike creme caramel, you don’t need to worry about baking it in a water bath and unlike some bread puddings, it is perfectly soft and moist, without burned edges.
My mom and a friend of mine make this dessert all the time. I’ve only made it twice so far, but I love it. I reduced the amount of sugar from the original recipe, but you can definitely use a little more sugar, if you prefer extra sweetness.
The croissants I used are similar to these, which I got from a grocery store around the house. I just can’t find the exact ones I used. They aren’t too big, so I used 6 of them. Mine were filled with white cream filling, but you can also use chocolate filled ones. You can use plain butter croissants, which are not as sweet, so I suggest using 1 cup of sugar for the custard instead of 3/4 cups.
You can serve this dessert at room temperature, but in my opinion it tastes better chilled.
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Croissant Creme Caramel Pudding In A Bundt Pan
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 3 cups milk
- 6 large eggs
- 3/4 to 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 small croissants, (filled with chocolate, cream or plain)
For the caramel:
- 4 tbsp sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 F.
- Beat eggs and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add vanilla and milk. Beat until incorporated.
- Caramelize 4 tbsp sugar until golden brown color. Pour on the bottom of a bundt pan.
- Add 1/4 cup of the milk/egg/sugar mixture over the caramelized sugar. Place 3 croissants over the milk mixture, and then top with about 1 cup from it. Top with the remaining 3 croissants and pour the remaining milk mixture. (Alternatively, you can cut croissants into pieces, this way they will soak up the custard even better).
- Bake for 1 hour at 300 F, until custard is set and the top is browned. Turn the oven off and let the pudding cool inside it for 20 minutes.
- Then carefully loosen it with a small knife and flip over a plate to separate from the pan.
- Keep refrigerated for up to a week.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Oh yum, I love how the top looks crusty and the inside has all the pillowy custardy goodness of bread pudding! Such a great idea!
I want this for breakfast, right now. I love this recipe.
Hi Mira,
This sounds so delicious, that it makes my mouth water; unfortunately I have celiac disease and have to eat gluten free. Is there anything I could substitute for the croissants that is GF?
Thank you so much.
Hi Rachel! Sorry to hear about your celiac disease… I’m not aware if there are gluten free croissants on the market, I’ve heard that Whole Foods carries some, but if you could find them, you could definitely use these. Let me know!
That’s great you had awesome weekend. Croissant bread pudding? Wow! Love this unique way of making pudding. Top looks super crusty and delicious! 🙂
This is such a brilliant take on creme caramel! And totally doable, too. I’m a huge fan of all things in a bundt pan! 🙂
Seriously, it’s gorgeous!
Thanks Mir!
Your weekend sounds fantastic! It was beautiful here too, so that made for a great weekend for us too! I have never seen anything like this pudding in my life! I love flan, so I’m sure this is super delicious!
YUM! This looks amazing! What a fun recipe! And I’m so glad that you had a great weekend! Mine was so nice because the weather was gorgeous!! …but I spent the WHOLE weekend doing school work… so yeah… hehe, but I’m glad yours was great! Hope that you are having a good week so far Mira!
xoxo Cailee!
You aren’t kidding about the luxurious part! This looks heavenly!
Wow! This looks insanely decadent and delicious. How can you really go wrong with this combination of ingredients??
I’ve never seen anything like this before, Mira. How delicious! I love the idea of using those croissants filled with vanilla cream… mmmm!