The Ultimate Croissant Breakfast Casserole Recipe Roundup

If you like sugary breakfasts, you are in for a treat. This croissant breakfast dish combines soft croissants and luscious berries in a cream cheese custard. As if that wasn't enough, everything is finished with a handmade lemon glaze that is just divine. It's love at first taste!

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Sweet Croissant Breakfast Casserole

This croissant breakfast casserole is perfect for those who like sweet and gooey meals like bread pudding. It's the right combination of custard and bread pudding, and the fresh berries make it utterly delicious. After baking, it has the softest, dreamiest texture that you can't get enough of.

Let's not forget about the lemon glaze on top! It offers the ideal zesty edge and perfectly balances the fruit's sweetness. This croissant breakfast casserole is a crowd-pleaser, whether served for breakfast or brunch. (Everyone will ask why they haven't done anything like this before.

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Ingredients for Croissant Breakfast Casserole

This croissant breakfast casserole is a mix of all these wonderful things. It’s like a morning hug on your plate, full of super comforting flavors! Check out the recipe card below for exact measurements.

• Day-Old Croissants: These soak up all the deliciousness, giving each bite the perfect, soft bready texture.
• Mixed Berries: Sweet, juicy berries that add a pop of color. I went for blueberries and raspberries.
• Cream Cheese: Super creamy and comforting. It covers the croissant cubes, adding a touch of indulgence to each bite.
• Granulated Sugar: The sweet touch that makes everything better.
• Large Eggs: Hold everything together, and make sure each piece of croissant becomes nice and tender.
• Half and Half: Creaminess in a liquid form. It gives the croissant breakfast casserole a velvety feel and also adds richness.

Lemon Glaze

• Salted Butter: Soft and creamy butter that adds a smooth richness to the glaze, making it taste so delicious.
• Powdered Sugar: Super fine sugar that disappears into the glaze, adding sweetness and also giving it a smooth texture.
• Half and Half: Makes the glaze nice and creamy.
• Lemon Juice: To add a pop of bright citrus flavor! I recommend using fresh lemon juice if possible.

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How to Make Croissant Breakfast Casserole

Croissant breakfast casserole is super easy to make and only takes 15 minutes of prep! Then it’s off to the oven, where it cooks for about an hour. I know the hardest part is waiting, but trust me, it’s so worth it!

Preparing the Casserole

1. Prepare Pan, Start on Croissant Mixture: Spray a 9-inch oval baking dish or a 9×9 baking dish with pan spray. Place the croissants and berries in a large mixing bowl.
2. Beat Cream Cheese: In a separate large bowl, add the cream cheese and sugar. Use a hand mixer or stand mixer to beat it until smooth and creamy. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl.
3. Add Eggs: Add the eggs one at a time, beating until fully incorporated.
4. Mix in Half and Half and Flavorings: Slowly add the half and half while mixing. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed to ensure the mixture is smooth. Mix in the vanilla and lemon zest.

Baking

1. Bake: Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes before removing the foil and baking for an additional 15-20 minutes, until the top is golden brown and the custard is fully set. A knife will come out clean from the custard.
2. Cool: Let the casserole cool for 15 minutes before serving.
3. Top With Glaze: While it’s cooling, make the glaze by beating the butter, powdered sugar, half and half, lemon juice, and lemon zest together in a small bowl. Drizzle over the breakfast casserole just before serving and dust with powdered sugar.

Ngredients 

• 6 large day-old croissants cubed into 1-inch pieces
• 1 ½ cups mixed berries
• 10 ounces cream cheese room temperature
• ⅔ cup granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 1/3 cup half and half
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Lemon glaze

• 3 tablespoons salted butter softened
• 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons half and half
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Instructions 

• Spray a 9-inch oval baking dish or a 9×9 baking dish with pan spray. Place the croissants and berries in a large mixing bowl.

• In a separate large bowl, add the cream cheese and sugar. Use a hand mixer or stand mixer to beat it until smooth and creamy. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl.

• Add the eggs one at a time, beating until fully incorporated.

• Slowly add the half and half while mixing. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed to ensure the mixture is smooth. Mix in the vanilla and lemon zest. 

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