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Three serving platters: one filled with waffle croissants, another with a croissant topped double cheese and ham strata and one with almond filled croissants.

5 easy recipes with croissants

Once you’ve enjoyed our Bake Shop all-butter, flaky croissants fresh with jam or cheese, it’s time to get creative. Why not transform them into your new favourite side – a croissant-topped corn pudding, griddle them into croissant waffles or stuff and drizzle them for dessert?

Three serving platters: one filled with waffle croissants, another with a croissant topped double cheese and ham strata and one with almond filled croissants.

1. Croissant Waffles

Give a diner favourite a Parisian twist in this two-for-one breakfast dish! This 4-ingredient waffle mash-up will definitely make weekend mornings more memorable.

Instructions: Cut 4 Bake Shop 100% Butter Croissants in half horizontally, leaving a hinge on one side. Whisk 3 large eggs with ¾ cup (175 mL) milk and ¼ tsp (1 mL) cinnamon in a baking dish. Soak croissants in egg mixture, letting mixture inside as well. Let stand, flipping halfway, 3 mins. Brush pre-heated waffle iron with melted butter, then arrange one or two croissants on iron. Cook until golden, 4 to 5 mins. Repeat with remaining croissants. Serve croissant waffles warm with maple syrup, jam, whipped cream and fresh berries.

Ham and Cheese Croissant Strata in a white baking dish with a serving next to it on a gray dish with a side salad.

2. Double Ham and Cheese Croissant Strata

Switch up your strata strategy by switching out day-old bread with leftover 100% butter croissants. This Double Ham and Cheese Croissant Strata, with layers of honey ham, cheddar cheese, and Black Forest Smoked Ham delivers big on flavour and convenience. Get the recipe.Croissant-topped corn pudding in a white baking dish with a serving next to it on a blue plate.

3. Croissant-Topped Corn Pudding

With a tender texture that falls somewhere in between a moist slice of bread and a delicate scoop of soufflé, this pudding is a savoury side dish you may want to put on high rotation. Serve alongside a crisp, citrusy-dressed green salad as a vegetarian main or save it for dinnertime and serve it with roasted asparagus and ham. Get the recipe.

Speedy almond croissants topped with slivered almond slices in a cream serving dish next to a plate with one croissant on it.

4. Speedy Almond Croissants

Calling all almond lovers! This easy, almond-stuffed, and topped croissant recipe is ready in just 25 minutes! Spread sliced Bake Shop 100% Butter Croissants with a two-ingredient filling (butter, meet marzipan), add an almondy-icing sugar drizzle and bake it all to meld the flavours together and get a gentle crisp. Get the recipe.

Boston cream croissants on a rectangular light blue serving platter next to a single croissant on a blue plate.

5. Boston Cream Croissants

Custard – check! Chocolaty topping- check! If you love a good Boston Cream Pie, chances are you’ll love this rendition only using a flaky, buttery croissant as your foundation.

Instructions: Cut 4 Bake Shop 100% Butter Croissants in half horizontally. Spread melted Compliments Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips over tops of croissants, then refrigerate on a plate until chocolate is slightly firm, 15 mins. Meanwhile, stir 1 pkg (1 L) Compliments Whipped Topping with 1 pkg (99 g) Compliments Vanilla-Flavoured Instant Pudding and ¼ cup (60 mL) milk in a large bowl until mixture is no longer grainy. Stir in more milk if you prefer a smoother consistency. Spread or pipe cream over bottom halves of croissant, then sandwich with top halves.