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Mar222014

Berry Croissant Cheesecake Breakfast Bake

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Have leftover croissants? Transform those buttery, flakey layers of baked deliciousness into a berry cheesecake breakfast bake! It’s dessert but for breakfast!

I love making homemade croissants but they are a labor of love so to be fully transparent, I tend to buy mine at Sam’s Club or Costco most of the time. They are light, buttery, and do not require hours to make (well, wait that is).  However, the one thing about buying them there is that there are so many of them.

Berry Croissant Cheesecake Breakfast Bake

With it just being the 2 of us, there are only so many we can eat and I almost never have freezer space. So one day I decided to do a spin on a breakfast bake I make and use the croissants.

And because I had some on hand, I opted to dessert-ify it and add in some cheesecake mixture.

Yeah, I’m BEYOND thrilled about how this turned out! Mr. Fantabulous and I literally “Fork Fought” over this dish. What’s Fork Fought? Well, we started off with a serving each. He, being the human disposal, inhaled his (and I swear he ate the plate as well) proceeded to bring his fork near my serving. I, turning into a pit bull with rabies, took my fork grasping it like a dagger, and snarled “if you touch my dish I will stab you.” And then we proceeded to battle with forks. LOL

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Now what I particularly loved about this dish is that it wasn’t sweet.  I am not a huge cheesecake fan but this wasn’t really sweet thus allowing the natural sweetness of the strawberries to shine through.  And let me tell you what I don’t think I would try making this with regular white bread.  Maybe you could use brioche but there’s something about the flaky layers of the croissants that allow this dish to truly shine. The top gets all crunchy from the toasted croissant pieces and the coarse sugar coating while the center is cheesecake-y and smooth.  The berries just melt into pure awesomeness!

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You can eat this as-is and it’s just as awesome as that’s how I planned on serving it but it just seemed ‘bare’. The flavor was awesome but when Mr. Fantabulous went for the Maple Syrup and I just about hurled I decided to make a simple strawberry syrup.  Sure you could cook some berries into a coulis and sweeten it with a bit of sugar but why bother with this. You want fast and in your belly, right?  I had some homemade strawberry preserves in the fridge so literally, I just heated up about a 1/2 cup of it until it was liquidy and poured that over top of the breakfast bake.  It was PERFECT!

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Now if you don’t like strawberries you could use pretty much any berry.  I will DEFINITELY be making this with fresh blueberries, raspberries, or even mixed berries. Or what about if you kept it like strawberry or even raspberry but also added in some chocolate chunks to the fruit?  If you do add the chocolate I would forgo the lemon oil and go more with a vanilla or chocolate extract.  OMG… CHOCOLATE-COVERED STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE BAKE!!!

Hold on… let me think about that…

… and drool with you!

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I mean just look at all of those incredible flaky layers! That creamy cheesecake filling with those luscious strawberries playing peek-a-boo with you just calling your name!  You could even maybe dust this with some powdered sugar as well if you want. Just be sure to make this.. often!  I am not sure this would freeze well as I could see the cheesecake portion separating and the berries getting mushy.  Plus trust me, after your first bite this dish won’t last long. Ours lasted 1.5 days – yes, that’s it!

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So your mission is to either make some croissants or buy some and let them go semi stale (day old) then make this!  Trust me, this is sooooooooooo worth every single luscious bite. I actually just took 4 croissants out of the freezer and am making this again on Sunday for brunch. Depending on what fruit is on sale and looks the best I’ll go with that.  Oh, I bet you once the peach season hits, this would ROCK with peaches!  Almost like a peaches ‘n cream!  OMG!!! MMMMM!!!

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Berry Croissant Cheesecake Breakfast Bake

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Have leftover croissants? Transform those buttery, flakey layers of baked deliciousness into a berry cheesecake breakfast bake! It’s dessert but for breakfast!

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Ingredients

  • 4 large croissants, cut up (about 6 cups)
  • 2 cups fresh strawberries, cut into chunks
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened (use regular or low fat, not fat-free)
  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 2 XL eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon oil
  • 1 cup half and half
  • Coarse sanding sugar
  • Warmed strawberry syrup (just heat up some strawberry preserves until loose and syrupy)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F, rack in the middle. Lightly spray an 8” glass baking pan. Place half of the croissant pieces in an 8” square pan. Top with half of the strawberries
  2. Add the rest of the croissant pieces and remaining strawberries.
  3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or hand mixer with beaters) beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and lemon until well blended. Slowly pour in the half and half until all blended in. Pour over top of the croissant and strawberries covering evenly. Gently press down with the back of a spatula to ensure all pieces are coated.
  4. Allow to sit for 25 minutes to soak in at room temperature, uncovered. Sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake 45-60 minutes or until the center set (may still be moist) and golden brown. Keep an eye on it around the 45-minute mark as you don’t the croissant pieces on top to get too browned.
  5. Allow it to rest for 15-20 minutes before cutting. Drizzle with warm strawberry syrup. Store leftovers (if you have any) in the fridge.

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  1. Marsha says

    July 12, 2020 at 5:32 pm

    I would like to make this for a family friwnd can you make it the night before and bake it the next morning

    Reply
  2. dina says

    March 22, 2014 at 11:47 pm

    what a delicious breakfast!

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    • Sherry says

      March 23, 2014 at 11:10 am

      Dina we ate it for breakfast, mid afternoon snack, after dinner dessert and late night snack! We literally ate the entire pan in 1 day!

      You have to make this!!! Outstanding!

      ★★★★★

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  3. Sherry says

    March 22, 2014 at 10:39 am

    WOW! Just WOW!!! I have been waiting for this since you gave you a sneak peek the other day on facebook! I already have this in the oven and cannot wait to eat this!

    We absolutely LOVE your site! One of the best out there!

    ★★★★★

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    • TKWAdmin says

      March 22, 2014 at 5:06 pm

      Tee hee! Thank you so much Sherry! I can’t wait to hear what you think of this!

      Best Kitchen Wishes!

      ★★★★★

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      • Sherry says

        March 23, 2014 at 11:09 am

        That’s it! I’m packing my bags and moving in with you TKW! This was absolutely the BEST thing I have ever eaten! No, that we have ever eaten! We literally ate the entire pan in 1 day! It’s not sweet but it’s sweet enough which we loved. I totally agree with you on your comment about not using regular white bread. The croissants make this.

        How do you come up with this stuff? Don’t answer that, just keep doing what you’re doing as you are AMAZING! So love your site!

        I wish I could give you more than 5 stars!

        ★★★★★

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        • TKWAdmin says

          March 23, 2014 at 8:37 pm

          HAHAHA If you do the dishes then we have a deal! So happy you and your family loved it! But the entire pan in 1 day? You sure Mr. Fantabulous wasn’t at your house?!

          Best Kitchen Wishes!

          ★★★★★

          Reply

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