White Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding with Cinnamon Dulce Sauce is a rich and flavorful treat, perfect for a decadent breakfast or dessert.

White Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding with Cinnamon Dulce Sauce

You know how in life we have those things that we wish our parents got for us when we were kids but didn’t. It’s those things that we immediately get for our kids. For me, it was Power Wheels – you know, those battery powered tiny vehicles made for children that still look more exciting to drive than a real car. So I got one for my son… and another one for my daughter. For Sandra, it was a Snoopy snow cone maker and an Easy Bake Oven (both of which were used once and then gathered dust in our garage for several years before benefitting our local Goodwill). I was cool with that. Then came our daughters’, err… my wife’s obsession with American Girl dolls.

White Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding with Cinnamon Dulce Sauce is a rich and flavorful treat, perfect for a decadent breakfast or dessert.

However, there was one positive that came out of visiting a doll store with enough guards to protect the president of a small country: bread pudding. Next to the American Girl store in the Park Meadows mall in Denver, is a restaurant called White Chocolate Grill. It was here I tasted Godiva white chocolate bread pudding for the first time. It has since inspired me to create this dessert. Three dolls, a prolific miniature wardrobe, and a doll hair accessory kit that could pay for a semester of college later, I am left to wonder what’s next. Hopefully it’s a flamethrower, potato gun, or something else I’d use as a kid to blow stuff up. Hey, maybe I can use Sandra’s crème brulee torch.

Jake McCollum, head chef Team Peyton Manning

How do you make White Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding with Cinnamon Dulce Sauce?

Bread Pudding
  • Preheat oven to 350°F

  • Spread the croissant pieces onto a sheet pan and bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are slightly browned and the bread starts to feel dry.

  • Meanwhile, combine whipping cream, milk, and sugar in a large saucepan. Simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, completely dissolving the sugar until small bubbles appear around the edges. 

  • Remove from heat and add 12 ounces white chocolate. Stir mixture until the melted and smooth.

  • Whisk both eggs and the yolks in a big bowl. Slowly whisk in the warm mixture until ingredients are thoroughly combined.

  • Remove bread from oven and let it cool. Put the croissant pieces in a 9×13 glass baking dish and pour 3/4 of the liquid over the bread, pushing croissant pieces into the custard. Add nuts now if you want. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes.

  • Pour the remaining mixture over the dish. If you want some chocolate surprises, hide some extra chocolate chips in your bread pudding.

  • Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Uncover and cook an additional 15 minutes until the top is golden. 

Cinnamon Dulce Sauce
  • In a saucepan, combine light brown sugar, flour, melted butter, cinnamon, cream, egg, and salt. Whisk often while simmering over medium-low heat until sauce slightly thickens to a consistency that suits you (approx. 10 minutes). Add the vanilla and stir. Best served hot over warm bread pudding. Your favorite butterscotch or caramel sauce would be a pleasant addition as well.

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White Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding with Cinnamon Dulce Sauce

Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 1 hour
Total: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 10
Calories: 786 kcal
White Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding with Cinnamon Dulce Sauce is a rich and flavorful treat, perfect for a decadent breakfast or dessert.

Ingredients
 

Bread Pudding

  • 9-10 ounces croissants about 5-6 ripped or cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 3 cups whipping cream
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 12 ounces Ghirardelli white chocolate chips
  • 7 large egg yolks
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1-2 cups crushed pecans optional

Cinnamon Dulce Sauce

  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • pinch cinnamon or more to taste
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoon melted butter
  • 1 1/4 heavy whipping cream or half n half
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 egg
  • pinch salt

Instructions
 

Bread Pudding

  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • Spread the croissant pieces onto a sheet pan and bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are slightly browned and the bread starts to feel dry.
  • Meanwhile, combine whipping cream, milk, and sugar in a large saucepan. Simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, completely dissolving the sugar until small bubbles appear around the edges. 
  • Remove from heat and add 12 ounces white chocolate. Stir mixture until the melted and smooth.
  • Whisk both eggs and the yolks in a big bowl. Slowly whisk in the warm mixture until ingredients are thoroughly combined.
  • Remove bread from oven and let it cool. Put the croissant pieces in a 9x13 glass baking dish and pour 3/4 of the liquid over the bread, pushing croissant pieces into the custard. Add nuts now if you want. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes.
  • Pour the remaining mixture over the dish. If you want some chocolate surprises, hide some extra chocolate chips in your bread pudding.
  • Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Uncover and cook an additional 15 minutes until the top is golden. 

Cinnamon Dulce Sauce

  • In a saucepan, combine light brown sugar, flour, melted butter, cinnamon, cream, egg, and salt. Whisk often while simmering over medium-low heat until sauce slightly thickens to a consistency that suits you (approx. 10 minutes). Add the vanilla and stir. Best served hot over warm bread pudding. Your favorite butterscotch or caramel sauce would be a pleasant addition as well.
Calories: 786kcalCarbohydrates: 58gProtein: 11gFat: 57gSaturated Fat: 29gCholesterol: 315mgSodium: 293mgPotassium: 307mgFiber: 1gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 1625IUVitamin C: 0.7mgCalcium: 193mgIron: 1.6mg
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11 Comments

  1. Woooow this looks heavenly … and a half! Absolutely delicious looking recipe, and beautiful photos to match. Love the blog. Keep doing what you do, from one food blogger to another xx

  2. looks delish! so no water bath is needed? I’m planning on using 3×5 mini loaf pans- how long will I have to cook it for? thanks!

  3. 5 stars
    Made these last night. These are, by far, the best meatballs I’ve ever eaten. Any time I make a new recipe I give it a ‘Star’ rating (out of 5 stars) and I very rarely find a recipe that has 5 stars. This one is a 6!! Thank you for this amazing recipe.

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