Want a special treat for breakfast? Wait until you try this Sweet Breakfast Bake with Chocolate Croissants. This is better than any store-bought pastry you could buy.
Ingredients
12+ Pre-baked Mini croissants
1bag Mini chocolate chips
4oz.Cream cheese
1 ½c.Whole milk½ c. Evaporated milk
8Large eggs
½c.Brown sugar
¼tsp.Salt
2tbsp.Vanilla
Instructions
Tear the croissants into bite sized pieces.
Layer half of the croissant pieces into the bottom of a greased 9x13 baking dish.
Pour half of a bag of mini chocolate chips evenly over the top of the croissant pieces.
Cut 4 ounces of cream cheese into 12 cubes. Layer the cubes of cream cheese in rows on top of the croissant pieces in the baking dish.
Top the cream cheese with another layer of bite sized pieces of croissants, and the remaining half of a bag of mini chocolate chips.
In a mixing bowl, crack and whisk together 8 large eggs.
Add 1 ½ cups of whole milk to the mixing bowl with the eggs.
Pour in ½ cup of canned evaporated milk.
Sprinkle in ½ cup of brown sugar.
Add in ¼ of a teaspoon of salt.
Pour in 2 tablespoons of vanilla.
Stir all of the ingredients together in the bowl, and pour evenly over top of the croissant mixture in the baking dish. Cover and refrigerate the casserole overnight.
Remove the baking dish from the fridge in the morning, and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until cooked through and browned on top.