Cherry Croissant Breakfast Bake for #ChristmasSweetsWeek

Welcome to #ChristmasSweetsWeek 2020! Co-hosted by Terri from Love and Confections and Christie from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures! What better way to celebrate the holidays than with food and fun? 21 bloggers from around the country have come together to share some of their favorite sweet Christmas recipes!! Deck the halls and get ready for very merry sweet treats, like fudge, cookies, Christmas morning breakfasts, layer cakes, cocoa, and more! Follow along on social media with our #ChristmasSweetsWeek hashtag. Happy Holidays!

Enjoy these #ChristmasSweetsWeek recipes from our bloggers:

Beverage Recipes
Homemade Dark Hot Chocolate Mix by Bear & Bug Eats

Breakfast and Baked Goods Recipes
Cherry Croissant Breakfast Bake by Making Miracles
Classic Cinnamon Rolls by The Nifty Foodie
Cranberry Eggnog French Toast Bake by The Redhead Baker
Spiced Pear Quick Bread by Simply Inspired Meals
Star Bread by House of Nash Eats

Candy and Fudge Recipes
3 Ingredient Old Fashioned Potato Candy by Blogghetti
Bourbon Caramels with Chocolate and Vanilla by Christmas Tree Lane
Chocolate Peppermint Graham Crackers by Kathryn's Kitchen Blog
Spiced Sugared Pecans by Love & Confections

Pastry and Dessert Recipes
Banana Cake by Palatable Pastime
Blue Curaco Velvet Cake by Magical Ingredients
Cranberry Orange Sugar Cookie Bars by Sweet Beginnings
Egg Nog Ice Cream by A Day in the Life on the Farm
Hazelnut & Raspberry Balsamic Brownie Cookies by The Spiffy Cookie
Hot Chocolate Sweet Rolls by Kate's Recipe Box
Lemon Ricotta Cookies by A Little Fish in the Kitchen Lemon
Peanut Butter Cut Outs by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
Pecan Crusted Pecan Pie by The Mandatory Mooch
Peppermint Dipped Chocolate Chip Cookies by An Affair from the Heart
Pioneer Woman’s Nantucket Cranberry Pecan Pie by For the Love of Food

This was such a fun and delicious breakfast treat! You can use pretty much any pie filling flavor you'd like - but I think the cherry gives you that fun Christmassy color. It's some combination of dessert and breakfast all rolled together; like a cherry Danish and a croissant casserole got together and made an epic and memorable breakfast!

This did not last long at my house at all - and it would absolutely be a lovely Christmas brunch idea! 

Cherry Croissant Breakfast Bake

Ingredients

8 large croissants, cut into 1" pieces

10 large eggs

1 ½ teaspoons salt

½ cup pure maple syrup 

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup milk

1 21-oz can cherry pie filling (or choose pie filling flavor of your choice)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Arrange the diced croissants in the baking dish.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, salt, syrup, vanilla, and milk until well combined.
4. Pour the egg mixture over the croissants in the baking dish and then scoop the pie filling carefully and evenly over the top of the baking dish (it doesn't have to completely cover the surface, just be a fairly even layer).
5. Bake in the preheated oven 40-50 minutes, until the egg layer is fully set and the tops of the croissants are golden and crisped.
6. Cool 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving.

Recipe adapted from Kudo's Kitchen by Renee