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This flaky Butter Croissant French Toast recipe is the ultimate dish to any breakfast or brunch! Top off with fresh fruit, a drizzle of maple syrup or a dusting of powdered sugar to create an indulgent treat.

butter croissant french toast with fresh berries on top and drizzle of maple syrup — *Butter Croissant French Toast Recipe.*

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What is Butter Croissant French Toast?

Butter Croissant French Toast is a variation of the traditional French toast using basically all the same ingredients except you’re swapping out regular bread for butter croissants. Using buttery croissants gives you a very flaky, soft middle with a crispy, buttery texture on the outside.

butter croissant french toast plated with scrambled eggs and a slice of bacon — *Delicious Butter Croissant French Toast Recipe.*

Make this delicious French toast for special occasions such as Christmas morning, birthday breakfast, Mother’s day breakfast, lazy weekends, or Sunday brunch. Or have this unique and indulgent twist on the classic French toast any day of the week!

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Ingredients:

Butter Croissants – You’ll need 6 buttery croissants to make 12 french toast halves. If you have leftover, stale croissants, even better as they’ll soak up the egg mixture that much better!
Butter – While these are ‘butter’ croissants I want to ensure I get that nice caramelized look and bite to the croissants and that extra butter helps with that.
Eggs – You’ll need eggs to for our custard mixture.
Milk – I use a combo of both whole milk and heavy cream, but use whatever you have on hand!
Flour – All purpose flour is all you’ll need to thicken the egg and milk mixture.
Sugar – I use a combination of both brown sugar and white sugar to sweeten the French toast.
Ground Cinnamon – This brings warmth and spice to our delicious French toast.
Nutmeg – Using a dash of ground nutmeg brings a warm, nutty flavor.
Vanilla Extract – Enhances the flavors of the ingredients.
Salt – Just a pinch of kosher salt to bring the flavors all together.

Tools:

Electric Skillet – You’ll need either a large skillet or an electric skillet. I love my Presto Electric Skillet that I’ve owned for at least 11 years and can fry 6 croissant halves at a time!

How to Make Butter Croissant French Toast

First, I like to cut my croissants in half lengthwise to allow air to hit the inside of them. I place them on a cooling rack to ‘dry out’ while I gather all the necessary ingredients. It’s not a major step, but helping to dry out the croissants will allow the egg and milk mixture to fully soak into all those buttery layers. Yum!

butter croissants sliced lengthwise and placed on a cooling rack ready to cook — *Place cut butter croissants on a wire rack to help them dry out.*

In a large bowl, whisk all of the custard mixture ingredients together to make a rich custard for our croissants.

one slice of butter croissant being submerged in egg and milk mixture ready to fry — *Combine custard ingredients together in a large bowl.*

In a large nonstick skillet over medium heat or an electric skillet set at about 250 Fahrenheit, melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Take a croissant half and dunk it into the custard and place your butter croissant cut side down into the skillet. Repeat with 5 more sliced butter croissants.

6 slices of butter croissants frying in an electric skillet — *Six butter croissants frying in an electric skillet.*

Allow the croissants to fry on one side for 3-4 minutes until it starts turning golden brown. Flip the croissants to the other side and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes.

ground cinnamon being sprinkled over slices of croissant french toast in electric skillet — *I add more cinnamon to the tops while they’re frying.*

Once they are done frying, move them to a cooling rack, while you work on frying the remaining butter croissants. Be sure to give the custard another good stir before dunking the remaining croissants, as the flour tends to sink down to the bottom of the bowl.

black spatula pressing down on croissant french toast to flatten to help caramelize — *Take a spaturla and press the croissants down while frying to ensure even cooking on the croissants.*

whisking the egg and milk mixture together in large blue mixing bowl — *Take a spaturla and press the croissants down while frying to ensure even cooking on the croissants.*

Eat your butter croissant French toast with warm syrup and fresh berries, if desired. Enjoy!

Freezing and Reheating Leftover Butter Croissant French Toast

If you have leftover Butter Croissant French Toast, you’re doing life wrong. Nah, I’m just kidding!

To freeze leftovers, place the cooked and cooled French toast on a wire rack and place in your freezer to flash-freeze for an hour. Once they are frozen, wrap them each with parchment paper and stick them in a gallon freezer bag. They will keep in the freezer for 2 months.

To reheat, stick your frozen butter croissant French toast slices on a baking sheet and place in a 300 degree Fahrenheit oven. Reheat for about 7-9 minutes. Alternatively, you can reheat them in the air fryer at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for 6 minutes, flipping them halfway.

Toppings for Croissant French Toast

Here are some great topping ideas for your French toast:

Fresh Berries
Banana Slices
Warm Maple Syrup
Fresh Whipped Cream
Powdered Sugar
Nutella
Honey or Agave
Jams and Preserves

Use a combination of one or two (or all of them to make the ultimate French Toast!) If you’re hosting a breakfast or brunch for a large group, make your own Croissant French Toast bar by having all of these toppings available to your guests. Throw on some plates of scrambled eggs, thick-cut bacon and some mimosas, and you’ve got yourself a good time!

overhead picture of plated butter croissant french toast with scrambled eggs and bacon — *Easy Butter Croissant French Toast Recipe.*

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If you end up trying this delicious Croissant French Toast recipe, leave me a comment with what toppings you used! I’d love to chat with you.

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Easy Butter Croissant French Toast Recipe

This Croissant French Toast is the ultimate dish to any breakfast. Top with fresh berries and maple syrup, and you have an indulgent treat!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Course Breakfast

Servings 6 people (makes 12 slices)

Ingredients

6 Butter Croissants, sliced lengthwise in half
4 tbsp butter, divided

Egg and Milk Mixture

3 eggs
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup half and half or heavy cream*
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tbsp white sugar
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

Slice your 6 butter croissants lengthwise and allow to dry out on cooling sheets while you prepare egg and milk mixture.
In a large mixing bowl, add in your eggs, milk, half and half, white sugar, brown sugar, spices, vanilla, and salt and whisk thoroughly.
Preheat electric skillet or large frying pan, add 2 tablespoons of butter and melt.
Take one slice of butter croissant and coat both sides of croissant in egg and milk mixture. Place cut side down into electric skillet. Repeat with 5 more slices and fry croissants on one side for 3-4 minutes. Once cooked, flip the croissants and fry for an additional 3-4 minutes.
Serve with toppings of choice!

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Notes

* If you don’t have half and half or heavy cream on hand, you can substitute for whole milk.

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