Description
Indulge in flaky Boston Cream Pie Croissants, filled with velvety pastry cream and topped with rich chocolate glaze—perfect for impressing guests or treating yourself!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package ready-made croissant dough (8 croissants)
- 2 cups whole milk
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 6 egg yolks
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, whisk together milk and sugar over medium heat until steaming. In a separate bowl, combine egg yolks and cornstarch. Gradually pour hot milk into the egg mixture to temper, then return everything to the saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened (about 5-7 minutes). Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and butter, then chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven according to croissant dough instructions (typically 375°F or 190°C). Roll out croissant dough and cut into triangles. Place chilled pastry cream at the base of each triangle, roll tightly from point to tip.
- Bake according to package instructions until golden brown. Melt chocolate chips and butter together; drizzle over cooled croissants before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 croissant (85g)
- Calories: 335
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 155mg