Lemon Blueberry Croissant Bread Pudding / #SpringSweetsWeek

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Welcome to #SpringSweetsWeek! This week I am joining a group of fun bloggers to bring you ideas  and recipes for celebrating spring! In conjunction with the fun, sweet treat recipes, we are having an awesome giveaway that I know you will want to be a part of! All you have to do is follow the information below to enter. 

Today, I made a Lemon Blueberry Croissant Bread Pudding! This bread pudding would be the perfect ending to any meal, and don’t tell anyone, but it tastes awesome in the morning too! I used fresh bakery croissants because I love the additional layer of flavor they give to the dish. But, to be truthful, I never met a bread pudding I didn’t love!
This recipe is easy to follow and it doesn’t take long to make. It is easier however, to make the lemon curd a day or two before making the bread pudding. Once this recipe was made, I added a lemon sauce to the dish. The bread pudding is wonderful with or without the sauce, but I was looking for more lemon flavor, and this sauce is it! I placed the sauce on the plate under the bread pudding and then drizzled more on the top of the dish. Either way you fix it, you will love it!

Lemon Blueberry Croissant Bread Pudding
(serves approx. 6-8)
(printable recipe at end of page)

8 large Croissants
8 ounce Fresh Blueberries
3 Eggs
1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream 
1/2 cup Sugar
Juice of 2 lemons

1 cup Lemon Curd Lemon Curd
1/3 cup Sugar
2 teaspoon Corn Starch
2 teaspoons Lemon Peel, finely shredded
1/4 cup Lemon Juice
1/4 cup Butter
2 eggs, beaten

Lemon Sauce
1 cup Water
1/2 cup Sugar
2 tablespoons Cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Butter
2 tablespoon Lemon Zest
1/3 cup fresh Lemon Juice
1/4 teaspoon Vanilla

Start by making the curd:

In a medium saucepan, mix together the sugar, corn starch, lemon peel, and juice over medium heat.

In a bowl, beat the 2 eggs.

Go back to the saucepan, and stir in the butter until melted. Stir the sauce constantly until it becomes thick and bubbly.

Add half of the egg mix to the bowl and stir to incorporate it. 

Add all the ingredients in the bowl back into the pan. Cook and stir for 2 more minutes, then remove from heat. Cover with wax paper and let cool. The curd can sit in the refrigerator for at least 3-4 days.

To make the Bread Pudding:

Chop the croissants into small bite size pieces. Place the croissants and the Blueberries into the pan. I used a Swiss Diamond round casserole to bake this in. 

In a separate bowl mix the three eggs, heavy whipping cream, 1 cup curd sugar, and the lemon juice.

Pour the mix over the croissants, push all the ingredients down into thee mix so they are submerged, and bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Make the lemon sauce while the bread pudding is baking.

To make the Lemon Sauce:

Place water in a sauce pan and add the sugar and salt. Use a sieve to put cornstarch through and into the pan, stirring as added. Use medium heat until smooth and it thickens. Stir in butter, lemon juice, and vanilla. Remove from heat.

Place a small puddle of sauce on the plate.

Place a scoop of Lemon Blueberry Croissant Bread Pudding  on top of the sauce. Enjoy warm or cold!

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LEMON BLUEBERRY CROISSANT BREAD PUDDING

INGREDIENTS:

Lemon Blueberry Croissant Bread Pudding

  • 8 large Croissants
  • 8 ounce Fresh Blueberries
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • Juice of 2 lemons
  • 1 cup Lemon Curd

Lemon Curd

  • 1/3 cup Sugar
  • 2 teaspoon Corn Starch
  • 2 teaspoons Lemon Peel, finely shredded
  • 1/4 cup Lemon Juice
  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 2 eggs, beaten

Lemon Sauce

  • 1 cup Water
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Cornstarch
  • 1/8 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Butter
  • 2 tablespoon Lemon Zest
  • 1/3 cup fresh Lemon Juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS:

Lemon Curd

  1. In a medium saucepan, mix together the sugar, corn starch, lemon peel, and juice over medium heat.
  2. In a bowl, beat the 2 eggs.
  3. Go back to the saucepan, and stir in the butter until melted. Stir the sauce constantly until it becomes thick and bubbly.
  4. Add half of the egg mix to the bowl and stir to incorporate it.
  5. Add all the ingredients in the bowl back into the pan. Cook and stir for 2 more minutes, then remove from heat. Cover with wax paper and let cool. The curd can sit in the refrigerator for at least 3-4 days.

Lemon Sauce

  1. Place water in a sauce pan and add the sugar and salt. Use a sieve to put cornstarch through and into the pan, stirring as added. Use medium heat until smooth and it thickens. Stir in butter, lemon juice, and vanilla. Remove from heat.
  2. Place a small puddle of sauce on the plate.
  3. Place a scoop of Lemon Blueberry Croissant Bread Pudding on top of the sauce. Enjoy warm or cold!

Bread Pudding

  1. Chop the croissants into small bite size pieces. Place the croissants and the Blueberries into the pan. I used a Swiss Diamond round casserole to bake this in.
  2. In a separate bowl mix the three eggs, heavy whipping cream, 1 cup curd sugar, and the lemon juice.
  3. Pour the mix over the croissants, push all the ingredients down into thee mix so they are submerged, and bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Make the lemon sauce while the bread pudding is baking.

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