Almond Croissants are the perfect way to start the day. I believe them to be the ultimate classic sweet breakfast pastry.
I am excited to share that it is no longer beyond the realm of home cooks.
This recipe is re-created using supermarket bought croissants and an easily made almond cream for the filling and topping.
These beautiful Almond Croissants may not be made in the traditional way, however, they are still a sweetly decadent way to start the day be it a leisurely breakfast or when catering a brunch with friends. Enjoy the Almond Croissants with a cup of coffee, or for a more celebratory occasion, a glass of champagne.
The Almond Croissants are very simple to make. I prepare the almond cream in a food processor.
All of the ingredients are added and combined until a smooth cream is formed. Prior to assembling, I recommend warming the croissants in the oven, to allow the almond cream to be more spreadable. Once warmed, a generous quantity of the almond cream is spread in the centre of the croissant. Top the croissant with some more of the almond cream, and sprinkle with some flaked almonds. Bake the pastries until golden brown.
I serve the Croissants straight from the oven with a dusting of icing sugar and some fresh fruit on the side.
They are simply delicious, and a fantastic breakfast or brunch recipe to impress your family and friends.
I do hope you enjoy, and please let me know what you think in the comments! If you have friends or family who love croissants but are not a fan of almonds – you could also warm some croissants and serve with our Easy Strawberry Sauce.
Xx Alex
P.S. Looking for some more great breakfast ideas? Have a look at some of our other favourites here:
- Peach, Raspberry and White Chocolate Muffins
- Overnight Oats with Apple and Sultanas
- Healthy Oat and Yoghurt Pancakes
- Peach and Mint Smoothie
Easy Almond Croissants
Ingredients
- 75 g butter at room temperature
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1/4 cup icing sugar
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
- 1/2 tsp almond extract use a little extra if you want a heightened almond flavour
- 1/2 cup flaked almonds
- 4 large croissants I use Woolworths or Coles brand usually
- icing sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 Degrees C. (350 F)
- Split the croissants length ways.
- Line a baking tray with baking paper. Place the croissants on the baking tray and bake for 5 mins.
- Meanwhile, place butter, almond meal, icing sugar, flour and essences in a food processor. Process until a smooth paste forms.
- Open each croissant out flat. Spread 1 tablespoon of the mixture over the centre of each warmed croissant. Close to sandwich together.
- Spread about 1 teaspoon of paste over the top of each croissant and sprinkle with flaked almonds.
- Bake for another 10 minutes approximately, until golden.Dust with icing sugar to serve.
This is definitely a delicious recipe and one that my kids really enjoyed also.
Thanks, Gervin – this is definitely a good one for the whole family to enjoy, I agree 🙂
loved how you elevated the store brought croissants. I love me some croissants so I am totally going to try it. Thanks for sharing.
If you serve these to family and friends your baking credentials will increase enormously.They are delicious. 🙂
Yummy! I love croissants – so light fluffy and perfect for a quick breakfast bite.
Love the almond topping you put on top. This is such a clever idea! And so tasty!
Lisa, this is such an easy way to turn a store-bought croissant into something special. I am so glad you enjoyed them.
Almonds croissants are some of my favorites, they are always my treat when I go to London. The almond and the essence of almond make them so delicious!
I am so glad to be able to now make them at home! Yum!
I agree Joanna, definitely a favourite. I love that I can transform storebought croissants so easily with this recipe. 🙂
Wow, these are delightful!
This is a great recipe. The almond cream transforms shop-bought croissants; they look and taste very professional. I do hope that you try them. 🙂
Oh, I totally want to make your almond cream! Whenever we travel, I like to splurge and get a cream-filled croissant for breakfast. These really do sound easy, and I’m guessing they’d be great with a big cup of coffee! 🙂
Hi David, these really are very easy and perfect with a very large coffee. They turn a plain supermarket croissant into bakery standard almond croissant. I do hope that you try them. 🙂
Love the almond croissant. It is very tasty and satisfying – and I love your hack of preparing it so simply. Thank you for another delicious recipe!
It sure is – thank you so much!
This is an awesome recipe. It deserve 5-stars!
Aww, thank you, Blair!! 🙂
Oh my goodness! These look so delicious! I can’t wait to make this for brunch.
Hope you’ll enjoy, Bailey 🙂
I absolutely love almond flavoring! I love when birthday cake/frosting is flavored with almond extract. 🙂 These croissants are so pretty and sound fabulously delicious. Pinning!
I am the same! 😀 You will definitely love these then 🙂
I literally just want to make a batch and eat them ALL these look so good!
Haha, they are pretty tempting, I must confess 😉
I love croissants, but I’ve never thought to dress up a store-bought one. This is so smart and delicious looking!
Hi Jen! Thank you so much 🙂 I am so glad you like the idea!