Orange & Ricotta French Croissants
Orange & Ricotta French Croissants
What do you do with day old croissants? How about stuff them with orange, ricotta and Philadelphia cheeses and make a French Toast like breakfast out of them! They turned out delicious! If at the end you have leftover French Toast batter, you can always make my Orange Pancakes.
Orange & Ricotta French Croissants
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Author: Costco Diva
Recipe type: Breakfast
Serves: 3+
Ingredients
For the French Toast batter
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons fresh squeezed orange juice
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon Kirkland pure vanilla
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
For the Filling
- 3 tablespoons Ricotta (available at Costco at about half the price of your supermarket)
- 3 teaspoons Philadelphia cheese (also available at Costco)
- 6 teaspoons orange pulp
- 1½ teaspoons sugar
The rest
- 3-4 croissants
- 2 teaspoons butter
- Kirkland maple syrup and cinnamon to top
Instructions
- Prepare the French Toast batter by adding the eggs to a bowl and gently beating them.
- Add the remaining batter ingredients and mix, set aside.
- In another small bowl, prepare the filling by mixing the filing ingredients together.
- Make a pocket in each croissant by slicing open the sideand fill each with ⅓ of the filling. Try as best you can to close the croissant back up.
- In a large fry pan over medium heat, melt approximately 2 teaspoons of butter.
- One at a time dip the croissants into the French Toast batter, submerging/covering them and then add the croissant to the pan.
- Fry the croissant until golden brown on the underside, then flip and fry until done.
- Serve topped with maple syrup, a sprinkling of cinnamon and optionally with fresh orange slices.
Stuffing the croissants
Orange & Ricotta French Croissants
