Easy Almond Croissants
A quick and easy way to turn leftover croissants into delicious almond croissants! Perfect for satisfying your pastry cravings with minimal effort.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 3
Ingredients
Sugar glaze:
- ¼ cup (60 ml) water
- ½ tbsp white sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Almond paste mixture:
- ¾ cup (80 g) almond powder
- 6 tbsp (75 g) white sugar
- 4 tbsp (55 g) softened unsalted butter
- 1 small egg about 4 tbsp, at room temperature
- ¼ tsp almond extract
- Pinch of salt
Others:
- 3-4 store bought plain/butter croissants
- 3 tbsp almond flakes
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 F.
For the glaze:
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Place all glaze ingredients in a small saucepan. Warm it up until the sugar is dissolved. Set aside to cool slightly.
For the almond paste mixture:
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Add almond powder, sugar, and butter to a bowl, and mix. Then add the egg, almond extract, and salt, and mix again.
For the croissants:
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Cut each croissant in half horizontally. Brush each croissant (inside & out) with the sugar glaze.
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Fill the croissant with some almond paste, then add more on top, and finally sprinkle with almond flakes. Repeat until all croissants are filled and topped. Place them on your prepared tray.
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Bake for 10-25 minutes, or until the almond paste on top is golden brown. I started checking mine at 12 minutes and checked every 2 minutes after that.
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When done baking, remove the tray from the oven and let the croissants cool slightly. Then, add powdered sugar before enjoying.
Recipe Notes
- Ovens vary, so please check your croissants around the 12-minute mark. I had to check mine, and then checked every 2 minutes until the top was golden brown.
- I used 2 large croissants, but I had leftover almond paste mixture, so next time I might use 3 large croissants. If you're not into overly filled and topped croissants, then 4 croissants would be perfect!
