White Chocolate, Cherry & Almond Mini Croissants made with MILKYBAR®

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Brand
Preparation time
30 min
Number of servings

10

White Chocolate, Cherry, and Almond Mini Croissants Made with MILKYBAR® offer a creative and efficient way to transform croissants into a gourmet dessert that will delight your customers..

In just 15 minutes of prep and 10-15 minutes of baking, you can create a refined dessert that features the sweetness of MILKYBAR® Mix-in White Chocolate Chips and the tartness of pitted cherries in syrup.

A mini croissant is the perfect addition for upscale brunches, dessert menus, and buffets that prioritise flavour and presentation. Whether paired with artisanal coffee or served as part of a multi-course meal, this versatile pastry elevates any menu selection.

Explore the recipe below or discover more brunch options in our menu ideas.

Ingredients

MILKYBAR® Mix-in bag of white chocolate chips

MILKYBAR® Mix-in White Chocolate Chips

For the croissant

10 mini croissants
1 egg white
40g flaked almonds

for the frangipane

30g salted butter, softened
25g light brown sugar
50g ground almonds
1/2tsp almond extract
1 egg yolk
50g pitted cherries in syrup, plus 4tbsp syrup

to serve

60g MILKYBAR® Mix-in White Chocolate Chips
1 tbsp Icing sugar, for dusting

Preparation

1

To Make the Frangipane: Place the butter, sugar, ground almonds, almond extract, egg yolk and cherries into a blender and blitz until smooth and spoon into a piping bag.
2

To Assemble Cut the croissants lengthways, brush the cut sides with some of the reserved cherry syrup then pipe in a little frangipane into each base
3

Replace the tops and place on to an oven tray and lightly whisk the egg white and reserved cherry syrup then brush over the tops of each croissant.
4

Pipe the remaining frangipane onto the centre and finish with the flaked almonds
5

Heat the oven to 160C fan. Bake for 10 minutes or until the almonds are golden and the frangipane is set.
6

Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack
7

Melt the MILKYBAR® Mix-in White Chocolate and drizzle over the croissants and once set dust with icing sugar.

NUTRITION INFORMATION
PORTION INFORMATION

TYPICAL VALUES	Per 100g	Per serve	Reference Intake	% RI*
Energy	1327 kJ 317 kcal	1287 kJ 308 kcal	8400 kJ 2000 kcal	15%
Fat	17.1g	8.2g	70	24%
of which: saturates	8.5g	32.2g	20	41%
Carbohydrate	33.2g	15.2g	260	12%
of which: sugars	15.6g	15.2g	90	17%
Fibre	2.2g	2.2g	-	-
Protein	6.5g	6.3g	50	13%
Salt	0.79g	0.76g	6	13%

*Reference Intake of an average adult (8400 kJ/2000 kcal).

Based on the stated recipe. Portions should be adjusted for children of different ages.

Energy

Fat

Saturates

Sugars

Salt

1287 kJ

308 kcal

16.6 g

8.2 g

15.2 g

0.76 g

15%*

24%*

41%*

17%*

13%*

*Reference Intake of an average adult (8400 kJ/2000 kcal).

The recipe nutrition information is approximate and based on the ingredients listed. Please consider if any ingredients are changed or substituted then the nutrition will change.