Chocolate Chip Croissant Casserole Bake with Maple Syrup (Easy Overnight Brunch)
Albert Wood
Chocolate Chip Croissant Casserole Bake with Maple Syrup (Easy Overnight Brunch)
Al Wood
40 minutes
3470
This Chocolate Chip Croissant Casserole Bake is the ultimate cozy-pan situation: torn, buttery croissants soaked in a creamy vanilla-cream cheese custard, sprinkled with melty chocolate chips, then baked until puffed and golden.

Ingredients
- 4 large croissants or about 5 cups worth
- 6 oz. cream cheese. I used full-fat; you could use Neufchâtel as well
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup Wood's Vermont Maple Sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- ¼ cup heavy cream or half and half
- Pinch kosher salt
- 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup Wood's Vermont Maple Syrup (warmed)
Directions
Lightly spray a 9×9 or 8×8 casserole pan with baking spray.
Tear (or chop) croissants into pieces and place in the prepared pan; they should rise above the top of the pan slightly.
Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the top.
In a mixer or with a hand mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in a medium bowl until creamy and well blended. Add milk and cream, mix until combined.
Pour egg mixture evenly over croissants. Cover with plastic wrap and lightly press croissants into the mixture, assuring they are all covered. Allow to stand for 20 minutes or refrigerate overnight (my preferred method).
Preheat the oven to 350°F, remove the casserole from the fridge, and let it come to room temperature while the oven preheats.
Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes or until set in the center, serve warm.
Drizzle warmed maple syrup over the top.
(Wood's Vermont Syrup Company has several choices for a syrup topping. Visit the Website)