Blueberry Pineapple Croissant Pudding or Pie
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- butter-flavored cooking spray (as Mazola)
- 6 bakery plain croissants
- 1.23 ml ground cinnamon, about
- 1.23 ml apple pie spice, about
- 28.34 g can comstock more fruit premium blueberry pie filling, divided
- 28.34-233.88 g delmonte crushed pineapple in syrup or 28.34 g can delmonte fresh cut pineapple chunks in juice, divided and juice reserved
- 1 lemon, juice of, fresh
- 2 large fresh eggs, beaten
- 157.80 ml half-and-half cream, divided, approximately
- 2.46 ml pure vanilla extract
- sugar or Splenda sugar substitute, as needed
- 88.74 ml butter
- 28.34-56.69 g Grand Marnier or 4.92 ml brandy extract
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spray 2 quart rectangular oven casserole dish with butter spray.
- Slice croissants crosswise in half.
- Place bottom half in dish.
- Reserve tops.
- Pour enough half-and-half over croissants in the dish to almost cover them.
- Spoon about 1 tablespoon blueberry pie filling on each croissant half in the dish.
- Reserve about 1/4 can of the filling in a small sauce pan. Set aside.
- With a slotted spoon, spoon some of the drained pineapple on top of the pie filling.
- Reserve several tablespoons pineapple and add it to the reserved pie filling (above).
- Reserve syrup or pineapple juice from can and set it aside.
- Spread fruit over croissant halves already in the bottom of the dish and place top halves of croissants in the dish.
- In a small bowl with a wire whip make a sauce by whisking together 2 eggs, 1/3 cup half-and-half, reserved pineapple juice or syrup, juice of 1/2 lemon, 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, plus 2 to 4 Tablespoons less sugar or artificial sweetener such as Splenda.
- Pour this over all.
- Press down gently on the croissants with the back of a spoon so that they absorb the sauce.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon, apple pie spice and dot with butter patties.
- Bake about 40 minutes at 350°F or until liquid absorbs and croissants are golden brown.
- Serving Sauce: When ready to serve, in a small saucepan, combine the remaining pie filling, pineapple, 2 Tablespoons butter and 1 or 2 ounces Grand Marnier Brandy.
- Sweeten to taste.
- Heat slowly over low heat while stirring gently to combine and prevent sticking.
- Allow sauce to thicken slightly and spoon on top of Pudding Pie.
- Serve warm.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Nita Holleman
Franklin, NC
We hail fom Central Georgia, but live in our fifth Southeastern State -- Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina (USA). I have been cooking Southern food for more that fifty (50) years. My mentors were my grandfather, my husband's favorite aunt, and several maids/cooks who worked in our home.
I guess the best cookbook you can own would be the all time favorite, "Joy Of Cooking." Although not ethnic, it has lots of basic cooking information in it. I've given it as a gift to all our family.