Sweet Croissant Breakfast Casserole with Berries Recipe

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Looking for a sweet and delicious breakfast to serve your family? This Croissant Breakfast Casserole is an easy dish to make. Served with fresh berries, eggs, and a sweet topping.

cast iron skillet filled with a baked breakfast casserole

If you are wondering, “What can I make for breakfast with croissants?”, this recipe is a perfect idea.

We often have leftover bread from dinners or items we recently picked up from the local bakery. However, we do not want them to turn and go to waste.

This sweet Croissant Breakfast Casserole will use up those delicious pastries and turn them into something that everyone will enjoy.

How do you keep a breakfast casserole from burning?

When baking this casserole, be sure to watch that the top doesn’t burn while in the oven. Either turn down the temperature to 300° F or cover the top with foil while it finishes baking.

strawberries and blueberries mixed in with croissants and topped with powdered sugar

Ingredients for Croissant Breakfast Casserole Recipe:

For full ingredients, see recipe card below.

medium-sized baked croissants
fresh blueberries
fresh strawberries
cubed cream cheese
fresh large eggs
whole milk
melted unsalted butter
lemon zest
basil
ground cinnamon
maple syrup
powdered sugar for garnish

Croissant Breakfast Casserole Recipe

Grease the bottom of a cast-iron skillet with olive oil to ensure the recipe does not stick. Preheat oven to 325°F.

Begin by ripping apart about six croissants to layer the bottom of the pan. Pour over 1/2 cup of each of the berries.

Layer over the cream cheese cubes evenly to the top of the croissants and berries.

Berry Breakfast Casserole served on a white plate and topped with a strawberry.

Rip the remaining six croissants and layer over the top.

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, mix together eggs, milk, melted butter, basil, lemon zest, cinnamon, and maple syrup. Mix well together.

Pour the mixture evenly over the top of the berry, croissant, and cream cheese layers.

Breakfast Casserole mixed with berries and croissants in a cast iron skillet with maple syrup being poured over.

Pour the remaining berries over the top.

Bake in the oven for roughly 20min or until the egg mixture is fully cooked. Do not let the tops of the croissants burn.

If they begin to burn, turn down the oven heat for 300°F or cover the top with foil. You may need to adjust the time of your baking based on your oven and location.

Croissant Breakfast Casserole served with strawberries and blueberries in a cast iron skillet.

Remove from the oven and let cool for about 15 minutes before adding powdered sugar layer over the top. Add more syrup, if desired.

Serve warm and enjoy!

Croissant Breakfast Casserole

Yield: 8 Servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Enjoy this simple but delicious Croissant Breakfast Casserole. A sweet mix of flavors for everyone in the family to love. Use the leftover pastries from the bakery to create this dish.

Ingredients

12 medium-sized baked croissants
1 cup fresh blueberries
1 cup fresh strawberries
8 oz. of cubed cream cheese
6 fresh large eggs
1 cup whole milk
1/4 cup melted unsalted butter
1 1/2 tsp lemon zest
1/2 tsp basil
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 cup maple syrup
powdered sugar for garnish

Instructions

Grease the bottom of a cast-iron skillet with olive oil to ensure the recipe does not stick. Preheat oven to 325°F.
Begin by tearing apart about six croissants to layer the bottom of the pan.
Pour over 1/2 cup of each of the berries.
Layer over the cream cheese cubes evenly to the top of the croissants and berries.
Tear apart the remaining six croissants and layer them over the top.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, mix together eggs, milk, melted butter, basil, lemon zest, cinnamon, and maple syrup. Mix well together.
Pour the mixture evenly over the top of the berry, croissant, and cream cheese layers.
Pour the remaining berries over the top.
Bake in the oven for roughly 20min or until the egg mixture is fully cooked.
Remove from the oven and let cool for about 15 minutes before adding powdered sugar layer over the top. Add more syrup, if desired.
Serve warm and enjoy!

Notes

Do not let the tops of the croissants burn. If they begin to burn, turn down the oven heat for 300°F or cover the top with foil. You may need to adjust the time of your baking based on your oven and location.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 672Total Fat: 38gSaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 244mgSodium: 557mgCarbohydrates: 69gFiber: 3gSugar: 36gProtein: 15g

Nutrition facts are not always accurate.