Easy Almond Croissants

Name: Easy Almond Croissants
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ¼ cup of unsalted butter; ¼ cup powdered sugar; 4 oz of almond paste; 3 eggs; ½ tsp almond extract; 3 tbsp flour; 1 package puffed pastry (you will need 2 sheets); 1 egg, lightly beaten; ¾ cup sliced almonds

8 steps

Prep:45minCook:20min

Easy Almond Croissants using store-bought puff pastry. Perfect for Christmas morning breakfast!

Updated at: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 05:02:23 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories260.7 kcal (13%)

Total Fat18.5 g (26%)

Carbs19.1 g (7%)

Sugars6.4 g (7%)

Protein5.6 g (11%)

Sodium75.2 mg (4%)

Fiber1.3 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

12 servings

¼ cupunsalted butter

¼ cuppowdered sugar

4 ozalmond paste

3eggs

½ tspalmond extract

3 Tbspflour

1 packagepuffed pastry

you need

1egg

lightly beaten

¾ cupsliced almonds

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400F.

Step 2

Beat together butter, sugar, and almond paste until combined.

Step 3

Add 2 eggs, one at a time, reserving the 3rd egg for the egg wash. Then add the almond extract.

Step 4

Add flour slowly until just combined.

Step 5

Cut out a 3 x5 square of puffed pastry. Place 2 tbsp of almond paste in the center. Take one corner and fold it over the cream, and then take the other corner and fold it over the top.

Step 6

At this stage, you could cover with plastic wrap and place your tray in the fridge overnight. And then the next morning proceed as follows.

Step 7

Lightly beat 1 egg, and then with a pastry brush, brush the egg wash over the pastries. Sprinkle with 1 tbsp of almonds

Step 8

Place in the oven 20 mins until puffed and golden brown.

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