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Chocolate and marzipan croissants

Published: 11 Jan 17
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Fill leftover croissants with chocolate, marzipan and amaretti for a decadent breakfast that’s the perfect way to kick off Easter Sunday or Christmas Day. (Psst! This would be a great recipe with which to wake up your mum on Mother’s Day, too.)

Day-old croissants work best in this recipe, as they’re easier to cut and crisp up well in the oven.

Easy
December 2016

Test kitchen approved

Makes 4
Hands-on time 10 min, oven time 8 min

Day-old croissants work best in this recipe, as they’re easier to cut and crisp up well in the oven.

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Ingredients

4 croissants
100g good quality marzipan, grated
5g unsalted butter
30g amaretti biscuits, plus extra to serve
50g dark chocolate, chopped
Melted chocolate to serve

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Method

Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. Slice open the croissants without cutting through to the other side.
Put the marzipan, butter and amaretti biscuits in a food processor and whizz to just combine.
Divide the mixture among the croissant cavities, then top with the chopped dark chocolate.

Put in a baking tray and bake for 8 minutes or until the chocolate melts and the marzipan softens.
Drizzle with melted chocolate and crumble over another amaretti biscuit, if you like.