Charcuterie Croissant Bake
One of the easiest make ahead breakfast or brunch recipes! Buttery croissants layered with all your favorite charcuterie bites from salami to cheese and olives. This savory breakfast recipe is easily customizable and can be prepped the day before.
If you are looking for an easy make ahead breakfast recipe- THIS is what you want to make. The key to making the egg and milk mixture is to add in a bit of dijon mustard- it adds a lot of flavor and pairs beautifully with salami and cheese. This croissant bake can be prepared in advance of any gathering OR even the day before making it the perfect recipe for any get together. It might taste and feel like a extra fancy breakfast but it is SO EASY to make and only requires a few ingredients. Add this to your menu next time you entertain! 🥐
This breakfast recipe is ideal for Easter, Mother’s Day or any spring brunch get together!
Ingredients for Charcuterie croissant bake
You really only need a handful of ingredients to make this breakfast bake and you can mix and match the ingredients if there is a cheese you have on hand that you want to use or maybe it’s starting to go bad in your fridge- use it for this recipe! This will easily feed up to 8 people so it’s perfect to feed a crowd.
Ideally you’ll want to use a deep 9 x 13 baking dish. My favorite is linked here.
Ingredients you need to make this easy croissant breakfast bake recipe:
croissants (could be a few days old or fresh)
brie cheese
mozzarella or gruyere cheese
salami
prosciutto
olives
eggs
milk
dijon mustard
garlic powder
salt & pepper
My favorite baking dishes to use are either from Staub or Pyrex- great quality and they are easy to clean. At such a great price point you can’t go wrong!
Ingredients:
Brie cheese- this is an earthy, creamy and melty cheese. It is DELICIOUS and decadent when baked in the oven and makes anything extra fancy when served for breakfast. I love adding brie cheese slices to this breakfast bake. If you are not a huge brie cheese fan, you can always substitute for havarti cheese or a white/old cheddar.
Mozzarella cheese- this cheese is what gives you that CHEESE PULL. If you are serving this at a holiday gathering and want that wow factor then add shredded mozzarella cheese on top of this breakfast bake. You can always substitute for cheddar instead.
Croissants- you can use croissants that are a few days old or fresh from the bakery. Either way they are perfect for this breakfast bake because they are light, flaky, buttery and who doesn’t love croissants??
Salami and Prosciutto- you can really use any charcuterie you’d like but I find when both of these bake up in the oven they add so much flavor to the recipe and add that saltiness the croissant bake was needing!
Always buy a good quality brie cheese! Brie originates in France so try to get one that says “made in France” or “made with French practices” on the label. It will be better quality and melt perfectly in the oven. I have found that the cheaper brie cheeses are not authentic and pool oil when baked. A quality French brie will be your go to for any get together especially when friends and family are gathering together to soak up time together and good eats.
What this will look like before being covered with foil and going into the fridge to set
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Charcuterie Croissant Bake
One of the easiest make ahead breakfast or brunch recipes! Buttery croissants layered with all your favorite charcuterie bites from salami to cheese and olives. This savory breakfast recipe is easily customizable and can be prepped the day before.
Ingredients
- 6-8 croissants (could be a few days old or fresh) torn into thirds
- 1 cup brie cheese cubed
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella or gruyere cheese
- 4 oz of torn salami
- 3 oz of prosciutto
- 1/2 cup olives
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups milk (I used 1%, 2% works too!)
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 F and lightly grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Cut croissants into quarters (you can also just tear them with your hands) and add 1/2 of them into the greased baking dish
- Add in 1/2 of your cheeses, olives, salami and proscuitto then add the rest of your croissants for a second layer
- Add the rest of your cheese, charcuterie meat & olives on top
- Then in a bowl, whisk together your egg, milk, dijon mustard and seasonings.
- Pour this egg & milk mixture on your croissants
- Cover the baking dish with foil and let sit in the fridge for at least 1 hour or overnight up to 12 hours
- When you are ready to bake, take off the foil. Put in the oven for 35-40 minutes at 350 F uncovered.
- When the top of the croissants are golden brown and the egg and milk mixture is absorbed it’s all done and ready to be served for brunch or breakfast!
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