Pain au chocolat pudding

• portions: Serves 6

Ingrédients

Butter, for greasing

5 eggs

350ml whole milk

250ml cream

1 tbsp vanilla extract

4 tbsp brown sugar

8 large chocolate croissants, quartered

Instructions

1 Preheat the oven to 180'C/160C fan/gas mark 4. Grease a 23 x 33cm baking dish with butter and set aside.

2 In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, cream, vanilla and sugar. Add the chocolate croissants and allow to sit for five minutes until they have absorbed the custard.

3 Pour the croissant mixture, plus any remaining liquid, into the prepared baking dish.

4 Bake for 30 minutes or until the custard is fully cooked and the tops of the croissants begin to crisp slightly.

5 Remove the bread pudding from the oven and serve warm.