Brûlée Croissant & Berries

Ingredients

2 large croissants 

1/2 cup blueberries

1/2 cup raspberries

4 strawberries, sliced

2 tbsp fine sugar

2 tbsp powdered sugar

Ingredients for Passion Fruit Buttercream

• ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• 1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp milk
• 2 tbsp passion fruit pulp (frozen food section) thawed

To make the frosting: In a mixing bowl, add; room temperature butter and cream with a hand mixer. Gradually spoon in sugar and mix as you go, once sugar is whipped in, add milk, vanilla extract and passion fruit pulp and continue to whip until fluffy, chill for several hours.

Cooking Tools

Rolling Pin

Sheet pan

Brûlée torch

Piping bag with tip

Directions 

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. Flatten croissant with a rolling pin, place croissants on sheet pan and bake for 5 -7 minutes. Remove flatten toasted croissants and sprinkle 1 tbsp of sugar evenly on each croissant and using a brûlée torch, caramelize the sugar and cool. Spread or pipe the buttercream on top of each croissant and place berries on top. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.

Serves 2