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Creamy cookie butter sandwiched between buttery croissants, soaked in a rich vanilla custard, and generously sprinkled with a crispy Biscoff streusel. Add a drizzle of white chocolate cookie butter ganache and you have the most decadent bread pudding imaginable!

Cookie Butter Bread Pudding

Creamy cookie butter sandwiched between buttery croissants, soaked in a rich vanilla custard, and generously sprinkled with a crispy Biscoff streusel. Add a drizzle of white chocolate cookie butter ganache and you have the most decadent bread pudding imaginable!
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 40 minutes
Soaking Time 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 14 ounces croissants (about 6 croissants)
  • 1 cup creamy cookie butter (Biscoff or Speculoos spread)

Custard:

  • cup granulated sugar
  • cup brown sugar
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup whole milk

Biscoff Streusel Topping:

  • 4 Tablespoons butter, melted
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 5 Tablespoons brown sugar
  • 10 Biscoff/Speculoos cookies, finely crushed
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon

White Chocolate Cookie Butter Ganache:

  • 6 ounces white chocolate, chips or chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon creamy cookie butter (Biscoff or Speculoos spread)
  • cup heavy cream

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF. Slice each croissant in half, as you would for a sandwich. Lay each half flat on a baking sheet. Bake until dry and toasted, about 8-10 minutes.* Allow croissants to cool for 5 minutes.
  • Spread the cookie butter onto half of the croissant halves. Top each cookie butter half with a bare half, making a sandwich. Cut each croissant sandwich into 4-5 pieces.

Make the Custard:

  • In a large bowl, whisk the sugars, egg yolks, whole egg, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt together until smooth. Stir in the heavy cream and milk until combined.
  • Place croissant pieces into a greased 8-inch square baking dish. Pour the custard evenly over the croissants, gently pressing down on the bread to ensure that all of the pieces are completely saturated in the custard. Allow to sit and soak for at least an hour**.

Make the Streusel Topping:

  • Preheat the oven to 350ºF. In a medium bowl, stir the butter, flour, brown sugar, crushed cookies, and cinnamon together until combined. Sprinkle streusel topping evenly over the bread pudding.
  • Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes, or until golden and toasty. Allow to cool slightly for 20 minutes.

Make the Ganache:

  • Place the white chocolate and cookie butter into a medium bowl.
  • Pour the heavy cream into a small saucepan, and heat it up on the stove until it begins to simmer. Immediately pour the hot cream over the white chocolate, and wrap bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Allow to sit for 5 minutes.
  • Remove the plastic wrap, and stir the mixture until smooth and creamy.
  • To serve, slice/scoop bread pudding into bowls. Drizzle with ganache, and enjoy!

Notes

*If your croissants are already dry/stale, you can skip this baking step.
**You can also prepare this bread pudding the night before, allow it to soak overnight, then bake it in the oven the next day.