Chocolate Almond Croissants!

Name: Thermomix recipe: Chocolate Almond Croissants!
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients: 6 Butter Croissants (day old); 100 Grams almonds; 100 Grams chocolate dark in pieces; 100 Grams unsalted butter cubed; 1 Teaspoon almond extract; 1 Tablespoon vanilla bean paste; Pinches pink salt flakes; 1 eggs; Flaked almonds as needed; 200 Grams water; 100 Grams raw caster sugar; Dash of brandy or rum (optional); Fresh cherries or other berries to garnish (optional)

Serves 6-8 Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 25 minutes Rated: Print

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I originally created this for George Calombaris when he visited Thermomix HQ back in 2009. He was such a nice guy, but his first question to me was whether I had made the croissants myself, which I had not. I sheepishly admitted they were purchased.

He had an obligatory taste, and then we moved on! Nowadays, I would totally make the croissants myself. Things have changed a lot in the last few years, but don't feel like you have to. This makes a stunning special occasion breakfast...go get a big bag of croissants, let them go a bit stale and this is then perfection for a decadent breakfast!

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Need

The Croissant bit
6 Butter Croissants (day old) Recipe
100 Grams almonds
100 Grams chocolate dark in pieces BUY
100 Grams unsalted butter cubed BUY
1 Teaspoon almond extract
1 Tablespoon vanilla bean paste BUY
Pinches pink salt flakes BUY
1 eggs
Flaked almonds as needed
Syrup
200 Grams water
100 Grams raw caster sugar BUY
Dash of brandy or rum (optional)
Fresh cherries or other berries to garnish (optional)

Do

1: Preheat oven to fan forced 160°C.
2: Cut croissants in half and lay bottom halves in baking dish.
3: Place almonds into Thermomix bowl and mill 8 sec/speed 8.
4: Add chocolate and mill 8 sec/speed 8.
5: Add butter, salt, extract, vanilla and egg and pulse together in Thermomix bowl for a few seconds. Mixture should be chunky and textured, as opposed to smooth and creamy!
6: When blended, spoon onto croissant halves and close croissant with top halves.
7: Syrup;
8: Bring water and sugar together until sugar is dissolved on Induction 6. Can add a dash of rum or brandy at this point.
9: Cool slightly.
10: Pour syrup over and allow to soak in. And this is a good point for more alcohol of choice…but you didn't hear it from me.
11: Sprinkle with flaked almonds and cherries or berries if using and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden.

Serve whilst warm.

Tenina Holder is a wife, mother of five and grandmother of eight, who started cooking in the olden days before Thermomix was even a thing.

Tenina has become the premium go to source for all Thermomix expertise and of course fresh and easy recipes that work. Her cooking classes and foodie trips are sold out in literally hours, her cookbooks appear on the Australian best seller lists and her social reach is in the millions. Her Insider Club is the most fun you can have with a Thermomix and you really should join her! She believes chocolate, butter and salt are health foods. Her food positivity mantra is, eat everything, just not all at once!