Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding

Given its origin as a way to use up stale bread, bread pudding is usually thought of as a thrifty, humble dessert. But this recipe for flaky croissants baked in bourbon-spiked custard with pockets of melted chocolate is decadent in every way. And yet it’s almost absurdly easy to make: you simply whisk the custard, pour it over the croissants and chocolate, let soak, and bake.

Though there’s bourbon in the recipe, the bread pudding does not have a boozy flavor. I recommend it for dep