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Six simple ways to make plain (and slightly stale) croissants something special

These easy recipes dress up store-bought pastries into perfect fare for the long weekend.

6 recipes
Shakshuka meets savoury bread-and-butter pudding in this share-friendly brunch dish.
EASY

Croissant shakshuka bake

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Almond croissant.
EASY

Cheat’s almond croissant filled with frangipane

  • < 30 mins
  • Frank Camorra
Kate Reid's croissant 'bread and butter' pudding.

Croissant bread-and-butter-pudding loaf cake from Kate Reid’s Lune cookbook

  • Kate Reid
Transform stale croissants into french toast.
EASY

Coffee-infused croissant French toast with pitted cherries in syrup

  • < 30 mins
Strawberry and cream croissants.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s strawberry and cream croissants

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw's all-in bakery pudding.

Bakery pudding (aka bread-and-butter pudding supercharged with your favourite pastries)

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw