Quick Pain Au Chocolat
Created by Sue on March 20, 2013
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #8687
Ingredients
- 4 plain croissants, sliced in half lengthwise
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar (optional)
- FOR THE GANACHE
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate or 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped (or could use morsels)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
How to Make
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Step 1: Place chocolate pieces in a heatproof bowl.
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Step 2: Heat cream until it just starts to boil; pour over the chocolate.
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Step 3: Stir until the chocolate melts and is well blended.
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Step 4: Let cool until ganache thickens and achieves a spreadable consistency; chill slightly if necessary.
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Step 5: Spread ganache on bottom halves of croissants; reassemble tops and dust lightly with powdered sugar.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (115.4 g)
- Calories 477.9
- Total Fat - 25 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.2 g
- Cholesterol - 58.7 mg
- Sodium - 364.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 60.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3 g
- Sugars - 39.1 g
- Protein - 6 g
- Calcium - 40.9 mg
- Iron - 2.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg