PREP: 20 MINS | COOK: 40 MINS | SERVES: 6

What you’ll need…

• 1/2 cup sultanas
• 40ml orange juice
• 4 extra large eggs
• 300ml pouring cream
• 250ml milk
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 8 small croissants, halved horizontally
• 100g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp flaked almonds

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced).
2. Combine sultanas and juice in a small bowl and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, milk, sugar and vanilla.
4. Sprinkle some of the sultanas and chocolate over the base of a rectangular baking dish. Arrange half of croissants in the baking dish, slightly overlapping. Sprinkle with more of the sultanas and chocolate. Top with remaining croissants, sultanas and chocolate.
5. Pour egg mixture over croissants allowing time for it to be absored, approximately 30 minutes. Sprinkle with almonds.
6. Bake pudding for 35-40 minutes or until set. Serve warm with cream or ice-cream.