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May 9, 2014

Grilled Croissants (a la plancha)

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It seems like everyone has their “I almost burned down the kitchen” story. I finally have mine. I set a croissant on fire in my oven. Within seconds, it went from being a lovely toasty croissant into a blazing fireball. No worries though. I turned off the oven, kept the door closed, and the fire quickly lost its appetite. The croissant transformed into a piece of charcoal, but no other casualties.

After that experience, I haven’t put a single croissant into my oven. But surprisingly, I don’t miss it at all.

Grilled Croissants

I found the idea to grill croissants from chef Alex Raij, which she calls Croissants ala Plancha. Croissants grilled in butter and topped with vanilla butter. I couldn’t believe the ingenuity when I saw the recipe. And her quote, “buy all the day old croissants you can,” made me love her even more. I could live by that principle.

Grilled CroissantsFortunate for me, I work at a coffee shop, so there’s always a chance that I’ll end up with some day old croissants. At the end of each shift, I’m always looking around. Croissants? Do we have any croissants left? Any croissants still on the display shelf? Sometimes, I am lucky and I snag one or two.

Grilled Croissants

There’s not much to making grilled croissants. Melt some butter on the stove on medium-high heat. Cut each croissant in half. Fry them for a few minutes on each side. Vanilla butter is made simply by creaming room temperature butter with some vanilla beans.

Grilled CroissantsThese grilled croissants are delicious served with butter, with maple syrup, and with jam. If you get your hands on some leftover chocolate croissants, those are lovely to grill too!

By Tina Jui
Last updated: November 27, 2019
Filed Under: Breads and Muffins, Breakfast and Brunch Recipes, Collections, Cooking Style, Kid Friendly, Lifestyle, Quick and Easy Breakfasts, Quick and Easy Brunches, Stove Top, VegetarianTags: croissants, vanilla

About Tina Jui

A breakfast lover and food blogger. Tina develops everyday breakfast recipes on The Worktop, and writes about all things related to breakfast and brunch. Originally from California, she now lives in London. Read more about Tina Jui or drop an email to say hi.

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  1. Josiah Cochran says

    April 30, 2020 at 1:14 pm

    This is a really cool way to make something that is usually baked inside an oven. It’s really handy because my over stop working a few days ago, I had to use up some dough before it went bad, and this is perfect.

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  2. Bonnie Eng says

    May 13, 2014 at 1:01 am

    Oh my goodness, you are a genius Tina! You seriously know how to throw it down. Simple, gorgeous, and I know it must taste amazing!! =)

    Reply
  3. Jacqueline Meldrum says

    May 10, 2014 at 11:06 am

    I hope I’m not gaining weight just looking at that! It looks wonderful. I wouldn’t be able to resist at all.

    Reply

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