#2: Croissant Embellished with Banana Custard and Chocolate

this one should probably be on a show like 'semi home-made'. my friend scavenged a free croissant from work and brought it home, so we thought to ourselves, how can we jazz this up into something more exciting? while i'm sure the croissant by itself it tasty enough, there's nothing better than a stuffed croissant (either sweet or savory). we thought we'd fill it with some fruit, and the most promising we could find in my house was a banana. how about banana custard? with....chocolate!! banana and chocolate tend to make an excellent pair, so why not stuff it into a croissant.



we found a recipe on allrecipes.com for a banana custard pudding (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Banana-Custard-Pudding/Detail.aspx).

step 1. make custard. for the most part we followed the directions of the recipe, but then mashed up some banana and added it to the mixture (which in the end was a good call). we had with 3 full dishes of banana custard pudding, and then put the remaining inside our croissant. we then microwaved some semi-sweet chocolate and added a bit of milk to loosen the mixture. we probably overheated the chocolate because it was not smooth enough to drizzle. we ended up with clumpy chocolate on the top. but alas, chocolate is still chocolate, and chocolate is delicious.




we stuck the croissant into the fridge to cool and eat the next morning. baked in a toaster oven at 350˚ for about 5 minutes. the custard was warm and gooey, oozing out of the croissant. it was pure deliciousness, but pretty rich for the morning. warning: you may get food coma after eating this for breakfast.

i think next time we should try stuffing some ham and cheese inside for a more savory version. yum!