4 cherry chocolate croissant bread pudding Recipes

butter, softened, eggs, lightly beaten, half-and-half or 1 1/2 cups light cream, almond extract, croissant , halved horizontally, semisweet chocolate piece, ground, lucky leaf cherry pie filling, sliced almonds, vanilla ice cream (optional)

dried cherries, pecans, canola oil for greasing, heavy cream, vanilla bean, egg yolks, sugar, salt, day-old croissants, coarsely grated bittersweet chocolate (from about 1 oz)

butter, melted, chopped croissants , cinnamon rolls, or bread pieces, brown sugar, cinnamon, chocolate covered raisins , cherries, or cranberries, eggs beaten, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, nutmeg, heavy cream, milk, apricot preserves (optional), cream (optional)