Baked Egg & Cheese Croissants

(4 servings)

  • 4 medium croissants - split in half horizontally
  • 2 Tablespoons butter or cooking spray
  • 1 cup grated Swiss cheese
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan
  • 1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup skim milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 4 slices ham/Canadian bacon or six slices bacon (optional)
This was generally very good. It's a terrific recipe if you want to serve 4 croissant egg sandwiches all at once. Truth be told, I prefer a fried egg or scrambled eggs and cheese within a croissant as a sandwich, as opposed to this method where the croissant absorbs much of the egg like French toast. The star of this dish was the buttery croissants I used. The cheese was rather rich and I might consider omitting the Parmesan next time. The nutmeg was interesting but unnecessary. Overall: I was happy with this breakfast, but I'm not sure I'd make it again. (This recipe was submitted in 2008. It was tested and photographed in February 2017.)


Baked Egg & Cheese Croissants


How To Make Baked Egg & Cheese Croissants

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter four au gratin dishes. Place the bottom half of each croissant into a dish, cut side up. Mix Swiss, Parmesan and Jack cheeses. Top each croissant with the cheese mixture, dividing each cheese equally among the croissants. (As an optional step - add in slices of ham or cooked slices of bacon inside the croissant.)

In a medium bowl, beat the eggs, milk and seasonings until frothy. Replace the tops of the croissants and pour 2/3 cup of the egg mixture over each croissant.

Bake for 20 minutes or until the eggs are set and the croissants are a golden brown.


Baked Egg & Cheese Croissants



A great way to take croissants and make a breakfast extravaganza out of them. Also a great use if you have day-old croissants that are slightly stale.


Mr Breakfast would like to thank mrbreakfast_lvr for this recipe.

Recipe number 2380. Submitted 8/28/2008.