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Bakery-style almond croissant dusted with powdered sugar and topped with sliced almonds.
Cindy

Easy Almond Croissants

These Easy Almond Croissants transform buttery store-bought croissants into a bakery-worthy treat with little effort. They're crisp on the outside, soft on the inside and packed with a slightly sweet almond flavour.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 6 croissants
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
Cuisine: French
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Simple Syrup
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 tsp vanilla
Almond Frangipane
  • 2 eggs
  • 50 g brown sugar ¼ cup
  • 25 g sugar white, 2 tbsp
  • 110 g unsalted butter melted and cooled, ½ cup
  • 80 g almond flour ¾ cup
  • 40 g all-purpose flour ¼ cup
  • 50 g sliced almonds ½ cup
Assembly
  • 50 g sliced almonds ½ cup, for topping
  • 6 croissants day-old, butter, Costco

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Mixer
  • Spatula
  • Serrated knife
  • Baking Sheet
  • Parchment Paper
  • Cooling Rack

Method
 

  1. Prepare the oven. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Make the simple syrup. Heat the sugar, water and vanilla until dissolved. Allow it to cool before using.
  3. Assemble the almond frangipane. Beat together the eggs and sugars until light and fluffy. Stream in the melted butter and mix well. Gently fold in almond flour, flour and sliced almonds. Reserve ½ cup frangipane for the topping.
  4. Prepare the croissaints. Using a serrated knife, slice each croissant in half horizontally. Brush the inside of each croissant with simple syrup. Spread a generous layer of almond frangipane over each bottom half before closing them. Spread another thin layer over the tops of each croissant and sprinkle generously with sliced almonds. Bake for 20 minutes until the almond filling is lightly golden and the croissants are crisp.

Notes

Use day-old croissants for the most authentic bakery texture.
It's okay to overfill the croissants. The filling will bake into a delicious pastry!
Melted butter creates the smoothest almond frangipane.
A light coating of simple syrup on the croissant exterior helps recreate the moist texture found in French bakeries.
Dust with powdered sugar after the croissants have cooled slightly.
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