Hot Honey Bacon, Egg & Cheese Croissant Breakfast Casserole
This Hot Honey Bacon, Egg & Cheese Croissant Casserole is the viral Thanksgiving-morning breakfast you’ll want every year. Buttery croissants, crispy bacon, fluffy eggs, melty cheese, and a warm hot honey drizzle on top. Sweet, spicy, savory, and unbelievably good.
Ingredients
Base:
- 8 –10 mini croissants (about 11 oz) torn into chunks
- 1 lb bacon cooked crispy + chopped
- 1 cup shredded cheddar or Colby Jack
- 8 large eggs
- 1 cup half & half
- ½ cup cottage cheese or Greek yogurt blended smooth
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Finish:
- Hot honey (homemade or store-bought) Mix: 1 tbsp melted butter, 4 tbsp honey, Louisiana style hot sauce to taste
- Flaky sea salt
- Optional: sliced green onions
Let's Make It
- Cook the bacon: Fry or bake bacon until crispy, then chop into small pieces.
- Prep the croissants While the bacon is cooking tear croissants into rustic chunks and scatter them in a greased 9×13 casserole dish.
- Make the custard: Whisk together the eggs, half & half, blended cottage cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper.
- Sprinkle bacon evenly over the croissants.
- Slowly pour the custard all over the croissants and bacon.
- Let it soak for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle shredded cheese over the top.
- Bake at 350°F for 35–40 minutes, or until golden, puffed, and the center is set.
- Right out of the oven, drizzle generously with hot honey and finish with flaky salt.
- Cut into squares, garnish with green onions, and serve warm.