• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Popsicle Blog
  • Home
  • The OC
  • Craft
    • Printables
    • Kids Crafts
    • Holiday Crafts
    • Gifts
    • Teacher's Gifts
    • Home Decor Crafts
    • Science Experiments
    • Costume Ideas
    • Tutorials
  • Eat
  • Celebrate
    • Valentine's Day
    • President's Day
    • St. Patrick's Day
    • Easter & Spring
    • Earth Day
    • Mother's Day
    • 4th of July
    • School
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • New Year
  • Travel
  • Life
    • Style
    • Products I Love
    • Tips
  • Contact
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home
  • Life
  • The OC
  • Crafts
  • Eat
  • Celebrate
  • Travel
  • Style
  • Contact
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • Google+
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • rss
  • ×

    Home » Eat

    4th of July Dessert Recipe: Red, White & Blue Bread Pudding

    Published: Jul 1, 2013 · Modified: Feb 3, 2021 · By Jill · This post may contain affiliate links · 9 Comments

    4th of July dessert recipe

    4th of July dessert recipe? Yes please!!! Bread pudding is one of my weaknesses. I love it...especially right out of the oven when it's warm a gooey.  So when I had a craving for it the other night, I looked in the fridge to see if I had ingredients to make some. I didn't have the typical bread pudding ingredients, but I did have a whole flat of croissants, and an abundance of strawberries and blue berries. With that, I came up with this easy AND yummy dessert...that just happened to be perfect for 4th of July. A Red, White & Blue Bread Pudding! Of course, this dessert can be made any time during the year, with any type of berries too.

    How to Make Red, White and Blue Bread Pudding

    It's really easy to make this yummy 4th of July dessert recipe...or breakfast. All you need are some croissants (day old is best), fresh berries (frozen could also work), cream cheese, sugar, eggs and milk.

    blueberry-strawberry-bread-pudding

    You can use any kind of berries that you'd like. Raspberries, blackberries or boysenberries could be really tasty too.

    blueberry-strawberry-baked-french-toast

    Place your cubed croissants into a baking dish, and then spread the berries over the top.

    blueberry-strawberry-cream-cheese-bread-pudding

    In another bowl, mix the softened cream cheese, eggs, sugar and vanilla. after the mixture is smooth, add the milk and continue to blend until blended and smooth.

    blueberry-bread-pudding-cream-cheese

    Now, pour all of the cream cheese mixture over the croissants and berries.

    4th of july dessert recipe

    Let the cream cheese mixture soak into the croissants by letting it sit 20 minutes before placing it into your preheated oven. cook the bread pudding for 25-30 minutes or until center is set. if top starts to get too brown, place a piece of tin foil onto until it is fully cooked. You can eat it immediately, and topping it with powdered sugar, whipped cream or ice cream is a really good idea (wink). Enjoy!

    4th-of-july-dessert-bread-pudding

    Red, White and Blue Bread Pudding Recipe

    Directions

    • 5 large croissants, cut into cubes
    • 1-¼ cups fresh or frozen blueberries
    • 1-¼ cups fresh or frozen strawberries cut into small pieces (raspberries work too!)
    • 1 pkg. (8 oz.)  Cream Cheese softened
    • ¾ cups sugar
    • 2 eggs
    • 1-½ tsp. vanilla
    • 1-½ cups milk

    Directions

    • Preheat oven to 350°F.
    • Place croissant pieces evenly in medium baking dish or 9 x 9" pan. sprinkle with blueberries and strawberries.
    • With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a medium bowl until well blended. Then, gradually add the milk, beating well until mixture is smooth. pour cream cheese mixture evenly over croissants pieces and fruit. Let stand 20 min.
    • Place dish into preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until center is set and top is golden brown. If the top starts to brown before the bread pudding is finished, place a piece of aluminum foil over the top until it is fully cooked. Serve warm. It also tastes go when it is sprinkled with powdered sugar.
    • Enjoy! (makes 8-10 servings)

    The perfect 4th of July Recipe

    Wasn't that easy? Hope you enjoyed this 4th of july dessert recipe as much as we do. Happy 4th!

    Red, White & Blue Bread Pudding - Great for dessert or breakfast.

    Tweet about this on Twitter
    Twitter
    Share on Facebook
    Facebook
    Pin on Pinterest
    Pinterest

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Avatarkara noel @small things

      July 02, 2013 at 3:11 pm

      I love the 4th of July spin!

      Reply
    2. AvatarSharon Garofalow

      July 02, 2013 at 8:17 am

      Oh yeah. This sounds amazing! I never thought to use croissants!!! I bet that tastes delightful.

      Reply
    3. AvatarKaren Harrell

      July 02, 2013 at 7:22 am

      Cannot wait to make this...so yummy looking. Aside from Costco and sams where can I get croissants?

      Reply
    4. Avatarpattie

      July 01, 2013 at 11:47 pm

      Oh my goodness. I LOVE bread pudding. Can't wait to make this!!!

      Reply
    5. AvatarJustine Burgess

      July 01, 2013 at 9:15 pm

      I can almost taste it! I am totally making that on Thursday.

      Reply
    6. AvatarRoni Faida

      July 01, 2013 at 7:58 pm

      I LOVE LOVE LOVE bread pudding. I have never seen it like this but your pictures make it look really good! Found you on SITS girls FB page. I'm now following you on Bloglovin. Have a great night!

      Reply

    Trackbacks

    1. 15 Patriotic Desserts Cake Pops Trifle Cupcakes Fudge Sweets says:
      6/26/17 at 1:42 pm

      […] 2. 4th Of July Dessert Table 3. 4th Of July Cake Push-up Pops 4. 4th Of July Fireworks Punch 5. Red, White and Blue Bread Pudding 6. Red, White & Blue Fudge 7. Red, White & Blue Sour Patch Kids Trifle 8. Cola Soaked […]

      Reply
    2. Ten Tasty Strawberry Dishes | Food&FamFood&Fam says:
      5/21/14 at 12:03 pm

      […] Red, White, & Blue Croissant Bread Pudding from Popsicle Blog […]

      Reply
    3. Fourth of July Salute to Wounded Warriors - Brawny Towels says:
      7/4/13 at 6:03 am

      [...] [...]

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    About Me

    JillWe love living in Orange County... from the beach, to theme parks, to the great weather and food. We couldn't be more happy here. Sharing the greatest things to do in the OC is what we do best... Read More…

    jillparkin @ gmail.com

    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • Google+
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • rss
    • Work with Us
    • Contact
    • As Seen On
    • Disclosure & Privacy Policy

    Recent Posts

    • Celebrating Springtime at South Coast Plaza
    • 2021 Easter Egg Hunts and Spring Events in Orange County
    • Flintstones Bedrock City: A Quirky Arizona Roadside Stop
    • Jurassic Quest Drive Thru Has Come to Orange County

    Need Something to Do?

    The Best Road Trip Ever

    Subscribe

    Stay on top of what’s new by subscribing!

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    ARCHIVES

    Copyright © 2020 Popsicle Blog