They say that the world’s getting smaller, and this certainly applies to foods as well. In today’s age of social media and Tik Tok, people are going to new extremes in hopes of finding internet fame.
Leading this movement are the breakfast connoisseurs who’ve taken their favorite breakfast staples and turned them into cereal. It all started with mini pancakes and french toasts, and now it’s croissants’ turn to join the tiny cereal army.
The mini croissant phenomenon was first introduced by a recipe website called ChefSteps after watching the tiny cereal trend take off on social media.
The website’s co-founder, Grant Crilly, said that he came across the recipe of pancake cereal one day while scrolling through TikTok and his mind suddenly started going towards other cereal ideas.
Croissants were the first thing that popped into his mind, but he knew that its execution would be tricky, to say the least. But he used his culinary experiences and some food science to create the perfectly flaky and buttery mini treats that can be enjoyed with a bowl of milk.
There is no doubt that croissants are the toughest pasty to make in the bread family, and it can take hours to fold and refold dough to create those incredible layers that are buttery and flaky at the same time. It’s no wonder that croissants are the pride and joy of french cuisine, and Europeans take this breakfast staple quite seriously.
A mini version of this flaky pastry is definitely harder, but according to Crilly, anything that’s worth doing is worth overdoing. And so he set out on his culinary adventure to create a ChefSteps version of the tiny breakfast cereal.
The mini croissants get their unique crunch and shiny exterior from a maple syrup glaze, which helps them from getting soggy in the milk too quickly. For a more cinnamon-y taste, add some ground cinnamon into the syrup before brushing it onto the croissant.
To make your cereal really crunchy, let the croissants cook in the oven at the lowest temperature setting and leave them in the oven to cool down after they’re cooked. This will suck the moisture out, giving you a crispy end result.
You can easily make these croissants with store-bought dough if you can’t make some at home but make sure to thin out the dough sheet to the desired thickness before cutting out strips for rolling. You can find the full recipe here.