This recipe is inspired by the French classic croque monsieur, but we’ve added our own Gousto twist! You’ll be making a cheesy sauce with eggs, cream and our secret ingredient – Marmite, before pouring it all over torn croissants & ham. You’ll add a final sprinkling of gruyère cheese before baking until golden and crispy.

Ham & Cheesy Marmite Croissant Bake

Cook time: 40 mins

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients 

4 croissants (torn into large bite-sized pieces)

3 eggs

4 ham slices (torn into large bite-sized pieces)

150ml milk

150ml single cream

50g cheddar (grated)

50g gruyère (grated)

2 tbsp Marmite

Method

Step 1 Preheat the oven to 200ºC (180ºC fan). Once the oven is hot, add the torn croissants to a medium-sized ovenproof dish and bake for 10 mins – this will dry out the croissants and help them to soak up more sauce.

Step 2 Meanwhile, add the eggs, milk and single cream to a large bowl with a pinch of black pepper. Add 1 tbsp Marmite and whisk together until well combined, then stir in the grated cheddar.

Step 3 Once the croissant pieces are out of the oven, add them and the torn ham to the cheesy sauce and give everything a really good mix up.  Pour the mixture into the ovenproof dish and arrange the croissants so some are sticking up slightly (these will go crispy later!).

Step 4 Sprinkle over the gruyère cheese and drizzle with 1 tbsp Marmite, then cover the dish with foil and bake in the oven for 20 min. After 20 min, remove the foil and bake for a further 10 min or until golden brown. Serve piping hot!

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