Cheats Almond Croissants

Ingredients For The Almond Filling

100g of butter softened1 cup of ground almonds4 tablespoons of sugar(Beat the ingredients together till pale & fluffy then mix in the ground almonds.)

Ingredients For The Syrup

1 cup of water1 teaspoon of vanilla essence4 Tablespoons of sugar(Add all the ingredients into a pot and leave to simmer for about 5-10 min till sugar has dissolved. Allow to cool when finished.)

Other Ingredients-

6 croissantssliced almonds spread on a plate

Method

Cut the Croissants in half and dip into the sugar syrup for a couple of seconds.Spread the almond cream evenly onto the Croissants then close and spread about a tablespoon ontop of the Crossiant.Press the crossiant into the almonds making sure they stick on well.Then bake in the oven for about 15-20 min till lightly golden then dust with icing sugar.