# Quick Chocolate Croissants

> Homemade pains au chocolat in **25 minutes**. No dough to make, no proving, no complicated technique: store-bought puff pastry, **two chocolate bars** per roll, and the oven does the rest. The result is genuinely good and takes the same time as going to the bakery.

**Total time** : 25 min · **Prep** : 5 min · **Cook** : 20 min · **Servings** : 6 · **Difficulty** : facile

## Ingredients

- 1 roll Ready-to-use puff pastry
- 12 bar Dark chocolate bars
- 1 tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Caster sugar

## Method

1. Preheat the oven to **210°C (410°F)**. Unroll the puff pastry and cut it into **6 equal rectangles**.
   _Tip: Cut rectangles as evenly as possible: same-sized pains cook uniformly and you avoid some being overdone while others lack colour._
2. Place **one chocolate bar** at the edge of a rectangle and roll twice. Place a **second bar** and roll again to finish the pain. Repeat for the other 5 rectangles. Place them on a baking tray.
   _Tip: Roll **tightly** so the chocolate doesn't escape during baking. The seam (the pastry edge) should face down when you place the pain on the tray._
3. Mix the milk with the sugar. **Brush** the top of each pain with a pastry brush.
   _Tip: Only brush the **top**, not the sides. On the sides the milk-sugar mix sticks to the tray and prevents the pastry from rising properly._
4. Bake for **20 minutes** at 210°C. The top should be well **golden and puffed up**. Leave to cool for 5 minutes before eating.
   _Tip: Start checking at **15 minutes**. Timing varies by oven. As soon as it's golden and puffed, take them out. The chocolate inside is boiling hot: **5 minutes of patience** before biting in._

## Tips & variations

You can use **milk chocolate** instead of dark chocolate if you prefer a sweeter version.

For an even more indulgent version, add a **small knob of butter** with the first chocolate bar before rolling.

Leftover pains au chocolat reheat well in the oven at **150°C for 5 minutes**. Avoid the microwave which makes the puff pastry go soggy.

**Tags** : Under 30 min, Breakfast, French

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Source : https://disheazy.fr/en/recettes/quick-chocolate-croissants