3 almond croissant bread and butter pudding Recipes

butter, softened, eggs, lightly beaten, half-and-half or 1 1/2 cups light cream, almond extract, croissant , halved horizontally, semisweet chocolate piece, ground, lucky leaf cherry pie filling, sliced almonds, vanilla ice cream (optional)

eggs, egg yolks, sugar, divided, cinnamon, half-and-half, almond flavored liqueur, divided, day-old plain croissants , about 3 oz each, cut into 2 1/2 inch pieces or 12 dinner rolls (2 1/2 inch) or 12 cups bread, about, sliced almonds, butter, powdered sugar, cream (optional)