IHOP could’ve been like other chains and come out with their own donut-croissant hybrid. But, apparently, IHOP also stands for I Have Other Plans. Instead of a donut-croissant hybrid, IHOP has created a waffle-croissant hybrid — the Criss-Croissants.
They feature croissant dough baked in a waffle iron, then they’re filled with a sweet cream, folded over, and topped with fruit. Criss-Croissants are available in two varieties. Blackberry Lemonade features a waffled croissant filled with lemonade cream and topped with blackberries. Strawberry Rhubarb is a waffled croissant filled with sweet cream cheese and covered with a strawberry rhubarb topping.
Criss-Croissants are available as part of a breakfast combo at participating IHOP restaurants until April 5.
An egg combo with a Blackberry Lemonade Criss-Croissant has 1060 calories, 55 grams of fat, 19 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 650 milligrams of cholesterol, 1110 milligrams of sodium, 111 grams of carbohydrates, 7 grams of fiber, 45 grams of sugar, and 31 grams of protein.
An egg combo with a Strawberry Rhubarb has 1070 calories, 67 grams of fat, 26 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 685 milligrams of cholesterol, 1210 milligrams of sodium, 86 grams of carbohydrates, 6 grams of fiber, 27 grams of sugar, and 30 grams of protein.
If you’ve tried one, let us know what you think of it in the comments.
(Image via IHOP website.)
I love seeing Strawberry Rhubarb anything. That is a very delicious understated dessert choice. Too bad IHOP is too far away for me to try this.
I don’t care what they named these monstrosities- I’m calling ’em Croissaffles.
I like the name Croissaffles too.
Croissafles it is and shall be!
I’d been internally debating the merits of just putting croissant dough in my new wafflemaker (because when you have a wafflemaker, everything looks like a waffle), and now I shall do so. Gleefully. I might try the IHOP ones anyway, too.
I Have Other Plans !!!
I tried both of them today, and they’re technically “compressed croissant” but they had all the goodness of croissant; flakiness, crispiness and buttery flavor.
They’re quite good and I wish they made them as regular items.
Thank you for posting your review, I was trying to make up my mind whether or not to go try one.
The IHOP product looks great, but the TV ad turns me off: exactly what demographic are they aiming for? the guy’s hair is too annoying and the girls appear insipid. Do they think we are all 12 years old?
How about a recipe. I would love to try them at home.
Had the egg blackberry combo today and it was wonderful! Loved the creamy lemon sauce filling with the blackberries. My mouth is watering just typing this and thinking about the flavor.