Pricing guide · Baked goods
How to price croissants: cost per croissant and what to charge
Croissants are mostly butter and labour. Laminated dough takes hours, so ingredient cost is a small part of a fair price.
Example batch cost
$5.44
Cost per croissant
$0.45
Price at 30% food cost
$1.52
Croissants cost calculator
Butter croissants
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Worked example: Butter croissants
This batch makes 12 croissants. Here is where the money goes, most expensive first:
| Ingredient | Used | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Laminating butter | 280 g | $3.36 |
| All-purpose flour | 500 g | $1.25 |
| Eggs (egg wash) | 1 each | $0.30 |
| Instant yeast | 10 g | $0.25 |
| Milk | 140 ml | $0.17 |
| Sugar | 55 g | $0.10 |
| Salt | 10 g | $0.01 |
| Total for 12 croissants | $5.44 | |
That is $0.45 per croissant. At a 30% food cost the price should be at least $1.52. Across the usual 25–35% range for baked goods, that is $1.30 (at 35%) to $1.82 (at 25%) per croissant — before your time and overheads.
What drives the cost of croissants
- •Laminating butter (high-fat butter costs more)
- •Trim from cutting triangles
- •Filled versions (almond, chocolate, ham & cheese)
Tips for pricing croissants
- ✓Use offcuts for pain suisse or cruffins instead of counting them as waste
- ✓Cost filled croissants as separate recipes — the filling changes the price a lot
- ✓Freeze shaped croissants to bake to demand and cut waste
Sell plain and filled croissants, and frozen bake-at-home packs.
Don’t forget your time and overheads
Ingredients are only part of the price. For baked goods, your time (mixing, proving, baking, decorating, packing) is often the biggest cost — add an hourly rate on top, plus 10–20% for energy, equipment and fees.
Keep your croissants prices up to date
Save this recipe in the free CostMyDish app. Your ingredient prices live in one Library — when laminating butter goes up, every recipe that uses it recalculates, and you see which items need a new price.
Get the free appCommon questions about pricing croissants
How much does it cost to make one croissant?+
In our example (Butter croissants, makes 12 croissants), the ingredients cost $5.44 in total, or $0.45 per croissant. Enter your own prices in the calculator for your exact cost.
What food cost % should I use for croissants?+
For baked goods most businesses aim for 25–35%. At 30%, the example works out to at least $1.52 per croissant before labour and overheads.
How much does it cost to make a croissant?+
With the example prices, a butter croissant costs well under a dollar in ingredients. The price mainly pays for lamination time.
How should I price almond or chocolate croissants?+
Cost them as their own recipe with the filling included, then price from that cost.
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