JAZZ™ Apple Croissant Stuffing

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
• 1 leek, cleaned and rinsed, cut in ½ inch thick slices
• 1 pound cremini mushrooms, cut in ¼ inch thick slices
• 2 JAZZ™ apples, peeled (optional), cut in ½ inch cubes
• 1 bunch Lacinato kale, destemmed, cleaned and roughly chopped
• 2 large eggs
• 1 large egg yolk
• 5 ½ cups whole milk, heavy cream or half-and-half (or a combination thereof)
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped chives
• 5 sprigs thyme, leaves roughly chopped
• 8 croissants, cut in 1 inch cubes
• 1 cup Gruyere cheese, grated
• Freshly grated nutmeg
• Kosher salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste