This Puff Pastry Christmas Tree Recipe is a great idea for your holiday brunches, but it is also perfect for serving as a Christmas dessert!
What Is A Puff Pastry Christmas Tree
Puff pastry is a flaky pastry that you can buy in the frozen pie crust aisle at the grocery store. There are a bunch of different ways to use puff pastry. Some people use it to make mini hand pies. Others use it to make a variation of churros.
In this recipe, you'll learn how to twist the puff pastry to form a gorgeous Christmas tree! You can even cut out shapes and use them as edible Christmas tree decorations.
Why You'll Love This Christmas Tree Dessert
This Nutella Christmas brunch idea is going to wow your family, friends, and guests this holiday season! You can use this dessert as the centerpiece at a holiday brunch or Christmas breakfast. It's an easy puff pastry dessert for beginners.
Everyone loves Nutella, and this is a delicious way to serve it.
In fact, if you or your family really love Nutella, serve it with some Nutella cookies. They will taste perfect together.
More Christmas Recipes
Check out these super delicious Christmas Treat Recipes that I have shared over the years, like our Pumpkin Spice Cookie Bars Recipe.
I think you will love them all, especially our Easy Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe! Of course, this is just a small selection of our Christmas Treat recipes, but we have LOTS and lots of recipes on the blog that are perfect for your holiday celebrations – just browse my collection of Christmas recipes.
How To Make A Puff Pastry Christmas Tree
It might look like a complicated dessert, but once you see how easy it is to roll up the puff pastry dough and create a tee, you'll feel like a pro!
Ingredients
All the ingredient amounts are in the printable recipe card. First, here is what you'll need from the store
- puff pastry
- hazelnut chocolate spread - like Nutella
- eggs
- sugar
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Directions
All of the steps are listed in the printable recipe card. But if you need to see how it's made, here are some step-by-step pictures.
First, preheat oven to 400 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unroll one pastry sheet and use a rolling pin to shape it into a 10" x 15" rectangle. Place onto the parchment paper.
Spread the hazelnut spread onto the puff pastry in a thin layer.
Unroll the second pastry sheet and using a rolling pin, shape it into a 10"x 15" rectangle and place on top of the hazelnut spread.
Use a knife to cut the rectangle into a large triangle.
To get both sides the same, cut one side and flip the scrap piece over to the other side to use as a template.
With the scrap pieces, use small cookie cutters to cut stars and ornament shapes out of the pastry. Set aside.
Place 2 knives on the puff pastry in the center as a guide. Using a knife, cut 1" wide strips into each side of the triangle, stopping at the knife guide.
Repeat on the other side. Remove the knives.
Using your fingers, pick up each strip and twist two to three times.
Gently place back onto the parchment paper. Repeat until all of the cut strips are twisted.
Brush with beaten egg and top with scrap cutouts to look like a tree. Brush the top of the cut outs with remaining egg.
Sprinkle coarse sanding sugar on top of the tree.
Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool before serving.
Serving Size
This Nutella Christmas Brunch Idea makes one Christmas tree, which will serve roughly 6 to 8 people.
Variations
There are a lot of different ways to make a puff pastry Christmas tree. I filled mine with Nutella, but you could fill yours with your favorite type of fruit jam.
Another variation would be to dust some powdered sugar on top to look like snow and add some sprinkles to look like lights.
Storage
Can you make a puff pastry dessert ahead of time? I don't recommend storing it in the refrigerator for more than a day. After about a day, the puff pastry isn't as crispy, it begins to soften.
Store your puff pastry Christmas tree in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a day.
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Puff Pastry Christmas Tree Recipe Tutorial
Ingredients
- 1 package 17.3 oz, puff pastry, with 2 sheets, thawed
- ½ cup hazelnut chocolate spread
- 1 egg beaten
- coarse sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unroll 1 pastry sheet and use a rolling pin to shape it into a 10" x 15" rectangle. Place onto the parchment paper.
- Spread the hazelnut spread onto the puff pastry in a thin layer. Unroll the second pastry sheet and using a rolling pin, shape it into a 10"x 15" rectangle and place on top of the hazelnut spread.
- Use a knife to cut the rectangle into a large triangle. To get both sides the same, cut one side and flip the scrap piece over to the other side to use as a template. With the scrap pieces, use small cookie cutters to cut stars and ornament shapes out of the pastry. Set aside.
- Place 2 knives on the puff pastry in the center as a guide. Using a knife, cut 1" wide strips into each side of the triangle, stopping at the knife guide. Repeat on the other side. Remove the knives.
- Using your fingers, pick up each strip and twist two to three times. Gently place back onto the parchment paper. Repeat until all of the cut strips are twisted. Brush with beaten egg and top with scrap cutouts to look like a tree. Brush the top of the cut outs with remaining egg. Sprinkle coarse sanding sugar on top of the tree.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool before serving.
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