Description
🎄 These Festive Puff Pastry Pesto Christmas Trees are a fun and easy holiday appetizer! Crispy, flaky puff pastry layered with flavorful pesto, shaped like Christmas trees — perfect for parties or festive snacking.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
- 1/4 cup basil pesto (store-bought or homemade)
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella or Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg, beaten (for egg wash)
- Optional: cherry tomatoes or red bell pepper for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll out the puff pastry sheet and spread pesto evenly over the surface.
- Sprinkle cheese over the pesto.
- Cut the pastry into triangles to form tree shapes.
- Make small cuts along the sides of each triangle to create branches, then twist each branch slightly for a layered effect.
- Brush the tops with beaten egg for a golden finish.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
- Optional: garnish with small pieces of cherry tomatoes or red bell pepper to resemble ornaments.
- Serve warm and enjoy your festive pull-apart Christmas trees!
Notes
✨ Tip: You can also use sun-dried tomato pesto or pesto with nuts for added flavor. These puff pastry trees are best served fresh and warm.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizers, Holiday Recipes, Christmas
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tree
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: puff pastry, pesto, christmas appetizer, festive snacks, christmas trees, easy holiday recipes, puff pastry trees