3-Ingredient Puff Pastry Christmas Tree with Nutella
These fun and festive treats are a quick and easy dessert recipe for the holidays! 3 ingredients is all you need to make these Puff Pastry Christmas Trees with Nutella. Use your favorite holiday cookie cutter if you don’t have a Christmas tree shape. Feel free to substitute the Nutella for another flavor or favorite spread. Yields 15 puff pastry treats.
Servings: 15
Calories: 239kcal
Ingredients
- 2 sheets puff pastry thawed
- ½ cup Nutella
- 1 large egg
- sparkling sugar, red or green sanding sugar optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line a a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Flour a clean work surface. Unroll one sheet of puff pastry and place it on the floured work surface. Using a rolling pin coated with flour, roll the puff pastry out to about double its size. Repeat with the second sheet of puff pastry.2 sheets puff pastry
- In a small glass measuring cup or microwave-safe bowl, melt the Nutella in the microwave for 20-30 seconds. You want the Nutella to be spreadable but not hot and runny.½ cup Nutella
- Pour the Nutella onto one of the puff pastry sheets, spreading it into a thin layer almost to the edges. Tip: spreading the Nutella all the way to the edges may result in the Nutella oozing out the sides when the Christmas tree shapes are cut out of the pastry, so leave a bit of room at the edges.
- Place the second sheet of puff pastry on top of the Nutella, doing your best to line up the puff pastry sheets.
- Using a small Christmas tree cookie cutter, press through the puff pastry filled with Nutella to cut out as many Christmas trees as you can fit. Transfer the Christmas trees to the prepared baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, add the egg and 1 tablespoon of water. Whisk lightly with a fork. Use a pastry brush to brush the egg wash on top of the Christmas trees.1 large egg
- Sprinkle the tops with sparkling sugar or red or green sanding sugar, if desired.sparkling sugar, red or green sanding sugar
- Bake in the preheated oven for 18-22 minutes or until the tops and sides are golden brown and the puff pastry no longer looks raw. If the tops of the Christmas trees fall over, gently and carefully replace them as soon as you remove them from the oven.
- Allow to cool on the baking sheets then serve.
Notes
- These puff pastry treats are best consumed the day they are made.
- To store, place cooled puff pastry Christmas trees in an airtight container and store at room temperature for 2 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 tree | Calories: 239kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 19IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
