Nutella Puff Pastry Christmas Tree
This pull-apart Nutella puff pastry Christmas tree takes just 30 minutes to prepare and uses only four ingredients. It's impressive, delicious, and perfect for the Christmas season.
Ingredients
- 640 grams puff pastry ready rolled sheets
- 200 grams Nutella spread or equivalent non-brand alternative
- 1 small egg
- 5 grams icing sugar (powdered/confectioner's sugar)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200℃ (392℉).
- Unfurl two sheets of puff pastry (640 grams puff pastry ready rolled sheets total; 320g each).
- Use a knife to spread 200 grams Nutella spread over one sheet.
- Lay the second puff pastry sheet on top.
- Cut a tree shape out of the pastry. Use the offcuts to make stars (and further offcuts can be made into twists or small nibbles).
- Cut evenly-sized horizontal lines on either side of the tree to make branches.
- Twist the branches to reveal the Nutella layer inside. It looks cleanest if you twist them all in the same direction.
- Place the cut-out stars on top of the tree.
- Transfer the Nutella puff pastry Christmas tree to a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Crack 1 small egg into a bowl and whisk.
- Use a pastry brush to cover the tree in egg wash.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden and puffed.
- Let the Nutella puff pastry Christmas tree cool slightly before dusting with 5 grams icing sugar (powdered/confectioner's sugar).
Notes
Vegan version: Use a non-butter puff pastry (Jus-Rol is accidentally vegan, but always check the ingredients), plant-based Nutella (yes, the company has made a vegan version!), and an aquafaba or plant milk-based "egg" wash.
Nut-free version: Omit Nutella and use a nut-free chocolate spread, such as SUNFLY chocolate sunflower seed spread.
Gluten-free version: GF puff pastry is slightly less flaky than the regular version, but easy enough to find in supermarkets (Gluten Free Jus-Rol does a decent job).
Nutrition
Calories: 585kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 8gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 216mgPotassium: 157mgFiber: 3gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 27IUCalcium: 38mgIron: 3mg
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