Pretty Pesto Puff Pastry Trees
This is such an easy and delicious appetizer for the holiday season!
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 8-10 1x
Ingredients
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- 1 roll Pillsbury Puff Pastry
- 3 tbsp pre-made basil pesto
- 2 tbsp Parmigiano cheese, grated (Note: this is different than Parmesan cheese, although either would work.)
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- Parchment paper
- Skewer sticks (optional)
- Small star or snowflake cookie cutter for tree topper (optional)
One batch will yield 8-10 puff pastry trees.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cover baking sheet with parchment paper and roll out puff pastry.
- Using the back of a spoon or spatula, spread the pesto evenly over the entire puff pastry.
- Sprinkle the grated Parmigiano on top of the pesto.
- Cut the puff pastry into long strips about one-inch wide (I used a pizza cutter.)
- Fold each strip and assemble into a tree shape so they are widest at the bottom and get progressively narrower near the top. (Optional: secure each tree shape with a wooden skewer)
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
- While the trees are baking, use star or snowflake cookie cutter to make topper out of small slice of Parmigiano cheese.
- Serve or drizzle with marinara sauce.
Notes
If you bought pre-grated Parmigiano cheese, you could also make the tree toppers out of the puff pastry. (Just don’t cover a small section of the puffy pastry with pesto in order to use for the toppers.) Only bake for a few minutes so they don’t burn.
Recipe inspiration courtesy of www.cookingmydreams.com