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Churro Nutella Christmas Tree is a stunning 5-ingredient centrepiece for your Christmas dessert table!
Churro meets the most popular Christmas dessert this year with this original Cafe Delites creation! Chocolate hazelnut Nutella is baked between two sheets of puff pastry, brushed with melted butter, then sprinkled with cinnamon sugar for the BEST and closest Churro Nutella Christmas Tree without any of the effort of making your own Churro dough, or bursting any piping bags. WIN.
Just like these Nutella Churro Donut Holes, this tree is gonna knock your Nutella lovin’ socks off.
Nutella Christmas Tree
You may have seen these Christmas Tree’s ALL OVER THE INTERNET by now. And if you haven’t? Welcome to the most easiest pastry on planet Earth.
This tree ticks off all the boxes you want on a hectic Christmas morning:
- Easy to make ✓
- Minimal ingredients ✓
- No chilling or rolling dough (or in this case pastry) ✓
- Have fun while you make it ✓
- STRESS FREE! ✓
How To Make A Nutella Puff Pastry Christmas Tree?
EASY!
- Cut out your pastry into a tree shape, careful not to cut through your parchment paper if that’s what you’re using. Lay 2 frozen puff pastry sheets on top of each other and cut through them to get 2 of the same tree. Don’t have them sitting on top of each other for too long though, or they will soften into each other and are extremely difficult to peel apart!
- The MOST crucial step in this recipe is to lay your pastry on parchment paper or a Silpat mat like the one pictured below after you’ve cut out your tree outline (before the branches are cut).
- Take the top pastry off and spread the bottom sheet Nutella.
Ahhhhh, Nutella. The most sinful spread in the universe. If you don’t want to use store bought, you can use this homemade version instead!
Cutting your branches:
- Through lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of trial and error, (I mean, you should see the amount of trees we made, and how BAD they turned out the first TEN TIMES), I can tell you that the thicker you cut your ‘branches’, the better the end result. We preferred ours to be 1-inch wide. YES I measured. And YES OCD. By this stage, your pastry will have started to soften, making cutting so much easier. Just be patient and careful not to rip the pastry when lifting your knife out of these cuts.
- Twist your branches around twice if you can, and lightly press the ends into your baking sheet or mat.
- Make your star with a star-shaped cookie cutter, then sandwich with Nutella, because, Nutella. Place it at the top and BOOM! Christmas Tree.
Once it’s baked and all shiny and golden, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. WOW ’em all!
Serve it with Nutella, so your friends and family can rip off those branches and dunk them right in.
WATCH US MAKE THE Churro Nutella Christmas Tree RIGHT HERE!
More Christmas Desserts!
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Nutella Stuffed Deep Dish Gingerbread Cookie
Nutella Churro Donut Holes
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Churro Nutella Christmas Tree (Pastry Tree)
Ingredients
- 2 puff pastry sheets, semi-frozen
- 2 tablespoons nutella
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar or 1 tablespoon sugar mixed with 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat mat.
- Cut out both puff pastry sheets in the shape of a Christmas tree. Evenly spread Nutella on one sheet of pastry. Place the other cut out sheet of puff pastry on top.
- Transfer to baking sheet. Cut slits on both sides spacing them about 1-inch apart (or about 2 cm), leaving the centre intact.
- Twist each strip of pastry twice, pressing the ends into the baking sheet. Cut out two star shapes with the leftover pastry, spread one with Nutella and place the other on top like a sandwich. Place the star on the top of the tree.
- Brush pastry with egg yolk mixed with a little water. Bake for 25-30 minutes at 400°F (200°C) until golden.
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes. Lightly brush pastry with the melted butter (you may not use it all), and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
So easy and delicious! Not to mention beautiful! Thank you !
Nutella Xmas tree
What size pastry sheets do you use and what brand?
I use Coles brand in Australia. They are 30cm x 30cm sheets (12″x12″).
Could this be prepped before hand, up to cutting/twisting branches, but then keeping in the fridge for a few hour and applying egg yolk wash prior to baking?
YES! We have prepared it the night before baking with great results.
We just finished this and everyone demanded we make 2 more! You know it’s good when people want more. I swear you make me look like a chef. Fantastic recipe Karina thank you!
Can this be prepped the. Ignite before and refrigerated?
Hi Marsha. Yes it can! Bake and decorate the day of serving. You could also bake it the day before, cover with plastic wrap and keep refrigerated. Then warm it up in the oven the day of serving and decorate it.
Could you use a friut spread instead? My family doesnt like nutella.
Hi Daun, yes definitely!
This looks fantastic; I know what I’m taking to the Christmas Party tomorrow, thank you!
Is this gluten free by any chance?
I think you just saved me Katrina! Christmas might be more fun than stressful! Yay! Thank you so much for all this hope!
You’re welcome Portia!
Hi again Karina!
I was thinking it might be fun to try to make these trees with Dulce De Leche caramel sauce, that you can make yourself… Just simmer 1-2 cans of sweetened condensed milk in a 3-4 quart saucepan with about 1-2 inches of water above the top of the sideways can(s) and simmer for about 2-3 hours…making sure to keep the can tops covered with water.. 2 hours yields a light-medium brown sauce, 3 hours a medium-darker brown sauce…yummy stuff…
Thanks for the tree! it looks fantastical!
Michael it’s on my list for next year! Great minds think alike haha!