Nutella Christmas tree
This nutella Christmas tree is one of the easiest things to bake with your kids this festive season. The chocolatey treat makes a great centerpiece for any Christmas party.
We’ve baked lots of Christmas themed bakes over the past few years, but this was by far the easiest. My kids really enjoyed turning some chocolate spread and puff pastry into a really simple Nutella Christmas tree (not to mention getting to lick the chocolatey spoons). We made a small one using one sheet of pastry, but you could easily double the recipe and serve this a fun festive chocolatey tear and share at your next Christmas party.
There are lots of great festive bakes you can make with your kids over the holiday season but none are quite as quick and easy as this Nutella Christmas tree to make.
How can kids help make this Nutella Christmas tree?
This is such an easy bake, kids will enjoy making most of this themselves (although perhaps only older children should do the knife cutting part).
Kids will have fun spreading the chocolate spread onto the puff pastry. It can get a wee bit messy, but licking chocolate off messy fingers is part of the fun of this recipe!
If you have older children, they can cut the ‘branches’ of the Christmas tree, perhaps with a little help to make sure they are nice and evenly spaced. To make it a little easier, I marked out where to cut and let my kids to the rest.
To make the tree branches, get your kids to gently twist the cut out pastry round – that’s quite a fun job that even little kids can help with.
Finally, if you have really young children, they’ll enjoy getting to brush the egg wash over the top of the pastry. My youngest really enjoys being given this responsibility.
How long will it keep?
I think it’s best served when it’s still a little bit warm from the oven, but you can keep it for a day or two in the fridge. If you serve it the next day, pop it in the oven for 5 minutes or so to warm it a little.
Can you make a smaller chocolate Christmas tree?
Yes. If you don’t have a lot of people to share this with, you can make a smaller version using one sheet of puff pastry rather than two. Simply cut the puff pastry sheet in half before you start, and follow the directions below.
Other festive bakes for kids
If you enjoy making this Nutella Christmas tree you might like some of these other festive treats
Gingerbread men
Gingerbread house
Mince pies
Christmas sugar cookies
Stained glass window biscuits
Christmas tree cupcakes
Useful equipment
You might need the following baking tools/gadgets to make this Chocolate Christmas tree:
Baking tray
Pastry brush
Wire rack
Wooden serving board
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Difficulty: EasyTime: 10 miutes plus 12 minutes baking
Serves: 4+
Ingredients
2 pack ready to roll puff pastry (we used Jus-Rol)
4 tbsp Nutella
1 egg
How to make a nutella christmas tree
Preheat your oven to 190C/180C Fan/ 375F and line a large baking tray with baking/greaseproof paper.
Roll out the puff pastry
Roll the puff pastry out so you have a nice flat rectangle. If you’re making a small Christmas tree, cut your pastry in half. Alternatively you can use two sheets of pastry to make one large Christmas tree.
Get you kids to help you cut out a large triangle/Christmas tree shape. Make the widest part of the Christmas tree as wide as your pastry. With some of the cut off scraps, cut out a star for the top of your tree.
Add the Chocolate spread
Give your kids a bowl with a few spoons of Nutella in it. To make it easier to spread, you can pop it in the microwave for 5-10 seconds or so. Using the back of a teaspoon spread the Nutella all over your pastry Christmas tree.
Make the Christmas tree
Lay the other sheet of pastry on top of your chocolate covered base Christmas tree. Carefully feel for the edge of the bottom sheet and press down gently. Using a sharp knife, and pressing down gently, cut out the top sheet of pastry to match the bottom sheet.
Using a sharp knife, cut lines in your Christmas tree no less than one cm apart. Your kids can help with this bit, but to make it easier, mark where they need to cut. Make sure they press down with the knife so as not to rip the pastry.
Once all the branches are cut out, twist each branch away from you a few times and press it down gently into your baking tray.
You should be able to twist the longest bottom branches 3 or 4 times, but you might only be able to twist the small branches at the top once.
Egg wash the nutella Christmas tree
Get your little chef to break an egg into small bowl, give it a whisk then brush all over the Christmas tree using a pastry brush.
Bake your Nutella Christmas tree
Pop your Christmas tree into the oven for 12-15 minutes. It’s ready when it’s turned golden and the pastry is nice and crispy.
Remove it from the oven then pop it on a wire rack to cool for a few minutes.
Dust with a little icing sugar, serve and enjoy!
Nutella Christmas tree
Ingredients
- 1 packet ready to roll puff pastry
- 2 tbsp Nutella/hazelnut chocolate spread
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 190C/180C Fan/350F and line a baking tray with baking paper
Roll out the puff pastry
- Roll the pastry out into a large rectangle. Unless you're making a large tree with two sheets of pastry, cut the sheet in half. Cut a large triangle/Christmas tree with the widest part as wide as your pastry.
Add the chocolate spread
- Spread the Nutella over the Christmas tree using the back of a spoon.
Make the Nutella Christmas tree
- Lay the second sheet of pastry over the top of the first. Feel for the edge of the bottom sheet and gently press down to seel them together. Using a sharp knife, cut out the top sheet to match the bottom sheet.
- Using a sharp knife, cut lines in your tree about one cm apart. Once all the branches are cut, twist each one away from you a few times and press it down on your baking tray.
- Brush the egg over the top of your Christmas tree
Bake your Nutella Christmas tree
- Bake your tree in the oven for 12-15 minutes. It's ready when it's turned golden brown and the pastry is nice and crispy.
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This recipe was first published in November 2018, and republished with new pictures in December 2022.