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    home » Recipes » Snacks

    Cheesy pesto Christmas tree, 5 ingredients

    Published: Nov 16, 2018. Modified: Oct 21, 2020By:Kylie·This post may contain affiliate links·

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    cheesy pesto Christmas tree

    This cheesy pesto Christmas tree is super easy to make! It uses our 3 ingredient spinach yoghurt dough as the base.

    cheesy pesto christmas tree

    Perfect as a share plate, this cheesy pesto Christmas tree is fun and cute and not too unhealthy. Perfect for taking into school for the end of year parties, or popping on the table Christmas day for everyone to grab a branch. It makes a quick and easy alternative to garlic bread.
    cheesy pesto christmas tree

    Each individual branch is basically a pesto and cheese breadstick!

    spinach yoghurt dough

     

    I freehand cut my tree as you can see in the video and used spinach yoghurt dough to make the dough, meaning a grand total of 5 ingredients are used in making the whole thing. That means there are no tricky things to go looking for and most of the ingredients you will have in your pantry or fridge.

    cheesy pesto christmas tree

    Each batch of spinach yoghurt dough makes 2 large trees. I was limited by the size of my oven, but if you have a massive oven you could do this much bigger than I have. My oven is quite small inside, and even standard baking trays are up against the glass!
    cheesy pesto christmas tree

    And don't be shy with the leftover dough- use it to create these fantastic star mini pizzas. You can also halve the dough and do 1 tree and 12 pizzas. 

    cheesy pesto christmas trees

    The green of the spinach helps these to be more tree like, and how you place the cheese helps to colour the trunk! It's an easy and healthier option for making fun food without all the colours and flavours. Make sure to twist each branch well as that is what makes it look pretty!

    Make sure you check out the other Christmas treats on the blog:

    • Cream cheese Christmas bauble
    • Christmas layered jelly pots
    cheesy pesto christmas tree

    Cheesy pesto Christmas tree, 5 ingredients

    Easy to make and fun, these cheesy pesto Christmas trees are perfect for sharing! An awesome festive treat!
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    Course: snacks
    Cuisine: Christmas
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 2 christmas trees
    Calories: 134kcal
    Author: Kylie
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    Ingredients

    • [1 batch of spinach yoghurt dough]
    • 6 tbsps pesto
    • 1 cup grated cheese

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
    • Roll out the dough and divide into 2.
    • Cut the tree shape from the dough.
    • Cut branches 2cms apart.
    • Brush branches with pesto and sprinkle with a little cheese.
    • Twist each branch.
    • Use the remaining cheese (½ cup per tree) to fill the trunk and sprinkle over the rest of the tree.
    • Bake at 180 degrees celsius for 15 minutes or until golden.

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    Nutritional Information

    Calories: 134kcal | Carbohydrates: 11.8g | Protein: 4.8g | Fat: 7.4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 6.2mg | Sodium: 221.8mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 0.9g
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    1. Choclette says

      December 19, 2018 at 11:12 pm

      What a wonderful recipe. Spinach dough sounds wonderful on its own, but with pesto and cheese thrown into the mix - wow!

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      • Kylie says

        December 20, 2018 at 10:05 pm

        Thanks Choclette, it is so much fun to eat too!

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