Crescent Roll Christmas Tree
This Pull-Apart Crescent Roll Christmas Tree is a fun and easy holiday appetizer made with just 5 ingredients. Flaky, buttery crescent rolls are filled with herby cream cheese and baked to perfection. Enjoy with marinara or another dipping sauce of choice.
Servings: 32 rolls
Ingredients
- 2 cans (8 ounces each) refrigerated Pillsbury crescent rolls
- 8 ounces chive and onion cream cheese , softened
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 & 1/2 tablespoons butter , melted
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- flakey sea salt , for finishing
- marinara sauce , for serving/dipping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Very lightly dust a clean work surface with flour. Unroll all of the crescent rolls and separate them along the perforated lines. Using a lightly buttered pizza cutter (or knife) cut each triangle in half lengthwise, so you end up with 32 pieces.
- Place about 1 teaspoon of cream cheese on the wider end of a triangle, then sprinkle with a little Parmesan. Roll it up and repeat with remaining ingredients. Place on the baking sheet next to each other in the shape of a Christmas tree (start with trunk and working up to top - see photos for reference.)
- Transfer to the oven and bake for about 22 minutes, until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven, lightly brush with butter and sprinkle with the sea salt and parsley.
Notes
Don't overfill the crescent rolls. Some of the triangles will be bigger than others. Just use enough cream cheese to fit the triangle. Be sure not to overfill or you might run out of cream cheese.
No need to squeeze the rolls together too much. As long as they are touching they will bake together in the oven.
Variations. Make it sweet instead by using Nutella and dusting with powdered sugar. Or make a breakfast version by adding cooked sausage crumbles and shredded cheddar cheese to the cream cheese mixture.
Have a very small crowd? Halve the recipe and make a much smaller tree.
Nutrition
Serving: 1roll · Calories: 79kcal · Carbohydrates: 6g · Protein: 1g · Fat: 6g · Saturated Fat: 3g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g · Monounsaturated Fat: 1g · Trans Fat: 0.02g · Cholesterol: 7mg · Sodium: 176mg · Potassium: 4mg · Fiber: 0.01g · Sugar: 2g · Vitamin A: 118IU · Vitamin C: 0.3mg · Calcium: 23mg · Iron: 0.2mg