Cinnamon Pull Apart Christmas Tree Recipe
This cinnamon pull apart christmas tree recipe is easy and quick to create for the holidays! The Christmas tree shape makes for a darling festive dessert.
Christmas tree pull-apart bread is perfect for all of your upcoming holiday gatherings. This easy recipe makes a delicious, festive treat for Christmas morning as well.
Bonus points that this dish looks absolutely darling and is seriously delicious too!
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The not-so-secret ingredient in this easy recipe is the pre-made pizza crust dough from Pillsbury. I use it in our Pizza Bun Recipe too and love how quickly I can whip up a delicious recipe with it!!
We are huge fans of anything in the shape of a Christmas tree. Be sure to check out this Spinach Dip Christmas Appetizer or Holiday Charcuterie to see what I’m talking about.
How to Make Christmas Tree Cinnamon Rolls
Ingredients:
- Refrigerated pizza crust – this is my go-to shortcut for quick and easy cinnamon rolls, no need to make dough from scratch!
- Salted butter – I love using salted butter for that extra bit of flavor.
- Granulated sugar – a sprinkle of sugar adds just the right amount of sweetness to the twists.
- Ground cinnamon – you can’t have cinnamon rolls without a generous amount of warm, fragrant cinnamon!
- Olive oil or melted butter – either one works, but I usually go for melted butter to brush over the dough for a rich finish.
- Powdered sugar – perfect for making that sweet, snowy icing to drizzle on top of the Christmas tree rolls.
- Milk – just a splash helps turn powdered sugar into a smooth and creamy icing, ideal for topping off this dessert!
Tip: I love how using Pillsbury crust cuts out so much of the last minute prep work, but if you prefer, homemade pizza dough totally works for this recipe as well.
Instructions
1. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, sugar and cinnamon.
3. Open the can of pizza crust dough and spread it into a long rectangle on a floured surface. Use a pizza cutter to divide dough into two large triangles.
4. Line a large baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper.
5. Place a large triangle of pizza dough on the cookie sheet.
6. Spread the cinnamon mixture over the dough, leaving the edges uncovered.
7. Place the second dough triangle over the cinnamon layer of the first triangle of dough. Press the edges together.
Tip: reserve any excess dough that there may be from the top or edges to create tree stump or star shape for the top.
8. Use a sharp knife or pizza cutter to cut slices into each side of the dough tree about two inches into the tree and one inch apart.
9. Twist each of these pieces a few times to create breadsticks.
10. Melt butter and then brush over the entire tree. Add a sprinkle of sugar if desired.
11. Place the prepared baking sheet into the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown on top and cooked through on the bottom.
12. In a small bowl mix powdered sugar and milk to create an icing glaze. Drizzle this over the entire tree shaped baked bread.
13. Serve warm. Guests can pull each cinnamon stick from the tree as they would like.
Different Fillings to Try
- Cherry, strawberry or raspberry pie filling
- Nutella
- Cream cheese
- Peanut butter and chocolate
How to Store Cinnamon Bread
This bread can be served at room temperature for a couple of hours at your next holiday party.
Store this recipe in an airtight container or on a platter covered in plastic wrap for up to a week in the refrigerator.
Tips and Tricks for Dessert Bread
- For those with a sweet tooth, make an easy dip by combining one package cream cheese with Cool Whip and a splash of vanilla extract.
- Use a cookie cutter to make individual cinnamon bread servings.
- Make dough balls instead of using a flat surface to create a tree shape.
- Use crescent rolls or sheets of puff pastry instead of pizza dough.
- Garnish tree with cinnamon and sugar and add a star cookie to the top of the tree.
- Make sure to include fresh fruit along with the rest of your favorite dippers.
These cinnamon pull apart christmas tree breadsticks are absolutely delicious! This adorable christmas tree recipe is perfect to serve during the holiday season and is sure to become one of your favorite desserts this Christmas season.
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Cinnamon Pull Apart Christmas Tree Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 can refrigerated pizza crust
- 1/3 cup salted butter
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp olive oil or melted butter
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp milk
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, sugar and cinnamon.
- Open the can of pizza crust dough and spread it into a long rectangle on a floured surface. Use a pizza cutter to divide dough into two large triangles.
- Line a large baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper.
- Place a large triangle of pizza dough on the cookie sheet.
- Spread the cinnamon mixture over the dough, leaving the edges uncovered.
- Place the second dough triangle over the cinnamon layer of the first triangle of dough. Press the edges together.
- Use a sharp knife or pizza cutter to cut slices into each side of the dough tree about two inches into the tree and one inch apart.
- Twist each of these pieces a few times to create breadsticks.
- Melt butter and then brush over the entire tree. Add a sprinkle of sugar if desired.
- Place the prepared baking sheet into the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown on top and cooked through on the bottom.
- In a small bowl mix powdered sugar and milk to create an icing glaze. Drizzle this over the entire tree shaped baked bread.
- Serve warm. Guests can pull each cinnamon stick from the tree as they would like.
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Notes
- For those with a sweet tooth, make an easy dip by combining one package cream cheese with Cool Whip and a splash of vanilla extract.
- Use a cookie cutter to make individual cinnamon bread servings.
- Make dough balls instead of using a flat surface to create a tree shape.
- Use crescent rolls or sheets of puff pastry instead of pizza dough.
- Garnish tree with cinnamon and sugar and add a star cookie to the top of the tree.
- Make sure to include fresh fruit along with the rest of your favorite dippers.
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I plan on making this pull apart Christmas tree for family how r u getting the triangle shape I assume after cutting it from corner to corner one side is flat and will not be a triangle shape, are u then cutting another section off to get the triangle?
You can get two triangles by cutting the rectangle of dough from the bottom right corner to the top left corner. Hope that makes sense :)
Can you use can of crescent rolls instead of pie crust?
We haven’t tried it but I don’t see why not.
Could I use frozen puff pastry instead of pizza dough? (Letting it thaw first, obviously)
Yes for sure!
Can you premake this the night before and bake it in the morning?
I don’t see why not! Give it a try…