Puff Pastry Christmas Tree
Every holiday season, I can’t wait to make my Puff Pastry Christmas Tree, it’s festive, flaky, and full of sweet, fruity goodness! My family loves the warm apples and blueberries tucked inside the golden layers, and I love how quick and easy it is to make. It’s completely ready in under an hour, so there’s always time for a little holiday baking fun!
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 206kcal
Ingredients
Crust
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsalted butter 1 stick
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp water
Filling
- 3 apples thinly sliced
- ½ cup blueberries
- ¼ cup blueberry jam
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- In a bowl, mix the flour and the butter with a fork. Add the egg and the vanilla and keep mixing. Add 2 tablespoons of water and keep mixing. If the dough is too dry, gradually add more.
- Allow the dough to rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Roll the dough out on a floured surface 1/4 of an inch thick. Place the dough on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove the dough from the oven. With a knife, cut it into a Christmas tree shape.
- Spread the jam all over the tree. Place the apples from the edge of the tree to the center until completely covered up. Sprinkle brown sugar all over the apples.
- Bake for an additional 20 minutes.
- Decorate with blueberries and dust with powdered sugar.
Notes
- Always use cold butter. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve rushed and ended up with a flat, bad looking pastry because the butter wasn’t cold enough! Keeping it chilled is the key to those gorgeous, flaky layers that make this dessert so irresistible. Now, I never skip this step, it’s my fail-proof way to get that perfect puff every time!
- I let my dough rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. Skipping this step can lead to dense dough that doesn’t puff up properly.
- I make sure to spread just a thin layer of jam. Too much can make the pastry soggy and ruin that perfect crispiness.
- I start placing the apple slices from the edges to the center for a neat, uniform look. This helps them bake evenly and keeps the tree shape intact.
- I keep a close eye on the pastry while it bakes, since ovens can vary. This way, I avoid overbaking or burning the pastry.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 206kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 93mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 284IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg