Festive Veggie Crescent Tree: Colorful Holiday Appetizer

Veggie Crescent Tree Recipe 🌲

Description: This Veggie Crescent Tree is a delightful twist to the classic veggie pizza recipe, perfect for holiday gatherings or brunches. It’s a colorful and festive appetizer that your kids can have fun assembling while you handle other preparations. This recipe is adapted from a Pillsbury holiday recipe book.

• Cook Time: 25 minutes
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 40 minutes
• Yield: 32 pieces

Ingredients:

• 2 cans of crescent roll dough
• 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp dried marjoram
• 1 tsp dried dill weed
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3 red bell peppers
• 1 green bell pepper

Instructions:

1. Preparation: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Prepare 2 ungreased cookie sheets for baking.

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2. Prepare Dough: Remove the crescent roll dough from the cans but do not unroll them. Each can will have 2 sections. Cut each section into 8 slices, giving you 16 slices per can, totaling 32 slices.

3. Form Trees: Place the slices, cut side down, on the ungreased cookie sheets to form trees. To create each tree, start by placing one slice for the top, then arrange two slices just below that, with their sides touching. Continue arranging the slices to form rows of 3, 4, and 5 slices, resembling a tree shape. Use the last remaining slice to create the trunk.

4. Bake: Bake each tree at 375°F (190°C) for 11-13 minutes or until golden brown. Once baked, allow them to cool for a minute, then carefully loosen them with a spatula and transfer them onto a wire rack to cool completely.

5. Prepare Cream Cheese Mixture: In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, sour cream, dried marjoram, and minced garlic. Blend the mixture until smooth.

6. Spread Mixture: Spread the cream cheese mixture over both trees evenly.

7. Decorate: Decorate the trees with a colorful chopped vegetable mixture, reserving some pepper slices for garnish. Use thin strips of red or green bell peppers as garland, starting from the upper left-hand corner and zigzagging down to the bottom row.

Serve the Veggie Crescent Trees on a large serving platter and watch them disappear at your next gathering! 🎉 Enjoy the festive flavors and the joy of creating something beautiful and delicious with your family.