Christmas Tree Pull-Apart Bread
Buttery, garlicky, cheese-stuffed, and shaped like a tree! 🎄 This Christmas Tree Pull-Apart Bread is the holiday appetizer everyone fights over.
Refrigerated biscuits get stuffed with mozzarella, rolled into balls and arranged in a Christmas tree. Garlic and Italian seasoning butter goes over the top with a sprinkle of Parmesan.
Serve it warm with marinara for dipping.
Why You’ll Love It
- Festive. It looks like a Christmas tree on the table.
- Cheese in every bite. Each ball has mozzarella inside.
- Easy dough. Canned biscuits do the work.
- Serves 8 to 10. Great for parties.
- Pull-apart fun. Everyone grabs their own piece.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Refrigerated biscuit dough: Two cans, 16 biscuits.
- Shredded mozzarella: Tucked inside each biscuit ball.
- Butter, garlic and Italian seasoning: The garlic butter drizzle.
- Grated Parmesan: Sprinkled over the top.
- Marinara sauce: Warmed for dipping.
You’ll find the exact amounts and steps in the printable recipe card below.
How to Make It
Heat the oven and line a large baking sheet with parchment. Flatten each biscuit, put a little mozzarella in the center, pinch it closed and roll it into a ball. Arrange the balls seam-down in a Christmas tree shape (rows of 1, 2, 3 and 4, then a 2-ball trunk) and use the extras as ornaments around the base. Stir the garlic and Italian seasoning into the melted butter, drizzle it over the tree, and sprinkle on the Parmesan. Bake until deep golden and cooked through, and serve it warm with marinara for dipping.
Tips for the Best Christmas Tree Pull-Apart Bread
- Pinch them closed. Seal the dough well so the cheese stays inside.
- Seam-side down. Place the balls seam-down on the sheet.
- Use the extras. Extra balls make ornaments around the base.
- Bake until deep golden. That means they’re cooked through.
- Warm the marinara. Warm dip is so much better.
Marinara or ranch for dipping, which one wins? 🍕
Christmas Tree Pull-Apart Bread
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment.
- Separate the biscuits and flatten each into a 3-inch round. Place 2 tbsp mozzarella in the center of each, pinch the dough closed, and roll into a ball.
- Arrange the balls seam-down in a Christmas tree shape on the sheet (rows of 1, 2, 3, 4, then a 2-ball trunk), using any extra balls as ornaments around the base.
- Stir the garlic and Italian seasoning into the melted butter and drizzle over the tree. Sprinkle with the Parmesan.
- Bake 20–25 minutes until deep golden and cooked through.
- Serve warm with the warmed marinara for dipping!
Notes
- Arrange the balls seam-down in rows of 1, 2, 3, 4, then a 2-ball trunk; use extra balls as ornaments around the base.
