{"id":33459,"date":"2025-09-20T22:03:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T15:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/?p=33459"},"modified":"2025-09-20T22:03:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T15:03:30","slug":"pull-apart-christmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/pull-apart-christmas-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Pull-Apart Christmas Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/pull-apart-christmas-tree\/2\/\"><strong>JUMP TO RECIPE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pull-Apart-Christmas-Tree.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pull-Apart-Christmas-Tree.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pull-Apart-Christmas-Tree-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pull-Apart-Christmas-Tree-864x1536.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re searching for a Christmas appetizer that&#8217;s also a delightful centerpiece, then you&#8217;ve found it! This easy, crowd-pleasing Christmas tree pull-apart bread brings cheesy, herby pizza vibes to your table effortlessly. With store-bought pizza dough and mozzarella sticks, you can whip up this festive bread in under an hour, perfect for those last-minute additions to your spread. Here&#8217;s how to make it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--WPRM Recipe 33461-->\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n\t<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Pull-Apart Christmas Tree<\/h2>\n\t\t<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-equipment\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t<ul><li>1 pound refrigerated pizza dough<\/li><li>Egg wash (1 egg whisked with 1 tablespoon water)<\/li><li>7 mozzarella sticks<\/li><li>1\/4 cup melted butter<\/li><li>1\/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese<\/li><li>1 tablespoon thinly sliced basil<\/li><li>1 tablespoon chopped parsley<\/li><li>1 tablespoon chopped rosemary<\/li><li>Marinara sauce (warmed (for serving))<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n\t\t<ol><li>Preheat your oven to 450\u00b0F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut the mozzarella sticks into 1-inch pieces and set them aside.<\/li><li>On a floured surface, divide the pizza dough into two pieces. Stretch and roll each piece of dough into a long rectangle, then cut the dough into 2-inch squares (you&#8217;ll need 33 squares in total).<\/li><li>Wrap each piece of mozzarella with a dough square, forming tightly sealed balls. Place the balls seam-side down on the baking sheet, arranging them in the shape of a Christmas tree so they touch each other. Brush the egg wash over the dough balls and bake until they turn golden, which should take about 15 to 20 minutes.<\/li><li>While the pizza balls are baking, whisk together the melted butter, Parmesan, and herbs. Once the pizza balls are done, brush them with this mixture. Serve the warm pull-apart bread with marinara sauce for dipping. Enjoy your festive treat!<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta-course\">Appetizer<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!--End WPRM Recipe-->\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<!--WPRM Recipe 33461-->\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n\t<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Pull-Apart Christmas Tree<\/h2>\n\t\t<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-equipment\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t<ul><li>1 pound refrigerated pizza dough<\/li><li>Egg wash (1 egg whisked with 1 tablespoon water)<\/li><li>7 mozzarella sticks<\/li><li>1\/4 cup melted butter<\/li><li>1\/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese<\/li><li>1 tablespoon thinly sliced basil<\/li><li>1 tablespoon chopped parsley<\/li><li>1 tablespoon chopped rosemary<\/li><li>Marinara sauce (warmed (for serving))<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n\t\t<ol><li>Preheat your oven to 450\u00b0F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut the mozzarella sticks into 1-inch pieces and set them aside.<\/li><li>On a floured surface, divide the pizza dough into two pieces. Stretch and roll each piece of dough into a long rectangle, then cut the dough into 2-inch squares (you&#8217;ll need 33 squares in total).<\/li><li>Wrap each piece of mozzarella with a dough square, forming tightly sealed balls. Place the balls seam-side down on the baking sheet, arranging them in the shape of a Christmas tree so they touch each other. Brush the egg wash over the dough balls and bake until they turn golden, which should take about 15 to 20 minutes.<\/li><li>While the pizza balls are baking, whisk together the melted butter, Parmesan, and herbs. Once the pizza balls are done, brush them with this mixture. Serve the warm pull-apart bread with marinara sauce for dipping. Enjoy your festive treat!<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta-course\">Appetizer<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!--End WPRM Recipe-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re searching for a Christmas appetizer that&#8217;s also a delightful centerpiece, then you&#8217;ve found it! This easy, crowd-pleasing Christmas tree pull-apart bread brings cheesy, herby pizza vibes to your table effortlessly. With store-bought pizza dough and mozzarella sticks, you can whip up this festive bread in under an hour, perfect for those last-minute additions &#8230; <a title=\"Pull-Apart Christmas Tree\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/pull-apart-christmas-tree\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Pull-Apart Christmas Tree\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[311],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizer","infinite-scroll-item"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33459\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}