Spinach Bread Tree

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This Spinach Bread Tree is a great appetizer for the holiday. Not only does it look like a tree but it’s green and festive from the added spinach, too!

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TIPS FOR MAKING THIS SPINACH BREAD TREE

  • Make sure that you squeeze all the excess liquid that you can out of the frozen spinach. If you don’t, you’ll find that there is too much liquid released and will cause your bread to become soggy.
spinach bread tree

Ingredients Needed to Make This Spinach Bread Tree

  • 12 oz Frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed dry
  • 6 oz cream cheese softened
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup grated cheddar OR mozzarella cheese
  • 1 tube refrigerated thin crust pizza crust
  • 2 tablespoons butter
ingredients needed to make spinach tree bread

How to Make Spinach Tree Bread

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a bowl, beat together the spinach and cream cheese.

Add garlic, salt, onion powder, chili powder, pepper, and Italian seasoning and beat to combine.

Add parmesan cheese and 1/2 of the cheddar or mozzarella cheese and beat to combine. (The other half of the cheddar or mozzarella cheese will be sprinkled over the filling when you shape the Christmas tree.)

adding cheese onto bread

Shape into a Christmas tree by cutting slits in the slides to look like branches.

making the christmas tree out of dough

Bake for about 22 minutes until quite golden brown on top and cooked through on the bottom.

Melt butter and stir in garlic salt and seasoning, then brush over breadsticks.

putting butter on the top of the dough

Serve warm.

Spinach Bread Tree

spinach bread tree

This fun Spinach Bread Tree is easy to make and delicious to eat!

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes

Ingredients

  • 12 oz Frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed dry
  • 6 oz cream cheese softened
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup grated cheddar OR mozzarella cheese
  • 1 tube refrigerated thin crust pizza crust
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a bowl, beat together the spinach and cream cheese.

Add garlic, salt, onion powder, chili powder, pepper, and Italian seasoning and beat to combine.

Add parmesan cheese and 1/2 of the cheddar or mozzarella cheese and beat to combine. (The other half of the cheddar or mozzarella cheese will be sprinkled over the filling when you shape the Christmas tree.)

Shape into a Christmas tree by cutting slits in the slides to look like branches.

Bake for about 22 minutes until quite golden brown on top and cooked through on the bottom.

Melt butter and stir in garlic salt and seasoning, then brush over breadsticks.

Serve warm.

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