Description
These Maple Bacon Christmas Trees combine savory streaky bacon with sweet maple syrup and flaky puff pastry for a festive and indulgent holiday treat. Perfect as an appetizer or a side dish, they are sure to bring cheer to any Christmas table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, partially thawed
- 200g rashers streaky bacon
- 2 tbsp maple syrup, plus extra to serve
- 22 cocktail onions
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, to serve
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Brush the bacon rashers with maple syrup, ensuring they are well-coated.
- Lay out the puff pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface and cut each sheet into 11 long strips.
- Wrap one bacon rasher around each strip of puff pastry in a spiral.
- Skewer each strip with a cocktail onion at the top to resemble a Christmas tree.
- Place the pastry-wrapped bacon onto the prepared tray, brush with beaten egg, and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden and crispy.
- Drizzle extra maple syrup over the trees and sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving.
Notes
- For added crunch, consider sprinkling some sesame seeds on the pastry before baking.
- These can be made ahead of time and reheated before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Christmas, Holiday, Savory
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tree
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: Maple Bacon Christmas Trees