Description
Create a festive Pull-Apart Pigs in a Blanket Tree, a fun and impressive snack perfect for your Christmas party. This recipe brings playful connection and flavor to your gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package (16.3 ounces) refrigerated crescent roll dough
- 1 package (12 ounces) cocktail sausages (little smokies)
- 1 large egg, beaten (for egg wash)
- Optional: Sesame seeds or poppy seeds for topping
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
- Unroll the crescent roll dough, keeping the triangles connected if possible. Gently separate the dough into individual triangles.
- Cut each triangle in half lengthwise to create two smaller, thinner triangles. You should have double the number of pieces.
- Take one cocktail sausage and wrap one piece of dough around it, starting from the wide end and rolling to the tip. Pinch the end to seal.
- Arrange the wrapped sausages on the prepared baking sheet in the shape of a Christmas tree. Start with a wide base layer (about 5-6 sausages wide) and stack them upward, making each subsequent row slightly narrower, until you reach a single sausage at the top point. You may need to slightly overlap or lean them against each other to maintain the tree shape.
- Brush the entire dough surface lightly with the beaten egg wash.
- If desired, sprinkle sesame seeds or poppy seeds over the dough.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown and cooked through.
- Let the tree cool slightly before serving directly from the baking sheet or transferred to a serving platter. Serve with your favorite dipping sauces.
Notes
- For dipping, try serving with honey mustard, ketchup, or a spicy cheese sauce.
- You can use regular crescent roll dough or the flaky layers; either works well.
- If the dough tears while rolling, just pinch the seams closed tightly.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (approx. 3 pieces)
- Calories: Estimate 200-250
- Sugar: Estimate 3g
- Sodium: Estimate 450mg
- Fat: Estimate 15g
- Saturated Fat: Estimate 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: Estimate 10g
- Trans Fat: Estimate 0g
- Carbohydrates: Estimate 12g
- Fiber: Estimate 1g
- Protein: Estimate 8g
- Cholesterol: Estimate 30mg