Spinach artichoke Christmas pinwheels have been a hit in my home this year. Anything that is made with ricotta cheese does not last long in our home.
Spinach Artichoke Pinwheel Christmas Tree
These delicious, pull apart finger food appetizers are so incredibly super easy to make and are the perfect appetizers for the holiday season.
I absolutely love the way pinwheels look on a serving plate. You can add whatever you like to pinwheels. That is one of the facts I just love about them.
Quick and Easy Holiday Appetizer
You can add diced vegetables, meats and even sweets too. For this recipe, we are using spinach, artichoke and ricotta cheese.
Spinach and Artichoke Pinwheels
So, here you go! The recipe for this holiday appetizer is as follows…
Spinach & Artichoke Pinwheel Christmas Tree
Ingredients
- 1 8oz Tube of crossaint dough
- 1 1/2 cup Finely chopped spinach I used frozen
- 3 Medium artichoke hearts I used canned
- 1/2 cup Ricotta cheese
- 2 tbsp Parmasean cheese
- Salt, pepper,garlic salt, basil, paprika All to taste
- Optional: Grape tomatoes for the tree ornaments
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F and line your baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Finely chop the spinach and artichoke hearts.
- In medium bowl, add spinach, artichoke hearts, ricotta cheese, and spices. Mix all together. Set aside.
- Roll out croissant dough out. Get a rolling pin and roll dough out evenly. You can pinch the seams to make sure dough stays together. This will help when you start rolling it.
- Spread the bowl mixture evenly on the dough sheet.
- Gently roll up the dough sheet starting from one end to the other end. (If you roll lengthwise, you can have more servings.)
- Very carefully, cut the roll to 1/2 inch -3/4inch slices. (Tip: After each cut, spin the roll a little bit again so that your roll wont start to flatten and maintains its shape)
- Arrange the slices in the form of a Christmas tree on your parchment paper and bake for 25 minutes or until well done. (Optional is sliced grape tomatoes)
- Sprinkle some parmesan cheese and enjoy!
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As mentioned in the recipe, sometimes when you slice dough, the knife flattens the pinwheel.
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A trick I do is to spin the pinwheel just a little bit just after each cut. This helps the pinwheel retain its shape and maintain the roundness and not flatten out while being cut.
Let me know if you tried this recipe and how it turned out!
Happy Baking! 🙂
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Thank you for sharing! Definitely trying out for our family Christmas dinner!
I have a picky eater toddler. I will try to see if he would eat this. It looks extremely delicious.
This looks so festive and delicious! We love spinach artichoke dip, so I think we would love these too, will have to try making them!
My husband saw me reading this post and immediately requested it! This is so festive and looks so yummy! I’ll definitely be making these with my kiddos!
These looks so delicious. I pinned it to make later.
This looks so mouth watering! It is a perfect side dish for a Christmas dinner.
I’m pinning this for sure! These pinwheels look so good! I’d love to make these next week.
Wow, this dish is looking delicious, I’ll have to give it a try.
This looks like a delicious recipe.