50 Festive Christmas Tree Food Ideas for Fun Holiday Snacks
Festive Christmas tree food ideas! These Christmas tree shaped food ideas include appetizers and holiday snacks, Christmas treats and desserts, holiday dinner ideas and brunch recipes.
Nothing looks prettier or more festive than food shaped like a Christmas tree!
They look beautiful on the table, and put everyone in a good mood.
And there are so many fun recipes to choose from!
I put together a list of the best Christmas tree food ideas …
… so you feel extra inspired to make something festive for your next party or potluck celebration.
These Christmas tree foods include:
- Festive appetizers and holiday snacks
- Cute Christmas treats
- Kid-approved dinner ideas
- Unique brunch recipes
- Beautiful charcuterie boards and trees
There’s something for every type of Christmas gathering – even if you don’t like to cook!
Whether you’re looking for a savory snack, festive sweet treat, or heartier dish, there’s something for you.
Let’s check ‘em out!
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Fun Christmas Tree Food
Christmas Tree Cheese Ball
A Christmas Tree Cheese Ball will be a gorgeous addition to your holiday appetizer table this year.
Shaped into a cone and decorated with fresh herbs and pine nuts, this flavorful appetizer is festive and tasty.
Mini Christmas Tree Pizzas
Perfect for party appetizers or to make your family meals a little more special this holiday season, try these precious mini Christmas Tree Pizzas!
They’re incredibly easy to make yet will make any meal taste like a special occasion.
Christmas Tree Salad
This festive, easy, Christmas Salad with a Cranberry Vinaigrette (made in a Mason jar) will be the talk of your holiday party.
Shape this salad like a Christmas tree and decorate it with "garland, ornaments, and snow" toppings.
Christmas Tree Cinnamon Rolls
Turn Christmas breakfast into a festive affair with these Cinnamon Roll Christmas Trees.
People of all ages will get a kick out of this fun treat!
Pinwheel Christmas Tree Appetizer
Transform your favorite pinwheel recipe into a festive Christmas Tree Appetizer with green spinach tortillas.
It’s a customizable and easy finger food that’s an adorable hit for any holiday party.
Strawberry Christmas Trees
Strawberry Christmas Trees involve juicy strawberries covered with a sweet candy coating.
These adorable treats that are perfect for gifting and serving to friends and family this holiday season.
Christmas Tree Dip
This Christmas Tree Dip appetizer is a party headliner!
Layers of scrumptious, bold Mediterranean flavors make it addictive, and its cute holiday “tree” shape makes it the centerpiece of any buffet.
Plus it’s quick and easy to whip up - in just 10 minutes!
Christmas Tree Rice Crispy Treats
These Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats are perfect for kids to help make for Christmas!
They are a fun, no-bake dessert option for holiday parties. Plus who doesn’t like Krispie treats?
Cheesy Christmas Tree Pull Apart Bread
Making pull-apart bread in a Christmas tree shape adds that extra special touch around the holiday season.
Cheesey, garlicky, and dotted with cherry tomatoes, this fun recipe is made easy with a few supermarket shortcuts.
Mini Christmas Tree Brownie Cups
It is so easy to turn a box of brownies into adorable Christmas Tree Brownie Cups.
In a matter of minutes, your whole family can have fun transforming a fudgy brownie batter and whipped topping into these festive holiday edible trees.
Meat and Cheese Christmas Trees
Do you need a quick and easy holiday appetizer? Check out this simple recipe for Meat and Cheese Christmas Trees!
Only three ingredients are needed to make this festive snack. Perfect for kids or adults!
Christmas Tree Brownies
Christmas Tree Brownies are chewy one-bowl brownies that are decorated to look like Christmas trees.
These easy treats are sure to please kids and adults alike!
Caprese Christmas Tree Salad
Dazzle your holiday table with this super festive Caprese Christmas Tree Salad.
It’s so festive for holiday gatherings, and it’s effortlessly easy to make!
Spinach Dip Christmas Tree
This festive pull apart Spinach Dip Christmas tree is buttery, garlicky and perfect for sharing.
It is easy to make and a great finger food for your holiday parties.
Christmas Tree Sugar Cookie Fruit Pizza
With a sugar cookie crust and topped with sweet frosting and a selection of colorful fresh fruit of your choice, this fruit pizza is sure to be a holiday hit for the whole family.
Christmas Empanadas
Experience the festive spirit with Christmas Empanadas, baked or air-fried, in the shape of a Christmas tree.
Filled with a green mixture of chicken and avocado with diced red bell pepper, they perfectly embody the holiday colors.
Christmas Tree Waffles
These are the cutest waffles that you will ever make! Green Christmas tree waffles make a fun Christmas breakfast that your kids are gonna love.
So quick and easy to make, and everyone will have fun decorating their own trees.
Mini Christmas Tree Veggie Pizzas
Mini Christmas Tree Veggie Pizzas have a Christmas tree shaped crust topped with hummus and a confetti of fresh vegetables.
The ideal healthy appetizer this holiday season!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Christmas Trees
Chocolate and peanut butter are the perfect couple, and what better way to celebrate this love than with Chocolate Peanut Butter Christmas Trees?
These rich and decadent confections are easy to make and oh-so-delicious!
No Bake Christmas Tree Cheese Snack
Show your holiday spirit with this super easy Cheese Christmas Tree Appetizer.
Best of all, there’s absolutely no cooking required!
Biscoff Puff Pastry Christmas Tree
You can't get much easier (or tastier) than this Biscoff Puff Pastry Christmas Tree.
It’s a simple pull apart Christmas tree made with puff pastry,has essentially only two ingredients and takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish.
Pull-Apart Christmas Tree Pizza Bites
Make these easy pull-apart Christmas Tree Pizza Bites as fun appetizers or a light dinner during the festive season.
With all the pizza flavor, it’s sure to be a super hit with family or friends.
Christmas Donut Hole Tree
A Christmas Donut Hole Tree is so easy to make!
Using your favorite storebought donut holes, it makes such a fun holiday dessert or brunch food.
Chicken Cobb Christmas Tree Salad
The beloved, classic chicken Cobb salad gets a fun holiday twist!
Hearts of romaine lettuce are perfectly suited to become a “Christmas tree,” complete with tomato-ornaments, a golden pepper-star, and packages under the tree.
This Holiday Salad is surprisingly simple to make, and can even be made ahead.
Homemade Christmas Tree Pop Tarts
Homemade Christmas Tree Pop-Tarts are a cute and colorful snack or holiday breakfast.
Forget storebought pastries and try these holiday themed hand pies instead!
Charcuterie Tree
A festive Charcuterie Tree is fun to build and makes a gorgeous centerpiece on your holiday table.
Get into the spirit of the season with savory bites of Italian charcuterie, creatively arranged in a spiral around the tree cone.
Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees
Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees are an easy, edible Christmas craft to make with kids during the holiday season with a surprise inside.
The cone gets a festive makeover simply using green frosting, a sugar cookie, and sprinkles, and is then filled with your favorite candy.
Fruit Christmas Tree
This Fruit Christmas Tree centerpiece is such a beautiful, and easy way to display fresh fruit on your holiday table.
A colorful assortment of fresh cut fruit is secured to a craft cone with toothpicks, creating a beautiful fruit tree display.
Perfect for holiday brunch or appetizers!
Easy Stacked Sugar Cookie Christmas Trees
These Stacked Sugar Cookie Christmas trees are basically the ultimate holiday cookie!
They combine soft and chewy sugar cookies with vanilla icing all stacked together for a huge show stopper.
Christmas Tree Pinwheels
Festive and fun Christmas Pinwheels use a mix of white beans and feta cheese, instead of cream cheese, for a lower fat, but still deliciously creamy version of a classic.
Meringue Christmas Tree Cookies
Meringue Christmas Tree Cookies are going to be the talk of your holiday gathering.
Best of all, they’re actually so easy to make!
Pesto Puff Pastry Christmas Trees
Pesto Puff Pastry Christmas Trees make a pretty appetizer centerpiece for the holiday table and they’re delicious too!
Puff pastry sheets combine with red and green pesto to make the trees which are wonderful served warm from the oven.
Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board
It doesn’t get easier or more festive than your favorite meats, cheese, fruit, vegetables and nuts displayed in a Christmas tree shape.
Christmas Tree Cupcakes
Christmas Tree Cupcakes look impressive, but are quite easy and so much fun to make!
Piled high with a green frosting tree, and dusted with a light layer of “snow,” they’re a treat for the eye as well as your sweet tooth.
Christmas Tree Sandwiches
Mini Christmas Tree Sandwiches are the perfect finger food for a Christmas party or family gathering.
Quick prep, easy assembly, and totally customizable!
Christmas Tree Pretzel Rods
These Christmas Tree Pretzels are super festive and quick to make.
They’re a sweet and salty treat that makes a great addition to any holiday gathering.
Christmas Tree Brie Charcuterie Board
It’s always great to have something easy to nibble on when you’re mingling with friends and family, and this Christmas Tree Brie Charcuterie Board is festive and very inviting.
Featuring brie with a Christmas tree cut out, cheese stars, and plenty of sweet and savory options.
Peppermint Mocha Christmas Tree Cookies
With flavors modeled after the popular holiday Peppermint Mocha drink, these lovely Christmas Tree cutout cookies have an espresso buttercream that really takes them over the top.
Cheesy Pull Apart Christmas Tree Rolls
Cheesy Pull-Apart Christmas Tree Rolls are the perfect holiday-themed dinner side!
Using premade dough and a lot of cheese, there’s no doubt that everyone will be pulling off another piece and gobbling it down.
Christmas Tree Frosting Board
This easy Christmas Tree Frosting Board is the fun and festive sweet treat you’ll be making all season long!
Put a dessert twist on the classic charcuterie board with this colorful and flavorful frosting board.
Christmas Tree Breakfast Appetizers
Christmas Tree Breakfast Appetizers are a simple tower of star-shaped puff pastry, egg, ham and cheese layers.
So fun for your holiday brunch!
Pretzel Christmas Tree Cupcakes
If you’re a fan of chocolate and pretzels, Pretzel Christmas Trees are such a fun treat idea for you!
Whether you enjoy them on their own or use them as festive cupcake toppers, they will surely add cheer to your holiday season.
Elegant Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board
This festive Christmas Charcuterie Board is made with cured meats, cheeses, fruits, nuts, and more – in a fun Christmas tree shape.
It’s easy to assemble, but looks fancy enough for any holiday party!
Christmas Tree Linzer Cookies
These Christmas Tree Linzer Cookies are festive, melt in your mouth, and easy to make ahead for all your holiday gatherings!
Perfect for edible gifting or for adding to your Christmas cookie tray.
Cinnamon Sugar Puff Pastry Christmas Tree
Create holiday magic in your kitchen with the Cinnamon Sugar Puff Pastry Christmas Tree!
It’s like a warm, cinnamon-sugar hug that doubles as breakfast or dessert.
Christmas Tree Relish Tray
This festive Christmas tree relish tray is made with celery, carrots, olives and more, is as much fun to make as it is to eat.
Plus it’s totally customizable for your favorite ingredients.
Frosted Christmas Tree Cookies – Hey, Snickerdoodle!
These Frosted Christmas Tree Cookies make a great addition to any holiday spread!
With a buttery almond flavor and a soft, chewy texture, they're perfect for both baking with loved ones and sharing the joy of the season.
Christmas Tree Cheese Board
This very festive Christmas Tree cheese board is a fun Christmas appetizer for holiday entertaining.
It’s a quick, easy, and budget-friendly holiday snack to put together!
Gingerbread Christmas Tree
This Gingerbread Christmas Tree is an easy to make, delicious, and a stunningly beautiful dessert.
Made with delicious gingerbread cookies and decorated with the best buttercream, this cookie tree will be a holiday favorite!
Christmas Tree Olive Cheese Ball
With a festive blend of cream cheese and savory toppings, this Christmas Tree Cheese Ball is a picture-perfect centerpiece for any for holiday gathering.
Ready to try some festive Christmas tree food?
I hope this list of Christmas tree shaped food ideas has given you tons of inspiration for new recipes to make for your holiday celebration.
Everyone will appreciate your festive dish!
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