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This little Christmas Tree Appetizer recipe is simple but utterly delicious and nutritious because not every Christmas treat needs to be about chocolate and candy.

Two children's hands reaching out to pick up 4 triangular pieces of pita bread decorated to look like Christmas trees.

Why This Recipe Works

Ridiculously easy
A cute Christmas treat not based on candy
A delicious and fun appetiser or snack for the young and young at heart

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Ingredients you will need

You could of course make these Pita Christmas Trees with mashed avocados, but if you want to step up the deliciousness then make a quick batch of my avocado aioli which absolutely sings with just a little Dijon mustard, garlic and lemon to enhance the avocado flavour.

Pita Christmas Trees

1 pita bread
8 Tablespoons Avocado Aioli or mashed avocado
4 Pretzel sticks
¼ red capsicum

Avocado Aioli

avocados
garlic
Dijon mustard
lemon juice
parsley
teaspoon salt
oil

Two pita breads, a bag of pretzel sticks, a red capsiucm and half an avocado lying on a marble bench top.

Step-by-step instructions

Below are illustrated step-by-step instructions to make my Christmas Tree Appetizer Recipe, if you prefer just the written instructions then head straight to the printable recipe card below.

Step one: Toast your pita bread and cut it into quarters.

Step two: Push a pretzel stick into the bottom of each of the pita bread triangles

Four triangular pieces of pita bread with a pretzel sric pushed into the base of each piece.

Step three: Spread each piece of pita bread with avocado aioli or mashed avocado

4 triangular pieces of pita bread spread with avocado to look like trees.

Step four: Sprinkle the Christmas Tree Appetizers with finely diced red capsicum.

4 triangular pieces of pita bread spread with avocado and sprinkled with small pieces of red capsicum to look like Christmas trees.

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Other fun Christmas Themed Treats you may like

Strawberry Santas - Super cute fruit-based snack

Coconut Snowballs - An allergy-friendly coconut bliss ball that is perfect to serve at Christmas time

Healthy Christmas Cookies - A refined sugar-free recipe suitable for younger children.

Christmas Star Toast & Eggs

3 Ingredient Glazed Ham

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