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This easy chocolate braid is warm gooey chocolate baked inside of a tasty crescent puff pastry.
This easy chocolate braid is perfect for a quick and warm dessert. The puff pastry dough provides a crispy outer crust while the chocolate filling is gooey and delicious. Plus, it’s simple to make – so even if you’re not much of a baker, you’ll be able to whip this up in no time!
Chocolate Braided Bread is Hard to Resist
Have you ever made a dessert then eaten the whole thing yourself? Well, this Chocolate Braid Puff Pastry Dessertwill no doubt be one of those recipes!
Ittastes likethe best chocolate croissant you’ve ever eaten! If your family loves chocolate like mine does, you’ll want to double or triple this recipe.
After my mother passed away, I was brought so many lovely meals from my sweet friends and this amazing puff pastry dessert was one of my favorites. I seriously almost ate it all myself, but was nice and let my kids and husband eat some too!
Chocolate Braided Bread Ingredients
This delicious chocolate braid issuper easy to make and will be the hit of any party, brunch, school or sporting event. You only need these five ingredients to have the best puff pastry bread.
- frozen puff pastry
- chocolate candy bar (semi-sweet or dark chocolate)
- egg
- shaved almonds
- powdered sugar
How to Make aChocolate Braid
Watch the Videobelow to watch how easy it is to make this easy Chocolate Braid puff pastry dessert. Subscribe to my Youtube Channel for more recipe videos.
You can print the recipe for this Chocolate Braid Puff Pastry Dessert below,but since it was hard to describe, I alsomade a diagram graphic for you to follow while making your bread.
Puff Pastry Bread Braid Diagram
This illustrationmakes for easytofollow visual instructions. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did. Thanks again Mandi for getting me hooked on this delicious chocolate treat!
MORE PUFF PASTRY BRAID VARIATIONS
Swap out the chocolate bar inside of your chocolate braid for different
versions of this puff pastry dessert!
- Cookies & Cream Bar – Enjoy delicious white chocolate-flavored creme and bits of chocolate cookies in every bite.
- REESE’S Peanut Butter Cups – Add Reese’s for a peanut butter chocolate braid!
- Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate – Add one of our favorite combinations a caramel chocolate bar for an amazing flavorful dessert.
- Savory Braid – Create Thanksgiving dinner in a puff pastry with this delicious Turkey Cranberry Braid recipe.
Print the Chocolate Braid Recipe
Puff pastry filled with warm gooey chocolate and topped with almonds and sugar, makes this delicious chocolate braid hard to resist. Enjoy!
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Chocolate Braid Puff Pastry Dessert
This easy chocolate braid is warm gooey chocolate baked inside of a tasty crescent puff pastry. An easy almond topped chocolate braid recipe for brunch, breakfast, or school party!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Active Time15 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Yield: 6
Author: Amy Locurto
Ingredients
- 1 frozen puff pastry
- 4.4 oz chocolate bar semi-sweet or milk chocolate
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoons shaved almonds
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
Instructions
Place the frozen dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. After the dough has defrosted unroll it.
Place the chocolate bar in the middle of the dough.
Make cuts along the edges of the dough. (See graphic on blog post for more detail.) Make as many cuts along the sides as you want, just make sure to have the same amount on each side.
After cutting 6-8 strips of dough on the sides, you are ready to braid.
Fold the top and the bottom ends over the chocolate first, then cross the side strips over each other to make the braid.
Brush the braid with an egg wash you can make with one beaten egg and a splash of cool water.
Bake the pastry according to the package directions. Most puff pastry requires an oven temperature of 425 degrees.
Remove the braid before it gets golden brown.
Top with almonds and then place back into oven until golden brown for about 2-3 minutes.
Let it cool for about 10 minutes, then dust with powdered sugar.
Serve while it is still warm and gooey!
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Recipe Video
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bread, breakfast, chocolate, dessert, pastry, puff pastry
Calories: 375kcal
Nutrition
Calories: 375kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 196mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 48IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 4mg
Originally published May 2, 2016
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