Pesto Parmesan Pastry Straws - My Fussy Eater | Easy Family Recipes (2024)

December 13, 2016 by Ciara Attwell, Updated January 4, 2024

These Pesto Parmesan Pastry Straws make a super easy snack or party appetizer for the festive season!

Christmas quite often means lots of guests and loads more hungry mouths to feed! To make your life a little easier I have a super quick and easy festive snack to share with you that you can whip up when you know you have guests on the way.

A baking tray full of these golden brown cheese twists are super easy to make but will have the whole family thinking you have spent hours slaving away in the kitchen!

Ingredients For Pesto Cheese Straws

Pastry

I use ready made puff pastry rolls for this recipe. To be honest I can’t remember the last time I made my own pastry.

If you enjoy it and have the time then by all means go ahead and make your own.

But if you’re in a rush like me then a ready made sheet of puff pastry is a fantastic option!

I also use these ready rolled pastry sheets for these which is another of our favourite Christmas Recipes!

Pesto

I also used two types of pesto in this recipe – half the straws are made with red pesto and the other half with green basil pesto.

But you can use whatever type of pesto you prefer. If you are making these for adults then I highly recommend chilli pesto – it tastes incredible!

I’ve used shop bought pesto in this recipe, but it is actually really easy to make your own pesto.

I’ve created a recipe for this Spinach Pesto which tastes absolutely incredible as well as one for Wild Garlic Pesto too.

Parmesan Cheese

Any parmesan cheese will work for these and you only need a small amount. I often buy the ready grated packets from the supermarket as they do save me a bit of time and as we make a lot of Pasta Recipes I always find it useful to have in the fridge.

It is slightly more expensive to buy it this way, so a cheaper option would be to buy a block and grate it yourself as and when you need it.

Storage Instructions

These pesto twists are delicious straight from the oven, but they can also be stored for up to two days in a sealed airtight container. Or why not make a big batch and pop a few into lunch boxes during the week?

For the full recipe check out the video or written instructions in the recipe card below(anddon’t forget to subscribe to myYouTube Channel to stay up to date on all my Christmas videos!).

And if youtry this recipe please do let me know what you think. Or tag me in a picture onFacebookorInstagram.I love seeing all your pictures!

And if you have any other ideas for really easy but impressive festive nibbles to serve guests this Christmas then let me know in the comments below!

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