Chocolate Braid Recipe

Last updated on October 31st, 2018 at 04:32 pm

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!

A Chocolate Braid Dessert is Hard to Resist!

Have you ever made a dessert then eaten the whole thing yourself? Well, this Chocolate Braid Puff Pastry Dessert will no doubt be one of those recipes! It tastes like the 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. Mandi, our former contributor  and all around best cook here at Living Locurto, brought over this amazing puff pastry dessert. I seriously almost ate it all myself, but was nice and let my kids and husband eat some too!

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Originally published May 2, 2016

Of course before eating it, I had to snap some photos so I could share this recipe with you. You should have seen my kids drooling over it as I tried to take very fast photos. ha!

This delicious chocolate braid is super easy to make and will be the hit of any party, brunch, school or sporting event.

Watch how easy this Chocolate Braid recipe is to make!

Click play on the video below to watch how easy it is to make this easy Chocolate Braid puff pastry dessert.

How to Make a Chocolate Braid

You can print the recipe for this Chocolate Braid Puff Pastry Dessert below, but since it was kind of hard to describe, I also made a graphic. This illustration makes for easy to follow 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!

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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!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 4 -6

Author LivingLocurto.com

Ingredients

• 1 frozen puff pastry
• 4.4 oz chocolate bar semi-sweet or milk chocolate
• 1 egg
• 2-4 tablespoons shaved almonds
• 2 tablespoon powdered sugar
• parchment paper

Instructions

1. Place the frozen dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. After the dough has defrosted unroll it.
2. Place the chocolate bar in the middle of the dough.
3. 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.
4. After cutting 6-8 strips of dough on the sides, you are ready to braid.
5. Fold the top and the bottom ends over the chocolate first, then cross the side strips over each other to make the braid.
6. Brush the braid with an egg wash you can make with one beaten egg and a splash of cool water.

7. Bake the pastry according to the package directions. Most puff pastry requires an oven temperature of 425 degrees.

8. Remove the braid before it gets golden brown.
9. top with almonds and then place back into oven until golden brown.
10. Let it cool for about 10 minutes, then dust with powdered sugar.
11. Serve while it is still warm and gooey!

Recipe Notes

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For another great puff pastry recipe try these Puff Pastry Cinnamon Twists or these fun puff pastry ideas.

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