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!
Originally published May 2, 2016
Best Chocolate Braid!
Of course before eating this amazing chocolate dessert, 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.
How to Make a Chocolate Braid
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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!
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!
Chocolate Braid Puff Pastry Dessert
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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
- 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.
- Let it cool for about 10 minutes, then dust with powdered sugar.
- Serve while it is still warm and gooey!
Notes
Did you make this recipe? Share your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #LivingLocurto for a chance to be featured.You might also love these chocolate recipes:
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For another great puff pastry recipe try these Puff Pastry Cinnamon Twists or these fun puff pastry ideas.
Lise Ode says
My mouth is watering right now. How amazing does this look! Yummy!!!
Amy Locurto says
Great tips! Freezing is a great idea.
Nancy says
This is a great recipe for a quick dessert. I make a few and freeze them, unbaked, then when I’m having company I take one out of the freezer for a 1/2 hour and bake it. Your company will think you baked all day. The diagram of how to cut the pastry for braiding is helpful but I think you should mention in the instructions that at each end on each side you will have to cutout a piece for the braiding.
Amy Locurto says
Yay! Glad you liked this chocolate braid.
Paulina says
So easy and so delicious!! I made two one with almonds and one without because of allergies, they were both fabulous! Served them with vanilla ice cream and fresh strawberries!!
Patricia Hackett says
How do I find this recipe?
Erin says
Is there any way to make this (at least partially) ahead of time?
Amy Locurto says
Thanks so much! Glad you like this as much as we do. Yes, just bake as long as the directions on the puff pastry directs. Toasty almonds are the best!
Nico says
Hi. I’ve done this recipe twice now. And since it doesn’t say how long to bake it before adding there almonds, I can say to try for 10-11mins before adding almonds. And then another 10 with almonds. Especially since most recipes online call for a total of 20 mins at 415 degrees
Also thank you so much for putting this recipe online. It’s easy, deleicious and always comes out looking beautifully
Amy Locurto says
Bake the pastry according to the package directions. Most puff pastry requires an oven temperature of 425 degrees.
Emily says
There is no oven temperature for this. Could you please share.
Amy Locurto says
This might be my favorite thing to make! It’s so easy and my family loves it.