Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites (Easy Holiday Appetizer)
These cranberry brie puff pastry bites are a simple, delicious holiday appetizer that always disappears fast. Flaky puff pastry, creamy brie, and sweet-tart cranberry sauce bake into perfect bite-sized treats you can serve for Christmas, Thanksgiving, or any holiday gathering.
Servings: 1 Cranberry Brie Bite
Calories: 3903Kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce Canned or homemade
- 1 Package Puff Pastry I use Jus-Rol brand. It very easy to cut into 24 pieces from the one puff pastry sheet.
- 8 oz Brie wheel I have used different brands and never had an issue.
- Optional - fresh rosemary sprigs garnish. Remove prior to eating.
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F. Lightly spray a mini muffin pan.
- Unfold the thawed puff pastry. Cut into 24 squares using a knife or pizza cutter. Press each square gently into a mini muffin cup to form a small pastry shell.
- Cut brie cheese into cubes. I cut some of the outer edge of the rind off (leaving the top and bottom). Place a cube of brie into each puff pastry cup. Add about 1 teaspoon of cranberry sauce on top of the brie
- Bake 12–15 minutes or until the puff pastry is golden and the brie is melted. I remove the bites from the muffin wells while they are still warm. It's easier to do if the cheese has melted outside of the well.
- Let cool for 5 minutes. Garnish with a tiny rosemary sprig if desired and serve warm or room temperature.
Notes
Cutting the brie into small cubes helps keep each puff pastry cup from overflowing as the cheese melts.
Leftover cranberry sauce works perfectly in this recipe and adds great seasonal flavor. I make my own homemade cranberry sauce.
These cranberry brie puff pastry bites are best served warm but are still delicious at room temperature for parties.
Use whole-berry cranberry sauce rather than jellied if you want more texture. This is my
Nutrition (estimate)
Serving: 1g | Calories: 3903Kcal | Carbohydrates: 335g | Protein: 85g | Fat: 250g | Saturated Fat: 87g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 26g | Monounsaturated Fat: 124g | Cholesterol: 227mg | Sodium: 2661mg | Potassium: 722mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 94g | Vitamin A: 1465IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 475mg | Iron: 15mg