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Cranberry Brie Bites

Buttery puff pastry cups filled with melted brie and tangy cranberry sauce

pastryMediumAmerican
Prep20 minCook18 minTotal38 minServes24Temphot
✓ vegetarian
⚠ Contains: 🌾 Gluten, 🥛 Dairy, 🥜 Nuts
Recipe
Ingredients
  • 1 sheetpuff pastry(thawed)
  • 8 ozbrie cheese(rind removed, cubed)
  • 0.5 cupwhole berry cranberry sauce
  • 0.25 cuppecans(finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsphoney
  • 1 sprigfresh rosemary(minced)
  • cooking spray
Make Ahead

Assemble in tin but do not bake until ready to serve. Can hold unbaked, covered, in refrigerator for 4 hours.

Instructions
  1. 1Preheat oven to 375°F and spray 24-cup mini muffin tin with cooking spray
  2. 2Roll puff pastry slightly to smooth creases
  3. 3Cut into 24 squares using pizza cutter or sharp knife
  4. 4Press each square into muffin cup, forming a cup shape
  5. 5Place a cube of brie in each pastry cup
  6. 6Top each with small spoonful of cranberry sauce
  7. 7Bake 15-18 minutes until pastry is golden and puffed
  8. 8Remove from oven and immediately top with pecans
  9. 9Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with rosemary
  10. 10Cool 5 minutes before removing from tin
Notes
Pro Tips

Thaw puff pastry in refrigerator overnight for best handling. Remove brie rind or it will be chewy. Don't overfill cups or they'll overflow. Work quickly - warm pastry is harder to shape. These are best served warm but still good at room temperature.

History & Origin

This party favorite combines classic holiday flavors in bite-sized form. Brie and cranberry have been paired since the 1970s when California brie production made the cheese widely accessible to American home cooks. The pastry cup format transforms the pairing into an elegant, self-contained appetizer.

Cocktail Pairings
Pairs Well With
champagnewhite-winebourbonprosecco
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