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Cranberry Brie Bites

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

⏱️ Prep: 20min🍳 Cook: 18min⏰ Total: 38min👥 Serves: 24🌡️ hot
✓ vegetarian
⚠️ Contains: 🌾 Gluten, 🥛 Dairy, 🥜 Nuts

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

💡 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

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.

🍸 Pairs Well With

Also pairs well with:

champagnewhite-winebourbonprosecco