Cranberry Brie Bites with Puff Pastry Recipe

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Cranberry Brie Bites with Puff Pastry Recipe

Flaky, crisp puff pastry, creamy brie cheese, and homemade cranberry sauce with a hint of warm spices come together for a beautiful appetizer that's perfect for any holiday gathering.

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword Baked Brie Bites, Brie and Cranberry Bites, Brie Bites, Brie Bites Recipe, Brie Bites with Puff Pastry, Brie Puff Pastry Bites, Cranberry Brie Bites, Cranberry Brie Bites Recipe, Cranberry Brie Bites with Puff Pastry, Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Other Time: 10

Servings servings

Calories 291kcal

Author Faith Gorsky

Ingredients

Homemade Spiced Cranberry Sauce:

12 ounces fresh cranberries rinsed
1 cup granulated white sugar
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon salt

Puff Pastry Bites:

1 sheet frozen puff pastry thawed (1 sheet of puff pastry weighing about 250 grams)
8 ounce wheel brie cut into 16 pieces
1/2 cup homemade spiced cranberry sauce or store-bought cranberry sauce
2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary plus more for garnish if desired

Other:

Butter to grease the dish
All-purpose flour to roll out the puff pastry
1 large egg lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water (for egg wash)

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Instructions

For the Homemade Spiced Cranberry Sauce:

Add all ingredients to a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Once boiling, turn the heat down slightly so it doesn’t boil over. Cover the pot and simmer until the cranberries pop and the sauce thickens, about 10 to 15 minutes. (The sauce will thicken more as it cools.)

For the Puff Pastry Bites:

Prep. Preheat the oven to 400F. Butter the wells of a muffin tray.
Roll out the dough. Lightly flour the countertop (or whatever work surface you’re using) and roll out the puff pastry dough to a square. You don’t need to make it bigger and it doesn’t have to be perfect, just roll it a little to even it out.
Assemble and chill. Cut the dough into 16 pieces and top each with a piece of brie. Place each piece of brie topped-puff pastry into the buttered muffin wells. Top each with a slightly heaping 1 teaspoon cranberry sauce and a little sprinkle of rosemary. Lightly brush any pastry that’s exposed with egg wash (don’t brush the brie or cranberry sauce). Chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.
Bake. Transfer them from the fridge to the oven, and bake until the pastries are puffed and golden, about 15 to 18 minutes. Serve.

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Notes

Recipe Yield and Serving Size: This recipe makes 16 puff pastry bites, for a total of 8 servings (each serving is 2 puff pastry bites).
Cranberry Sauce: This recipe for homemade spiced cranberry sauce makes about 2 cups. You'll only need 1/2 cup to make the cranberry brie puff pastry bites, so you'll have extra cranberry sauce (store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 weeks or in the freezer for up to 6 months). If you prefer, instead of homemade cranberry sauce, you can use store-bought cranberry sauce, cranberry relish, or lingonberry jam.
Storage: Once they're cool, you can store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Reheating: The best way to reheat brie bites is in the oven so the pastry re-crisps. To do so, place the bites on a baking tray and reheat in a preheated 350F oven until heated through, about 5 to 10 minutes. You can serve them warm or at room temperature.

How to Use Crescent Roll Dough Instead of Puff Pastry:

1. For this recipe, you'll need 1 (8-ounce) tube of Crescent Rolls Dough or Crescent Dough Sheets. Unroll the dough and spread it out onto a lightly floured surface.
2. Use a lightly floured rolling pin to even out the dough.
3. Cut the dough into 16 pieces.
4. Follow the rest of the recipe as written, but bake at 375F for about 15 minutes.

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