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Tangy cranberry sauce and warm melty brie is at the center of flaky, buttery puff pastry. Top these Baked Brie Cranberry Puff Pastry bites with rosemary and crushed pecans for a beautiful and seasonal holiday appetizer that will disappear quickly.
Use an easy homemade cranberry sauce for the base of this recipe. If you’re looking for more holiday recipes you’ll love my Sweet Potato Casserole, Southern-Style Mac and Cheese, Perfect Mashed Potatoes, Loaded Corn Casserole, and Cornbread Dressing.
Why You’ll Love Baked Brie Cranberry Puff Pastry
❤️ You’ll appreciate that these appetizers are extremely easy to make, handheld and the perfect party food.
❤️ It’s a great finger food to add to the holiday table and your friends and family will adore these. They are poppable, easy to eat and addictively delicious!
❤️ Not only are these super tasty, with a short list of ingredients it doesn’t get easier to make than these baked brie puff pastry bites. Plus, they absolutely steal the show with how beautiful they are.
Key Ingredients
These baked brie bites are so easy to make and the perfect party appetizer. If you’re looking for more holiday appetizers check out my Parmesan Candied Bacon Crackers, Easy Sausage Roll Puff Pastries, and Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites.
Brie – creamy, buttery and slightly earthy, brie cheese is so delicious and if you can find it, grab a triple cream brie.
Cranberry sauce – a batch of homemade cranberry sauce is most ideal but you can also use cranberry preserves.
Puff Pastry – just a frozen box of pre-made puff pastry is all you’ll need. You won’t need to make anything from scratch here.
Pecans – crushed pecans are used as a topping for this poppable creamy, tangy brie bites.
Rosemary sprigs – the perfect garnish to really amp up the holiday vibes.
How to Make Baked Brie Cranberry Puff Pastry
Step 1: Freeze the Cubed Brie
Dice the brie into 1″ pieces, place them on a plate and pop in the freezer for 20 minutes while preparing the other ingredients.
Step 2: Roll and Cut the Puff Pastry
On a lightly floured surface, roll the puff pastry to a rectangle and cut the puff pastry into 24 equal sized squares.
Grease a muffin pan and press the puff pastry squares down into each crevice. Pierce the bottom of the puff pastry with a fork a few times.
Step 3: Add in the Fillings
Add one brie square into the bottom of each puff pastry. Top the brie with a spoonful of cranberry sauce. Then sprinkle over some sea salt, and the pecans.
Step 4: Bake and Enjoy!
Place the muffin pan atop a baking sheet to catch any spillage during the bake time. Bake in a preheated oven at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
Once they cool, top with a small sprig of rosemary. Serve hot or at room temperature.
Variations and Modifications
Once you get a taste of how easy and delicious baked brie cranberry puff pastry bites are, you will be asking what other flavors can I make!? Here is a list of other seasonal flavor variations you can make.
Fig Brie Bites: instead of homemade cranberry sauce, replace it with an equal amount of fig spread.
Pepper Jelly Brie Bites: this is one of my favorite variations. Grab a delicious pepper jelly (Rose City Pepperheads is THE BEST!).
Raspberry Brie Bites: consider swapping the cranberry for tart and sweet raspberry jam.
Cherry Brie Bites: another phenomenal and seasonally appropriate flavor is cherry preserves. This is a wonderful combination.
Aside from swapping out the cranberry, you can also make these variations:
- Swap the pecans for walnuts, macadamia nuts, or almonds
- Crispy bacon bits are a great salty addition to these brie bites.
Storage and Reheating
These baked brie cranberry bites are best served fresh. Puff pastry never comes back to life quite like when it’s freshly baked. That said, they can be reheated and they’ll still be very tasty.
How to Store: once the baked brie bites have cooled, place them in an air tight container, separating layers with foil or parchment paper. Refrigerate up to 4 days.
How to Reheat: To reheat these, pop them back into a muffin pan and bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees until they are warmed through. Baking them will help the puff pastry crisp up. If they are microwaved the pastry dough will turn soft.
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I hope you enjoyed this holiday appetizer recipe for how to make this easy baked brie cranberry puff pastry bites! I look forward to your questions and feedback below.
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Baked Brie Cranberry Puff Pastry
Ingredients
- 1 sheet prepared frozen puff pastry thawed in fridge overnight
- 4 oz brie triple cream if possible
- 1/2 cup prepared cranberry sauce
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 tsp flaky sea salt
- 2 sprigs rosemary cut into 24 small sprigs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray muffin pans with nonstick cooking spray. Use two-12 count muffin pans or 1-24 count muffin pan. (If you only have one-12 count pan, make the brie bites in batches*.)
- Dice the brie into 24 equal sized pieces, about 1". Place them on a plate and pop in the freezer for 20 minutes while preparing the other ingredients.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the puff pastry to a 10×14 rectangle and cut the puff pastry into 24 equal sized squares.
- Press the puff pastry squares down into each crevice. Pierce the bottom of the puff pastry with a fork a few times.
- Add one brie square into the bottom of each puff pastry. Top the brie with a spoonful of cranberry sauce. Then sprinkle over some sea salt, and the pecans.
- Place the muffin pan atop a baking sheet to catch any spillage during the bake time. Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.
- If any of the brie bubbles out of the pan, scoot it back into the center of the puff pastry with a spoon while it's still pliable. Once they cool, top with a small sprig of rosemary. Serve hot or at room temperature.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Hey guys – I know you will love this recipe as much as we do! This is an appetizer our family and friends look forward to us bringing to holiday gatherings each year. I am sure your peeps will LOVE these brie bites as much as we do.