Cranberry Brie Bites in Puff Pastry
Cranberry Brie Bites are a super easy homemade appetizer. Made with puff pastry sheets, brie, leftover whole cranberry sauce, walnuts, and a sprig of rosemary! Baked until golden and bubbly!
Servings: 48 pieces
Ingredients
- 2 sheets frozen puff pastry thawed overnight in refrigerator
- Flour as needed
- 1 8-ounce wheel of brie cheese
- 1 ¼ cups homemade cranberry sauce or store-bought
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon see notes
- Zest of 1 orange see notes
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup see notes
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- Chopped fresh rosemary for serving
Instructions
- PREP: Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat over to 375ºF. Cut the brie in half and then cut each half into 24 pieces. Do your best here and divide it the best you can. Place the brie on a plate and refrigerate for now. Generously spray a 24-cup mini muffin pan with cooking spray.
- PUFF PASTRY: Remove one sheet of pastry from the refrigerator. Place on a clean, floured work surface. Lightly roll out the sheet to make it even. Cut into 24 pieces. You want to cut 4 lengthwise cuts. Then cut those into 6 portions each to make 24 pieces. Place each square in the mini muffin pan. Use a fork to prick holes so that the puff pastry doesn’t puff up.
- FILL: Add the cranberry sauce to a bowl. Add the ground cinnamon, orange zest, and taste. If the cranberry sauce is to your liking, you can skip the maple syrup, I like to add some, but this is optional.
- BAKE: Place a piece of brie in each cup, top with 1 heaping teaspoon of sauce, and sprinkle with walnuts. Refrigerate for 15 minutes before baking. Bake for 19-22 minutes or until the puff pastry is golden. Remove pan from oven and transfer bites within a couple of minutes or they stick to the pan as the sugar in the sauce cools. Place rosemary sprigs on bites before serving. Repeat the steps for the second batch.
Notes
- Whole Cranberry Sauce: If you use store-bought sauce, I recommend using whole cranberry sauce, not cranberry jelly.
- Cinnamon, Orange Zest + Maple Syrup: If you used a homemade cranberry sauce and used these ingredients in your sauce, you don't have to add more, these are more for doctoring up store-bought sauce.
- If you have 2 24-cup mini muffin pans you can bake both at the same time. Just place the oven racks in the upper third and lower third.
