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A few years back I shared this simple, crowd-pleasing appetizer on my stories and it needed a place on the blog — Cranberry Brie Bites!
These are really a mini/individual version of that delightful pastry-wrapped brie that everyone adores so much at holiday parties. Just as easy to make and ever so delicious.
There’s nothing healthy here to see. Just a good old-fashioned appetizer that is perfect for the holidays!
For another cranberry appetizer, try my Crockpot Cranberry-Orange Meatballs!
Cranberry Brie Bits
Ingredients
- 1 package puff pastry defrosted
- Approximately 3 oz brie about 1/4 wheel of brie (no need to remove the rind, it's edible)
- 1/2 cup spicy cranberry jelly I use Austin slow burn brand, but any will do
- 1/4 cup loosely chopped hazelnuts
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 and lightly spray a mini cupcake tin with cooking spray.
- Lay puff pastry out across a cutting board. Cut pastry dough into 3 equal sections. Then cut each section into 4 even slices. You should have 12 pieces total. I use a pizza slicer to make this easy.
- Gently form each pastry by pressing your fingers into the cupcake tin and creating a small basket for the brie and jelly.
- Cut brie into 12 1/2 inch squares and place one slice in each tin.
- Top each tin with a 1 teaspoon of spicy cranberry jelly.
- Sprinkle with hazelnuts.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, until pastry dough is golden and brie has melted.
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Photography by Eat Love Eats.
Made this for appetizer for christmas dinner, was a huge hit’ I substituted walnuts for macadamia but still turned out great!!
I made these at Thanksgiving and have they’ve been requested by family multiple times since then! I subbed the cranberry jelly for a sweet onion chutney (Aldi) So easy, elegant and tasty!! Thank You!
Hi! I know these are probably best served warm but could there be served cold? Would love to take these to work for a Christmas baking event.
yes they are still pretty good at room temp!
These were a big hit today! I had to sub the jelly I used & they still turned out great. Thank you!!
How can I make these gluten free? Have you found a good gluten free puff pastry?
Trader Joes has a pretty good one!!
Could these be made ahead of time? if so, how far ahead?
Hi! yes– you could stuff them, cover with plastic wrap and have them ready to pop into the oven!
These sound amazing and like I wouldn’t be able to stop eating them! Could I use Camembert cheese?
certainly!
Hey Alex! Is the “spicy” part of the cranberry jelly necessary, or is regular cranberry jelly cool to use too? (Having a hard time finding spicy cranberry jelly). Thanks!
yes, regular jelly is just fine! I usually do half the batch with plain for my kiddos!