Cranberry Brie Bites • Straightforward Tasty Appetizer {+Video} • Two Purple Figs

1. Initially, begin by slicing up the wheel of brie into half an inch measurement chunks. You don’t must take away the rind as it’s going to soften away.
   
2. Subsequent you’re going to take away the puff pastry from the fridge and dirt some flour on the floor. Roll it barely after which take a 2 inch spherical cookie cutter as proven above. 
   
3. Take the cookie cutter and press it down on the puff pastry slicing rounds of pastry sufficient to cowl the chunks of brie. Be sure to make the most of as a lot house as potential and reduce up rounds very shut to one another.
4. To make the cranberry brie bites you’ll want both a muffin pan or baking sheet. We choose an everyday baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
   
5. You’ll begin by dropping a tablespoon of our viral Scorching Honey Recipe on the backside of the sheet. Scorching honey and brie are a match made in heaven💛 Should you cant do the warmth in scorching honey, then be happy to make use of common honey as nicely. It really works wonderful!
   
6. Now only for further kick, which is non-obligatory, we add a sprinkle of chilli flakes. We tolerate warmth too nicely LOL 
   
7. The chunk of brie goes proper on prime of that Scorching Honey.
   
8. Then you definitely’ll take a reduce up spherical of puff pastry and canopy the brie. Be sure to drape the pastry on the edges as nicely to embody the cheese contained in the pastry. Press the edges and edges of the pastry to seal within the cheese and honey filling.
   
9. Now repeat till you may have all of the baking sheet lined, the brie and pastry accomplished.
10. Make a easy egg wash by beating up an egg with a teaspoon of cream rather well. Use a pastry to brush over the dough evenly earlier than baking.

How one can Serve Cranberry Brie Bites

Whereas that is non-obligatory in fact and really a lot solely becoming for the Holidays, it’s price a attempt! We LOVE making a wreath of child spinach leaves, recent cranberries over a white marble spherical. We additionally love including some Sugared Cranberries.

Be sure to dot the cranberries in such a means that they clumped in teams and every group is separated by an inch from the subsequent one. This fashion it seems prettier. Use some recent rosemary leaves as nicely across the wreath.

Dollop some cranberry sauce over the baked brie bites and add some recent rosemary on prime.

Cranberry Brie Bites Ideas and FAQ

1. Be sure your puff pastry is defrosted within the fridge forward of time, as retailer purchased pastry is at all times frozen.
2. You don’t want to chop off the rind of the brie, as it’s going to soften anyway within the oven.
3. Should you’re not into spice, you’ll be able to change the Scorching Honey with common honey and even jam or cranberry sauce.
4. Whereas you can also make the cranberry brie bites recipe in a muffin pan, we choose a baking sheet.
5. Flipping the pastry and submitting the other way up creates a gorgeous crust on the cheese which we LOVE.
6. Be sure to make use of the proper measurement spherical cutter and reduce up the brie into the corect measurement. The pastry needs to be a minimum of double the dimensions of the cheese. 
7. Egg wash is important for a golden and crisp pastry. 
8. Cool the pastries earlier than making an attempt to take away them from the baking sheet. This enables the cheese to harden barely.

What Different Kinds of Pastry can I take advantage of?

You should utilize crescent dough for this. One thing like these Selfmade Dinner Rolls dough as nicely works stunning. And in the event you’re within the temper for a buttery appetizer, use  our FOOL PROOF Pie Dough recipe!

What sort of Jam pairs with Brie?

Whereas we love the Scorching Honey or Cranberry sauce, you should utilize a fruity jam as nicely. Any sort of berry jam, apricot or orange marmalade pair so nicely with brie cheese.

How one can reheat the cranberry brie Bites

We LOVE our air fryer for reheating every little thing! Easy place them in a 350 air fryer and reheat for 4-5 minutes. Should you don’t have an air fryer, then place them in a preheated oven in a baking sheet, cheese facet up. The oven reheating will take about 10 minutes.

Freezing cranberry brie bites

To freeze this appetizer or make forward of time: put together the recipe and bake. As soon as cooled, retailer them within the fridge and reheat the subsequent day. Or freeze them on a baking sheet, then place the frozen bites in a ziploc bag. To reheat from frozen, ensure you defrost first.