Best Cranberry Brie Bites
Little pillows of heaven, Cranberry Brie Bites are the appetizer of your dreams. This easy recipe is just 3 ingredients and can be made in advance for easy party planning so you can join your friends during your next soiree!
Cranberry Brie Bites
I always wanted to be that person who always threw the best dinner parties with the best friends and the best neighbors. The person that everyone would talk about during the year hoping to get an invite to their next event. I’d have the best appetizers and an epic charcuterie board to get things started. Then, I’d serve a lavish 5 course dinner all made from scratch starting with a roasted pear salad and some kind of lobster bisque.
But I’m super lazy and, as much as I love to entertain, I don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen. The main reason for having friends over is to, actually, spend time with your friends. So, I like to have EASY appetizers in my back pocket to whip up on the fly with as few ingredients as possible…..and these Cranberry Brie Bites are a great recipe for that.
Just like little mini Brie en Croute, or baked brie, these little brie bites are wrapped up in puff pastry for a mouthful of wonderfulness. They make the perfect holiday appetizer.
Ingredients
- Puff Pastry – Frozen puff pastry sheets are the base for the recipe but you can use crescent roll dough or phyllo dough as a substitute. Crescent rolls may need to be cut into triangles if they’re perforated.
- Cranberry Sauce – This is a great opportunity to use up any leftover cranberry sauce. If you’re not a fan of cranberry sauce you can substitute with orange marmalade.
- Brie Cheese – Melty brie cheese is a great contrast to tart cranberry sauce. Not a fan of brie, goat cheese is an excellent substitute.
For a full ingredient list and instructions, see the recipe card below.
How To Make Cranberry Brie Bites
This easy Brie Bite recipe is super simple to make with just three ingredients. You don’t have to cut the rind off the brie before assembling but I do it anyway because it seems easier to divide the brie into equal pieces.
- Roll out the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface or cutting board.
- Cut the puff pastry into three long rectangles with a pizza cutter and then cut each rectangle into 3 squares.
- Place the small pieces of brie in the center of the squares of dough.
- Finish with a teaspoon of cranberry sauce on top of the brie.
- Brush the egg on the edges of the pastry.
- Pinch the seams together to seal the dough.
- Arrange the puff pastry bites on a prepared baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake the puff pastry bites for 18-20 minutes.
- Allow the puff pastry bites to cool for 4-5 minutes.
If you want to make these in a mini muffin pan, you can just arrange each dough square in the well and press down lightly. Add the cranberry sauce and brie, then brush with the egg. Bake according to the directions below.
You can serve the Cranberry Brie Bites warm from the oven or at room temperature topped with a sprig of rosemary to make it festive.
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container, refrigerator for up to 3 days, but there won’t be any leftovers.
How To Make Brie Bites in Advance
The best part about this Cranberry Brie Bites recipe is that you can make them in advance and freeze them.
- Simply assemble your puff pastry brie bites as directed and arrange on a baking sheet.
- Freeze until firm, approximately 4 hours.
- Transfer to a freezer bag, press out the air, seal and freeze for up to 3 months.
- To bake from frozen, preheat the oven and arrange on a baking sheet lined with parchment or foil coated with cooking spray.
- Bake as directed.
Some of your frozen baked brie bites may burst while baking, but that’s totally fine and they’ll still taste amazing!
They’re almost as easy as these Brown Sugar Pecan Bites and make a great addition to any party spread.
What are Cranberry Brie Bites
The ultimate in party appetizers, Cranberry Brie Bites are little packets of flaky puff pastry wrapped up around a filling of oozy, melted creamy brie cheese and homemade cranberry sauce or cranberry jam.
Most often made in a mini muffin pan, my version is brushed with a light egg wash and baked until puffed, golden brown and perfect. They’re completely over-the-top addicting.
What I love most about these little baked brie bites is the fact that they can be made in advance and frozen to keep on hand for friends who drop in with little notice, making them one of my favorite holiday appetizers. As much as I prefer to have a little heads up when friends come by, these little appetizers save the day when I’ve planned ahead for the holiday season.
When planning my menu for the holidays, these are always at the top of my Thanksgiving appetizers list.
More Easy Appetizers
If you love these Cranberry Brie Bites, you’ll also love these easy Pigs in a Blanket that are also made with store-bought puff pastry dough. Or try these easy Antipasto Skewers that require no cooking at all and these cheesy tomato Palmiers.
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Get the Recipe: Cranberry Brie Bites Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed
- flour for dusting
- 1 cup cranberry sauce or cranberry jam
- 8 ounces brie cheese
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet
- 1 pastry cutter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Roll out the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface to approximately 12 inches x 12 inches.
- Cut the puff pastry into three long rectangles and then cut each rectangle into 3 squares. You will have 9 squares from each sheet of puff pastry.
- Place a teaspoon brie in the center of each square and top with a teaspoon cranberry sauce.
- Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the egg on the edges of the pastry. Then, pull the corners up to meet at the top pinching the seams together to seal the dough.
- Arrange the puff pastry bites on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake the puff pastry bites for 18-20 minutes or until puffed up and golden brown.
- Allow the puff pastry bites to cool for 4-5 minutes before serving.
2 Comments on “Best Cranberry Brie Bites”
I came online looking for a recipe for brie and found your site. These were teriffic! I used good old whole cranberry sauce from a can (that was all I had) and I only had a quarter sheet of puff pastry left over from another recipe. I was able to make 4 puffs and we would have eaten more! My puffs pulled apart and I will work harder on sealing them up next time. Thanks for this recipe and how easy it was.
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed them!