• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to header navigation
  • Skip to footer navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Work with Me
  • Press/PR
  • Contact
Display Search Bar

The Kitchen Whisperer

  • Home
  • About
  • Recipe Index
  • Shop
  • Weekly Menu
  • Tuesday’s Tips

Dec112021

Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

Print Recipe
Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites
Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites
Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites
Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites
Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites
Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

Find the recipe card at the end of the post. Make sure to read the content as it contains chef tips, substitution options, answers to FAQs to help you succeed the first time around!

Posts may contain affiliate links that help enable me to continue to provide you with free recipes. Please see my Privacy Policy for further details.

This easy cheesy puff pastry appetizer is a festive holiday appetizer. Puff Pastry filled with Brie, cranberry relish, pistachios, and thyme is always a crowd favorite. One bite and you’ll be in love!

Ho Ho Ho-oh my folks do I have such a classic holiday appetizer for you! This is probably one of my top 3 favorite appetizers to make. Now full disclosure, I make this pretty much for every gathering regardless of the time of year. It’s so easy to make, plus you can tweak it to make it your own!

Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

Let’s Grab The Ingredients

Now you can buy canned cranberry relish but I beg of you, make my recipe. Homemade is 9 trillion times better!  Trust me on this!

  • Puff pastry
  • Homemade Cranberry Relish
  • Brie Cheese
  • Fresh Thyme
  • Pistachios
  • Egg

Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry BitesPrepare the Dough

  1. On a lightly floured board, place the thawed puff pastry.
  2. Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut the dough into 12 squares.

Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

  1. Spray a mini muffin pan with nonstick spray and press the squares into the wells.

Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

How to Prepare the Brie

So the very first question I want to address is no, you do NOT need to remove the rind. It’s completely edible and honestly when it’s baked you really don’t notice it.

However, you can remove it BUT watch how much you’ll cut off so you don’t waste much cheese.

Chef’s Tip about Brie

What I do is pop it into the freezer just for about 10 minutes or so as it makes it easier to slice.

Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

  1. Cut the brie into small squares
  2. Press the brie into the dough

Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

  1. Place a half teaspoon of cranberry relish on top of the brie.

Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

  1. Sprinkle on some chopped pistachios.
  2. Brush the edges of the puff pastry with the egg wash
  3. Pop into the oven and bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown.

Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

The Finishing Touches

Remove the bites from the oven and use an offset metal blade to pop them out of the muffin pan.

When you plate them, add some fresh thyme and a pinch of sea salt flakes.

Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

New Website Feature

Y’all I am so excited to be one of Google’s paid early testers for their Thank with Google pilot program. Thank with Google is an experimental feature that allows you, my TKW Family, to purchase a virtual sticker and directly show your support (and appreciation) for the content I’ve created for over a decade.

You can choose and select from a variety of different stickers. Every time you decide to send a paid sticker, you can add a personal message. To know that all my years of providing you amazing recipes all is appreciated, well, that’s just everything to me. These stickers not only put a smile on my face but the stickers you purchase contribute to TKW revenue so I can continue to provide you recipes and content.

 

You can find the Thank with Google feature located on my website at the following locations:

  • My sidebar (if viewing on a tablet or desktop)
  • The button at the top of every blog post
  • Right below the recipe card

As this is a pilot program, I’m really grateful for the opportunity. Technology and Food are my two passions and being able to marry the two worlds is like a dream come true.

So please, I’d love it if you tried out the feature, and let me know what you think!

Let’s Eat!

These little bites of cheesy deliciousness are one of the most popular holiday appetizers. I’ve made these for decades and they are always one of the first things to go.

Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

Freezing, Reheating  & How To Store Cranberry Brie Bites

This is one of those recipes you can make ahead, freeze, and reheat beautifully.

  • To Store – Store these fully baked in an airtight container in the fridge
  • To Freeze – Once baked, allow to cool completely. Place on a baking pan in a single layer. Place the pan in the freezer, uncovered until frozen solid. Transfer the bites to a freezer back for up to 2 months.
  • To Reheat – Preheat the oven to 350F. Place the bites into a mini muffin pan and bake for about 5-10 minutes or until warmed all the way through.

Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

Recipe Substitutions & Additions

  • Puff Pastry – If you can’t find it, use phyllo dough (just brush melted butter between 3-4 layers first), or canned biscuit dough
  • Cranberry Relish – apricot jam, raspberry, or fig jam works
  • Savory – try bacon jam, onion marmalade, pepper jelly, pesto
  • Nuts – omit or try pecans or walnuts
  • Meat – add chopped prosciutto or speck with the brie

Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

 

Print

Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

  • Author: TKWAdmin
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 20
  • Total Time: 30
  • Category: appetizers, snacks, party foods
  • Method: oven
  • Cuisine: holiday party foods, appetizers, finger foods, snacks

This easy cheesy puff pastry appetizer is a festive holiday appetizer. Puff Pastry filled with Brie, cranberry relish, pistachios, and thyme is always a crowd favorite. One bite and you’ll be in love!

Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites
Print Recipe
Pin Recipe
★★★★★ 5 from 11 reviews
Did you make this recipe?
Leave a review

Ingredients

  • 2 sheets thawed puff pastry
  • 8 ounces of Brie cheese
  • 1/2–3/4 cup homemade cranberry relish
  • 1/2 cup chopped pistachios
  • 1 large egg
  • 4 sprigs of fresh thyme
  • A couple of pinches of Flaky sea salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 F. Place the Brie into the freezer for about 10 minutes while you prepare the 2 muffin tin pans.
  2. On a lightly floured board, roll out a puff pastry sheet. Cut the sheet into 12 equal squares. Spray the muffin tin with nonstick spray. Place each square into a sprayed muffin tin.
  3. Remove the Brie from the freezer and cut it into 24 pieces. Place one piece into each dough well. Spoon on some cranberry relish and a half of the pistachios. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to fill a second pan.
  4. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. If any Brie or cranberry relish has oozed overtop, no worries. When you remove it from the oven, use your offset spatula blade to scoop it back into the bite.
  5. Using that same offset spatula, remove the bites from the pans and place either on a serving plate for immediate serving or a cooling rack for serving later. If serving immediately, top with fresh thyme and a pinch of flaky sea salt.
  6. Store any leftovers in a covered container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
2 bites3210.8 g274.1 mg23.3 g20.4 g8 g18.9 mg

Keywords: Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites, puff pastry appetizers, holiday appetizers, brie puff pastry, finger foods, savory brie puff pastry, cranberry puff pastry, baked brie bites, #puffpastry

Made this Recipe?

Tag @thekitchenwhisperer on Instagram and hashtag it #thekitchenwhisperer
Recipe Card powered byTasty Recipes

Pairs Perfectly With:

THE BEST Cranberry Relish you'll ever eat! The best Cranberry Relish… ever! No really, like EVER!
The best Cranberry Relish v2.0 - The Adult Version: Cranberry Relish with Bacon Bourbon and Red Pepper The best Cranberry Relish v2.0 – The Adult Version
Asparagus & Salami Puff Pastry Bundles Cheesy Asparagus & Salami Puff Pastry Bundles

Sharing is caring!

Previous Post
Next Post

Reader Interactions

View Comments

Recipe Reviews & Comments

  1. Noely says

    November 23, 2022 at 3:26 pm

    Yum! Look delicious!

    Reply
  2. silvia says

    December 19, 2021 at 11:51 am

    What a great recipe, colorful and delicious. It is perfect for the holiday season and the best of all is how easy is to make it.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
« Older Comments

Leave a Comment & Review Cancel reply

Made it?
Recipe rating ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆

Primary Sidebar

let’s be friends

Subscribe for delicious new recipes, kitchen tips & weekly menus

Yeah!!! I'm so happy you are joining the TKW Family! You will get an immediate email asking you to confirm your subscription. If it's not in your inbox check your SPAM or JUNK folders. If you do not confirm it, you won't receive my newsletters.

What's Trending on TKW

The Best Cheesy Reuben Wonton Appetizers
Instant Pot Sticky Gochujang Pork Belly Burnt Ends
Grilled Nashville Hot Chicken & Potato Bites
How To Perfectly Grill Italian Parmesan Asparagus
Instant Pot Homemade Cheesy Hamburger Helper
Instant Pot Mexican Pulled Chicken
Everything Bagel No Knead Focaccia with Garlic & Oregano
Chunky Portabella Mushroom Veggie Burgers
The Best Super Soft and Chewy Hoagie Bread Rolls
Back to Top
  • Recipe Index
  • instagram
  • Contact
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
Site CreditsDesigned by Melissa Rose Design.Developed by Once Coupled.
173 shares