Easy Baked Cranberry Brie Puff Pastry Bites

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!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

These bites are the ultimate festive bite. Super simple to make, stunning to serve, and impossible to resist. With melty Brie, bright cranberry relish, pistachios, and thyme tucked into golden puff pastry, they’re a holiday favorite from the very first bite!

• BEAUTIFULLY FESTIVE: The ruby-red cranberry relish, green pistachios, and golden puff pastry look like holiday magic on a platter!
• EFFORTLESS IMPRESSIVE: They take minimal effort to assemble but taste and look like gourmet hors d’oeuvres.
• PERFECTLY BALANCED FLAVORS: Creamy, melty Brie pairs with the best cranberry relish, buttery pastry, and earthy thyme for a bite that’s out of this world!
• ONE-BITE BLISS: They’re easy to pick up, easy to eat, and guaranteed to disappear fast!
• MAKE-AHEAD FRIENDLY: Assemble and bake ahead of time!
• VERSATILE & CUSTOMIZABLE: Swap nuts, drizzle with honey, or even add some prosciutto!

Baked Brie Puff Pastry 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

Prepare 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.

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

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 Lori’s #1 Tip for Cutting Brie

FREEZER IT: What I do is pop it into the freezer for about 10 minutes, which makes it easier to slice.

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Assemble The Baked Brie Bites

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

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

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

7. Remove the bites from the oven, then use an offset metal spatula to pop them out of the muffin pan immediately and place them on a cooling rack or serving platter.

The Finishing Touches

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

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 Brie Bites FAQs

• 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 bag for up to 2 months.
• TO REHEAT: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place the bites in a mini muffin pan and bake for about 5-10 minutes or until warmed through.

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

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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!

• Author: TKWAdmin
• Prep Time: 10
• Cook Time: 20
• Total Time: 30
• Yield: 24 bites
• Category: appetizers, snacks, party foods
• Method: oven
• Cuisine: holiday party foods, appetizers, finger foods, snacks

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

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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 half of the pistachios. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to fill a second pan. Brush the edges of the puff pastry with the egg wash.
4. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. If any Brie or cranberry relish has oozed over the top, 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.

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