1. To begin with, begin by chopping up the wheel of brie into half an inch dimension 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 chopping rounds of pastry sufficient to cowl the chunks of brie. Ensure to make the most of as a lot area as potential and lower 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 a daily baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
   
5. You’ll begin by dropping a tablespoon of our viral Sizzling Honey Recipe on the backside of the sheet. Sizzling honey and brie are a match made in heaven💛 For those who 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 optionally available, we add a sprinkle of chilli flakes. We tolerate warmth too nicely LOL 
   
7. The chunk of brie goes proper on high of that Sizzling Honey.
   
8. Then you definitely’ll take a lower up spherical of puff pastry and canopy the brie. Ensure to drape the pastry on the perimeters as nicely to embody the cheese contained in the pastry. Press the perimeters and edges of the pastry to seal within the cheese and honey filling.
   
9. Now repeat till you have got all of the baking sheet coated, 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.

Learn how to Serve Cranberry Brie Bites

Whereas that is optionally available after all and really a lot solely becoming for the Holidays, it’s value 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.

Ensure to dot the cranberries in such a manner that they clumped in teams and every group is separated by an inch from the subsequent one. This manner it seems to be 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 high.

Cranberry Brie Bites Suggestions and FAQ

1. Ensure your puff pastry is defrosted within the fridge forward of time, as retailer purchased pastry is all the time 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. For those who’re not into spice, you’ll be able to change the Sizzling 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 an attractive crust on the cheese which we LOVE.
6. Ensure to make use of the proper dimension spherical cutter and lower up the brie into the corect dimension. The pastry must be not less than double the dimensions of the cheese. 
7. Egg wash is crucial for a golden and crisp pastry. 
8. Cool the pastries earlier than trying to take away them from the baking sheet. This permits the cheese to harden barely.

What Different Varieties of Pastry can I take advantage of?

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

What kind of Jam pairs with Brie?

Whereas we love the Sizzling Honey or Cranberry sauce, you need to use a fruity jam as nicely. Any kind of berry jam, apricot or orange marmalade pair so nicely with brie cheese.

Learn how to reheat the cranberry brie Bites

We LOVE our air fryer for reheating all the things! Easy place them in a 350 air fryer and reheat for 4-5 minutes. For those who 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.