Looking for a delicious hors d’oeuvre to serve at your next gathering? Brie Bites are a perfect choice. Bite-sized puff pastry filled with creamy Brie cheese, tart cranberry sauce, and crispy bacon – what’s not to love? They’re easy to make and even easier to eat! Just bake them, serve and watch them disappear!
Step By Step Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C, coat a 24-cup mini muffin pan with nonstick baking spray, and set it aside. Brie Cheese: Any variety will work well in this recipe with or without the rind. To substitute, you could use soft goat’s cheese or Camembert. Cranberry Sauce: I use my easy homemade cranberry sauce. If you use store-bought, make sure to use whole berry, not the canned variety that comes jellied and solid. You can substitute it with cranberry or raspberry jam. Bacon: Any bacon will work, but I recommend using thick-cut bacon so it doesn’t burn in the oven. You should also cook your bacon until cooked, not crispy. If it does get crispy, add it before the cranberry sauce instead of on top. Roll the puff pastry on a lightly floured surface into a 10×14-inch rectangle. Then using a 2-inch cookie or biscuit cutter, cut the dough into 24 rounds. Press the dough rounds into the mini muffin pan and prick the bottom of each pastry in 2 or 3 places with a fork. Add a teaspoon of cranberry sauce to each section. Cut the Brie into 24 pieces and place each one over the cranberry layer in each pastry cup. Add the chopped cooked bacon to the top of each section. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until the pastry is puffed and the pastry is golden brown. Allow the Brie Bites to cool for five minutes before serving. Alternatively, You can pre-bake and freeze the bites for up to three months. To Make the Day Before: Assemble in the pan, and refrigerate unbaked covered with plastic wrap then bake as directed, but be advised they may take longer to bake. Storing Leftovers: Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. To Reheat. Place them back into the mini muffin pan and bake at 350°F/180°C until warm. Erren’s Kitchen is written and produced for informational intentions only. We are not certified nutritionists, and the nutritional information found on this site has not been assessed or authorized by a nutritionist or the FDA. The nutritional information found in our recipes is offered as an estimate and should not be considered a guarantee or fact. The estimated data is provided as a courtesy and calculated through a third-party online nutritional calculator, spoonacular API. Although we do our best to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered rough estimates. Many factors, such as brands or products purchased and the nutritional fluctuations that naturally occur in fresh produce, can alter the effectiveness of the nutritional information in any recipe. Furthermore, various online calculators provide different results depending on their particular algorithms and nutrition fact sources. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
