1. To start with, begin by chopping up the wheel of brie into half an inch measurement chunks. You don’t must take away the rind as it is going to soften away.
   
2. Subsequent you’re going to take away the puff pastry from the fridge and mud 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 house as attainable and minimize 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 favor an everyday baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
   
5. You’ll begin by dropping a tablespoon of our viral Scorching Honey Recipe on the backside of the sheet. Scorching honey and brie are a match made in heaven💛 If you happen to cant do the warmth in sizzling honey, then be at liberty to make use of common honey as effectively. It really works superb!
   
6. Now only for additional kick, which is non-compulsory, we add a sprinkle of chilli flakes. We tolerate warmth too effectively LOL 
   
7. The chunk of brie goes proper on high of that Scorching Honey.
   
8. Then you definitely’ll take a minimize up spherical of puff pastry and canopy the brie. Ensure to drape the pastry on the perimeters as effectively 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’ve got all of the baking sheet lined, 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.

Methods to Serve Cranberry Brie Bites

Whereas that is non-compulsory after all and really a lot solely becoming for the Holidays, it’s price a attempt! We LOVE making a wreath of child spinach leaves, contemporary 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 contemporary rosemary leaves as effectively across the wreath.

Dollop some cranberry sauce over the baked brie bites and add some contemporary rosemary on high.

Cranberry Brie Bites Ideas and FAQ

1. Ensure your puff pastry is defrosted within the fridge forward of time, as retailer purchased pastry is at all times frozen.
2. You don’t want to chop off the rind of the brie, as it is going to soften anyway within the oven.
3. If you happen to’re not into spice, you possibly can change the Scorching Honey with common honey and even jam or cranberry sauce.
4. Whereas you may make the cranberry brie bites recipe in a muffin pan, we favor a baking sheet.
5. Flipping the pastry and submitting the other way up creates a ravishing crust on the cheese which we LOVE.
6. Ensure to make use of the right measurement spherical cutter and minimize up the brie into the corect measurement. The pastry needs to be no 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 Forms of Pastry can I exploit?

You should utilize crescent dough for this. One thing like these Do-it-yourself Dinner Rolls dough as effectively 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 Scorching Honey or Cranberry sauce, you should utilize a fruity jam as effectively. Any kind of berry jam, apricot or orange marmalade pair so effectively with brie cheese.

Methods to reheat the cranberry brie Bites

We LOVE our air fryer for reheating every little thing! Easy place them in a 350 air fryer and reheat for 4-5 minutes. If you happen to don’t have an air fryer, then place them in a preheated oven in a baking sheet, cheese aspect 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, be sure to defrost first.