These bite-size Puff Pastry Cranberry Herb Bites are real show stoppers and are super simple to make in under 30 minutes.
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If you need a quick and easy appetizer for your upcoming New Year’s Eve parties, check out this delicious puff pastry cranberry herb cheese bites recipe. They’re flaky, tangy, creamy, and buttery, with a touch of sweetness. Your guests will love them!
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Why I Think You’ll Love These Snacks
- Totally delicious: These bites perfectly combine sweet and savory flavors. The tangy cranberries and the goat’s cheese or brie go well together.
- Easy to make: The recipe for Puff Pastry Cranberry Herb Cheese Bites is straightforward and requires minimal effort. You can whip up a batch quickly and impress your guests with your culinary skills.
- Versatile: These bites can be served as an appetizer, a snack, or even as a dessert. You can serve them at parties, on game day, or even for a cozy night in with friends and family.
- Gorgeous looking: The bright red cranberries and the golden-brown puff pastry make these bites look beautiful and inviting. They will definitely add a pop of color to your table.
Ingredients and Supplies
- Puff pastry sheets. You can also make your own puff pasty – that’s a story for another day!
- Circle cookie cutter. Use one will a frilly or straight edge.
- Herb goat cheese. You can also use a lovely ripe Brie cheese.
- Cranberry sauce. This is the key ingredient in the recipe and what gives it its tart flavor.
- Fresh rosemary. I love how festive these little sprigs make this recipe.
- Mini muffin tin.
How To Make These Snacks
Step 1: Prepare the puff pastry
Allow the puff pastry to sit at room temperature until you can unroll it on a floured surface.
Cut out circles using a cookie cutter that is slightly larger than the mini muffin cavities.
Press the circles into each lightly greased muffin cavity. Press the dough against the edges.
Bake the puff pastry shells at 425 ℉ for 8-10 minutes. Keep a close watch so that they do not burn.
Step 2: Fill the shells
Remove shells from the oven and press down the center to make mini pastry cups. Let shells cool.
Fill each flakey pastry cup with herb goat cheese or creamy brie cheese.
Top each shell with fresh or canned cranberry sauce and a sprig of rosemary.
Top each shell with fresh or canned cranberry sauce and a sprig of rosemary.
Tips and Substitutions
- Brush the puff pastry with egg wash before baking for a nice golden brown color.
- You can use dried herbs if you don’t have fresh herbs. However, the flavor may be less intense, so you may need to use a little more.
- To ensure the cranberries don’t roll off the pastry, gently press them into the cheese mixture before baking.
- Use different kinds of cheese to mix it up and make this recipe even more exciting.
- Add nuts like pecans, walnuts, pistachios, or almonds for a little crunch.
- To customize your snacks, like dried apricots, sea salt, dried pears, or grapes for other flavor sensations.
FAQs
You can; you’ll just need to pop them into the oven for a minute before serving them and keep the garnish for the last minute.
Yes, without the filling, preferably.
In an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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Ingredients
- Puff pastry sheets
- Circle cookie cutter
- Herb goat cheese or Brie cheese
- Cranberry sauce
- Fresh rosemary
- Mini muffin pan
Instructions
- Allow the puff pastry to sit at room temperature until you can unroll on a floured surface. Cut out circles using a cookie cutter that are slightly larger than the mini muffin cavities.
- Press the circles into each lightly greased muffin cavity. Press the dough against the edges. Bake the puff pastry shells at 425 ℉ for 8-10 minutes. Keep a close watch so that they do not burn.
- Remove shells from oven and press down the center to make your mini pastry cups. Let shells cool.
- Fill each flakey pastry cup with herb goat cheese or a creamy brie cheese.
- Top each shell with fresh or canned cranberry sauce and a sprig of rosemary.
- Top each shell with fresh or canned cranberry sauce and a sprig of rosemary. Don’t you want to pop one in your mouth right now?!
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1 comment
Yash G wrote:
wow, this recipe looks so yummy. I can't wait to try this as soon as possible. I just loved it. It's really amazing. Thanks for sharing such a nice recipe with us. Waiting for your future posts.
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