This post is sponsored by Joan Of Arc Cheese but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.
Melty brie, tangy-sweet sauce and buttery pastry come together in this cranberry brie puff pastry holiday appetizer. Quick to bake, easy to please!
Want to experience sweet, tangy, buttery, crunchy creamy, flaky and salty in one bite? Then you don't want to miss baking cranberry brie puff pastry squares this holiday season.
No you really don't! If minimal effort and cute looking appetizers (that involve cheese) are your top priority this Christmas or New year or any day of the year, you have come to the right place.
Oh and check out this whole wheat sweet puffs. I so want to bite them right now!
Cranberry brie puff pastry ingredients
There aren't many. And a fun fact! Three of them are hiding in the name of this recipe! 😀 Lets get to know them all.
- Cranberries: I have used cranberries in three different forms here. Cranberry sauce, glazed crannies and sugared ones. You can practically use any jam or berry of your choice here. Ooh and I also topped my puff pastries with a glazed raspberry for
lookstaste. - Cheese: We are using Brie cheese today. Trust me you guys, there doesn't exist a substitute here!
- Candied pecans: They add a sweet crunch to our cranberry brie puff pastry.
- Puff pastry squares: Super easy to make and they bake up like puff pastry pillows. Look for yourself!
Don't confuse these squares with some plain puff pastry squares that taste nothing but flakes, butter and salt. Instead these are jam packed with different textured cranberries, crunchy pecans and overflowing with melty-creamy brie C-H-E-E-S-E. Just what a perfect Christmas Eve desires!
How to assemble cranberry brie puff pastry squares
We will cut our puff pastry sheet into 12 squares. And cut out circles from 8 of these pastry squares.
Stack the ones with holes on top of other squares. You will form 4 squares, three sheets high.
Also cut brie into 4 circles using a small and round pastry cutter. And bake! We will fill our puff pastry squares right after they come out of oven. Those baked pockets will be huge! You can even put more cheese (like I did) in them along with your favorite fruit toppings and jam!
My ears stand up tall hearing the name of cheese. And I am a total sucker for anything warm, melty and gooey. When it is oozing out of a flaky pastry it has to be none other than Brie. So rich, creamy and delicious!
Recipe
Cranberry brie puff pastry squares
Ingredients
- 1 Sheet Puff Pastry
- 1 Wheel Joan Of Arc Brie
- 1 Egg mixed with ½ tablespoon of water
- â…“ Cup Cranberry sauce
- ¼ Cup Candied pecans
- A handful of Glazed and/or sugared cranberries
- 4 Glazed Raspberries and a few mint twigs (to garnish, optional)
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 400 deg C. Unroll the refrigerated puff pastry sheet and cut into 12 even squares (4x3).2. Cut out circles on 8 of the pastry squares, using a small round pastry cutter. Place 2 squares with holes on top of the uncut pastry square. You will end up with 4 pastry dough tower squares.3. Cut the wheel of Brie into 4 rough circles using that small, round pastry cutter again and place them in the center of the pastry squares.4. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper/silicon mat. Egg wash each pastry square and bake for about 10-15 minutes or till they are golden brown.5. While the pastry squares are baking, keep your cranberry sauce or jams of choice and other toppings (glazed and sugared cranberries, pecans) ready.
6. Remove the puff pastry squares from oven and top with cranberry sauce, candied pecans, more cheese if desired (it will warm up and melt in the pastry while it's hot).7. Top with glazed and sugared cranberries, raspberries and mint leaves. Serve warm!
Nutrition
Slightly adapted from carlsbadcravings.com
Nate
OMG, this looks amazing. Anything that is brie, I am there! lol!
GreedyEats
Haha! Cheese is the way to go!
Terri Beavers
Brie is my favorite cheese and one of the things I always find a way to serve for everything. Your recipe is going to be a big hit in my home.
GreedyEats
Awesome Terri! Do let me know how it turned out! 🙂
Heather
Puff pastry is my absolute favorite! There is something about the flakiness that I just can't get enough of.
GreedyEats
Same here Heather!
What Corinne Did
I would not say no to that! Those squares look delicious! Give me cheese and I am happy, but these look like heaven!
GreedyEats
So happy to hear that Corinne! <3
Harmony Lee
This looks amazing! It is times like these when I wish I could cook! I bet they taste as good as they look!
GreedyEats
Thanks! Try them sometime, you will be surprised by how easy they are to put together!
Farrah Less
This is not only looks delicious but it is for sure tasty too. My husband is a big fan of pastry.
GreedyEats
I couldn't agree more Farrah!
Traci Frett
Those look delicious!! I've never made my own pastries before!
GreedyEats
It's super quick and so easy Traci! You must give it a go.
Ariel
That looks so amazing! Definitely holiday season material! I’ve never had cranberries in a dessert so this is a definite must try.
Ankita Magdani
I love Brie & of course cranberries too. It does sound mouth watering.
GreedyEats
Thanks Ankita! Hope you get to bake it sometime.
ambitiously, amanda
oh my gosh, these look absolutely decadent!! i love mixing salty, fatty flavours in with more sour-ey sweet things, the juxtaposition is just divine. i must try these when i decide to get my butt in the kitchen, haha
GreedyEats
I am sure you will love this one Amanda! <3
Sundeep
I have a lot of time at hand these days and I didn't know what to do with that. Thanks for giving me ideas. Looks like easy and doable.
GreedyEats
Sure is. I hope you enjoy it Sundeep!
BMB
I could eat my weight in these. Pinned it!
GreedyEats
Tell me about it! Thanks for pinning.
Dani Flanders
These are adorable
These look delicious
I need to make them immediately
Thanks for sharing!
Tracey Faulconbridge
this looks soooo tasty 🙂
Cassie
These look so good! And they seem so easy to make!
Alexandra
These sound so delicious! What a delicious combination - I am so excited to try!
2pots2cook
Shared and pinned the beauty! Happy Holidays !
Fatima Arnan
Oh my gosh, it looks yummy! Perfect for this holiday season.
xoxo,
Nisha
wonderful recipe , such a fun way to make it and the ingredients are all so delicious , am sure it turned out great! Thanks for sharing and happy holidays!
angiesrecipes
Ain't they look gorgeous with all the berries 🙂 Wish I could reach in and grab one now!