Cranberry Brie Bites

Holiday appetizers are a must and these Cranberry Brie Bites will be a crowd pleaser! Not only are they so easy to make, but very versatile too. I like to switch them up and use a fig jam or favorite jam that I have around. All you need are about 15 minutes to make these and you’re good to go!

Cranberry Brie Bites

Who doesn’t love a little bite of deliciousness to serve at your holiday gathering? These Cranberry Brie Bites are so easy to make and perfect to serve during the holiday season. I love how versatile they are too. If you don’t love cranberry sauce or want to use something else instead, try a fig jam or your favorite jam to top on these bites. The combination of crescent rolls with melted brie cheese can really go with anything! You’re sure to impress those at your party with these bites!

Why you’ll love these bites:

• They are so simple to make! These look fancier than they really are!
• Who doesn’t love something that only requires a couple ingredients?! All you need are 3-4 here.
• The combination of melty brie cheese with sweet cranberry sauce or jam is delicious.
• They are cute, fun bites which is ideal for any appetizer spread.

Make these cranberry brie bites for:

• Thanksgiving appetizer
• Holiday party
• Christmas Day snacks
• Weekend munchies

What I used to make these Cranberry Brie Bites:

Mini Muffin Silicone Pan

Recipe note: I’ve only made this with brie cheese and the Trader Joe’s Apricot Cherry Cranberry Goat Cheese which still got melty (you do need to press it down a little more after baking though). You want to use a cheese that will melt in the crescent rolls.

What you need to make Cranberry Brie Bites:

• 1 container crescent rolls
• Brie cheese
• Cranberry sauce or jam
• Fresh rosemary
• Candied pecans: optional

What you need for Cranberry Sauce:

• 1 package 12oz cranberries
• 1 orange, juiced
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• dash of sea salt

How to make Cranberry Brie Bites:

1. To make the cranberry sauce, add all ingredients in a pan to heat up on medium to high.
2. Using a fork, continually mash down the cranberries as they heat up. Continue to stir.
3. Bring heat down to medium and stir until sauce thickens. Remove from heat and store in the fridge.
4. For the bites, roll out crescent rolls to flatten. Cut flattened crescent rolls into squares (you should get about 16 squares from this)
5. Place down square in a mini muffin pan and bring sides of crescent roll up to reach the top of the mini muffin pan.
6. Cut up little pieces of Brie Cheese and place inside each square.
7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
8. Bake for 15 minutes.
9. Top with a little bit of cranberry sauce and place back in the oven for 1 minute.
10. Top off with fresh rosemary and candied pecans

Looking for more fall recipes? Try these on One Balanced Life:

• Turkey, Cranberry and Brie Panini
• Shredded Brussels & Chicken Salad with Cranberry Vinagrette
• Harvest Cobb Salad
• Harvest Quinoa Salad
• Warm Brussels Sprout Quinoa Salad

Cranberry Brie Bites

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 16 minutes

Total Time: 26 minutes

A perfect holiday appetizer!

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Ingredients

• 1 container crescent rolls
• 1 block of Brie cheese (you'll want a small piece for each crescent roll)
• Fresh rosemary
• optional: candied pecans
• For the cranberry sauce:
• 1 package 12oz cranberries
• 1 orange, juiced
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• dash of sea salt

Instructions

1. To make the cranberry sauce, add all ingredients in a pan to heat up on medium to high.
2. Using a fork, continually mash down the cranberries as they heat up. Continue to stir.
3. Bring heat down to medium and stir until sauce thickens. Remove from heat and store in the fridge.
4. For the bites, roll out crescent rolls to flatten. Cut flattened crescent rolls into squares (you should get about 16 squares from this)
5. Place down square in a mini muffin pan and bring sides of crescent roll up to reach the top of the mini muffin pan.
6. Cut up little pieces of Brie Cheese and place inside each square.
7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
8. Bake for 15 minutes.
9. Top with a little bit of cranberry sauce and place back in the oven for 1 minute.
10. Top off with fresh rosemary and candied pecans (recipe for candied pecans in previous sweet potato fries post)

until next time...