Cranberry Goat Cheese Bites
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Cranberry Goat Cheese Bites
Description
The Cranberry Goat Cheese Bites recipe features a mini pie crust shell filled with a seasoned cream cheese spread mixed with an egg, then topped with dollops of goat cheese. Baking at 425°F sets the filling and lightly crisps the pastry edges. After baking and cooling briefly, each bite is topped with a spoonful of whole berry cranberry sauce and a coarsely chopped walnut, adding sweet and tart notes along with a crunchy texture. The chive and onion cream cheese lends savory depth, contrasting the fruity cranberry.
The texture is a mix of flaky crust and smooth, creamy filling, with bursts of tang from the goat cheese and freshness from the cranberry. These bites work well as finger foods for gatherings, offering small, flavorful morsels that showcase cranberry and goat cheese in a balanced format. Serving immediately after slight cooling preserves the structure and texture.
This recipe uses a refrigerated pie crust for ease, cuts 2-inch circles placed in a mini muffin pan to create uniform bites. The method is straightforward: mix, fill, bake, cool, and top. The cranberry walnut topping adds a decorative and flavor contrast that complements the creamy filling.
The recipe notes adaptation from Pillsbury suggest a reliable source. Timing of bake and cooling ensures the cream cheese filling sets properly. The use of chive and onion cream cheese adds seasoning without additional herbs.
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust box refrigerated
- 1 - 8 oz. cream cheese spread chive and onion, tub
- 1 egg large
- salt to your liking
- black pepper to your liking
- 3 - 4 oz. goat cheese chevre
- ½ cup cranberry sauce whole berry
- ⅓ cup walnuts coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Spray 24 cup mini muffin tin with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Unroll pie crusts. Cut 24 circles with a 2" cutter. Place one circle into each well of the mini muffin pan.
- In medium bowl, combine the cream cheese spread, egg, and salt and pepper.
- Spoon about 1 - 2 tsp. of cheesecake filling into each pie crust.
- Top each with some goat cheese.
- Bake in oven for 10 - 12 minutes, or until cheescakes are set. Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing.
- Top each cheesecake with about a tsp.cranberry sauce and then a walnut piece.
Notes
- Use a small 2-inch cutter to create uniform circles from pie crust sheets for even baking.
- Cool the bites for 5 minutes in the pan before removing to keep their shape intact.
- Top with cranberry sauce and a walnut piece just before serving to maintain freshness and texture contrast.
- Use fresh walnuts coarsely chopped to add crunch and balance tartness from cranberry sauce.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 24servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 54 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 54kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 33mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 18mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 10IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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