Puff Pastry Baked Brie Bites
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Puff Pastry Baked Brie Bites
Description
This recipe begins by preparing a mini muffin tin greased with nonstick spray. Thawed puff pastry is rolled to an even thickness and cut into 25 squares. Each square is gently pressed into the muffin cups and baked briefly at 375°F until the pastry puffs and turns light golden. The centers are then pressed down to create a cavity for filling.
Brie cheese is cut into small cubes, which fit neatly inside the pastry cups. A spoonful of raspberry jam and a mixture of brown sugar and Dijon mustard add a sweet and tangy contrast to the cheese’s creaminess. After filling, the bites bake until the cheese softens and begins to melt, while the puff pastry remains flaky and crisp. This balance of textures and flavors makes them a distinctive, elegant snack.
These bites are served warm and make an appealing finger food for gatherings. The ease of preparation and versatile ingredients allow variations such as using different jams or cheeses. Being bite-sized also means they pair well with light beverages or as part of a larger appetizer selection.
Ingredients
- 1 puff pastry thawed, sheet
- 7-8 ounces Brie cheese
- 2 tablespoons raspberry jam
- 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
Instructions
- Lightly grease a 24-cup mini muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (for darker coated pans, consider reducing the temperature to 350 degrees).
- Dust the counter with a light coating of flour and gently press the sheet of puff pastry out with your hands until it is about 12X12. You aren't really thinning it out as much as getting it into an even thickness throughout and flattening just slightly.
- Using a knife or pizza wheel, cut the puff pastry into 25 equal pieces (five strips one way, five strips the other way). Press one square lightly into each muffin cup. You'll have one leftover square - toss or bake on it's own.
- Bake the puff pastry for about 8-9 minutes until lightly golden and puffed up.
- Remove from the oven and using the rounded, blunt edge of a spoon or spatula (or your finger), press the pastry down in the middle so it is no longer puffed up.
- Cut the Brie into 24 1/2-inch or so cubes. If you're working with the rounded edge of a wheel of cheese, combine two smaller pieces, if needed.
- Divide the raspberry jam evenly among the pastry cups - lightly warm the jam if it is too thick to drizzle in evenly. Place a piece of Brie on top of the jam.
- Mix together the brown sugar and Dijon and sprinkle evenly over the cheese. Return to the oven for about 4-6 minutes to let the cheese melt (watch carefully so the puff pastry doesn't burn).
- Serve immediately (these are divine warm but we love them at room temperature too).
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24puff pastry bites
Amount Per Serving
Calories kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 Puff Pastry | |
| Calories | 95kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 87mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
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