Cranberry Brie Bites

Cranberry Brie Bites have chunks of melty brie cheese, cranberry sauce, and apricot preserves stuffed inside bite-sized crescent roll cups. Top with chopped pistachios and a sprig of rosemary for an extra festive touch.

A Super Easy, Super Delicious Appetizer

These Cranberry Brie Bites are the perfect appetizer to serve at every holiday or game day get together this season. They are SO good! – anytime I see these delicious little bites served at a party, I can’t stop eating them!

They couldn’t be any easier to make – and you can keep the various ingredients on hand and bake up a batch at a moment’s notice.

Store-bought crescent dough is cut into small squares, then stuffed into a mini muffin tin, forming little cups. Then, each cup is filled with a piece of brie cheese. You’ll bake the entire muffin tin for just about ten minutes, or until the crescent cups are puffed up and golden brown and the cheese is soft and melty.

Then, add a dollop of cranberry sauce that has been mixed with apricot preserves and some orange zest. Garnish with some chopped pistachios for crunch, and a small sprig of rosemary for a little extra festive touch.

• These delicious little bites are as pretty to look at as they are delicious. Perfect for a holiday party!
• They are super quick and easy to make – and you can keep the ingredients on hand so you’ll always have something to serve when guests stop by for a visit.
• You can change up the toppings – using different nuts or jam if you prefer.

• Crescent Rolls – Buy an 8-ounce can of crescent rolls, typically found in the refrigerated section of your supermarket.
• Brie Cheese – Buy a good quality brie (we used Presidential brand) for this appetizer recipe. We don’t recommend using a brie that is labeled as double or triple cream – they are softer and will melt and ooze over the top of the roll when baked.  
• Cranberry Sauce – We recommend using whole berry cranberry sauce, so the filling has some texture. Canned is fine (and convenient) or you can make a homemade cranberry sauce.
• Apricot Preserves – Mixing this with the cranberry sauce adds additional flavor and sweetness, plus it mellows the sweet tart cranberry sauce as well. You can use orange marmalade instead if you have that on hand.
• Orange Zest – This adds a fresh orange note to the cranberry mixture. If you’ve used orange marmalade instead, adding this zest is optional.
• Shelled Pistachios – You’ll chop these for garnish on each cup. You can also use toasted pecans or walnuts if you prefer.
• Rosemary – A small sprig is added strictly for garnish and a pretty little festive touch. You can leave this off if you wish.

1. Cut the crescent dough into 24 squares.
2. Place one square in each mini muffin pan cup.
3. Cut brie into cubes (no need to remove the rind) and place one cube into each prepared crescent cup.
4. Bake for ten minutes. Place the baked cups on a serving platter.
5. While pan bakes, mix cranberry sauce with apricot preserves and orange zest.
6. Spoon cranberry mixture over each of the 24 cups.
7. Chop pistachios and sprinkle over each prepared cup.
8. Garnish each cup with a sprig of rosemary.

• Can I make Cranberry Brie Bites ahead of time?  Yes, these can be made ahead and served at room temperature.
• How do I store leftovers?   Store refrigerated for up to three days.
• Can I freeze?  No, we don’t recommend freezing.

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