Festive Party Food · 3 Ingredients

Cranberry Brie Bites

Name: Cranberry Brie Bites — 3 Ingredients
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12 bites
Cuisine: Holiday
Ingredients: 1 sheet puff pastry; 120 g brie; 6 tbsp cranberry sauce; 1 egg; Rosemary

The Christmas bite with the highest visual payoff for the least effort. Puff pastry cups, a cube of brie and a spoon of cranberry sauce, baked until the pastry is gold and the cheese melts into a pool — three ingredients, about 20 minutes, almost impossible to get wrong. Red cranberry against golden pastry is the look everyone photographs first. Serve them warm as a festive finger food, and a full batch fills a platter that looks like you tried much harder than you did.

3 ingredientsAbout 20 minutesZero-failMake-ahead

Golden puff pastry bites filled with melted brie and cranberry on a light ceramic plate

Golden puff pastry bites with melted brie and cranberry

Festive · 20 min

The Recipe

Three ingredients, one muffin tin, twenty minutes — the red-on-gold bite that anchors every holiday platter.

12 bites

batch

20 min

total

150 kcal

2 bites

protein

Ingredients

1 sheet puff pastry, thawed120 g brie, cubed6 tbsp cranberry sauce1 egg, beaten (optional wash)Fresh rosemary tips

Step by Step

How to make it

Cut the pastry and brie

Heat the oven to 200C / 400F. Cut 1 sheet of thawed puff pastry into 12 squares and press each into a mini muffin tin so the corners stand up. Cube 120 g of brie into 12 small pieces — the rind is fine and adds flavor, so leave it on.

Top and bake

Drop a brie cube into each pastry cup and spoon 1/2 tsp cranberry sauce on top. Bake 12 to 14 minutes, until the pastry is deep golden and the brie has melted into a glossy pool. The tops should look bubbling, not browned to a crisp.

Cool and serve

Let them sit 3 minutes so the cheese sets slightly and the pastry firms enough to lift — straight from the oven they are too soft to handle. Serve warm, with a tiny rosemary tip on each for color.

Nutrition per serving

150

kcal

protein

10g

fat

10g

carbs

fiber

Make It Yours

Tips & Swaps

Make them ahead

Assemble the cups up to a day ahead and keep them covered in the fridge; bake straight from cold, adding 2 minutes.

Cheese swap

Brie is classic, but a mild camembert or a sharp cheddar cube both work in the same pastry cup.

Sauce control

Use a thick cranberry sauce, not a runny jelly, so it stays put instead of sinking into the pastry.

FAQ

Questions, Answered

Can I make cranberry brie bites ahead of time?

Yes — assemble the cups up to a day ahead and keep them covered in the fridge, then bake straight from cold with a couple of extra minutes.

What can I use instead of brie?

A mild camembert or a small cube of sharp cheddar both melt well in the same pastry cup.

Are cranberry brie bites gluten-free?

Not with standard puff pastry, which contains wheat. Use a gluten-free pastry sheet if you need them gluten-free.