Cranberry Brie Bites
Crisp mini filo shells filled with warm brie, cranberry sauce and a pecan, ready as a quick holiday starter.
Storing and Planning Ahead
Best eaten warm. Fill the shells just before baking.
Making Cranberry Brie Bites
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Heat the oven to 190°C / 375°F. Put the filo shells on a baking tray and bake for 4 minutes until lightly crisp.
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Put a cube of brie in each shell, followed by a teaspoon of cranberry sauce and a pecan half.
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Bake for 8 minutes until the brie has softened. Scatter with the rosemary and serve warm.
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A Few Pointers
- Do not overfill the shells; the cheese spreads as it melts.
- Use cranberry sauce with whole berries for the best texture.
- Serve soon after baking.
Some Background
The common way this goes wrong is a soggy shell, and the fix is to bake the filo cups first. Filled straight from the pack, they soak up the cheese and the sauce and turn chewy. A few minutes empty in the oven dry them and give you a crisp base that stays crunchy under the filling.
Brie is the right cheese for the job: it melts quickly into a creamy centre, and its rind is mild enough to eat. Cut it into small cubes, about 1 cm, so one cube fits in each shell. A teaspoon of cranberry sauce adds sharp sweetness, which cuts through the richness of the cheese, and a pecan half on top gives crunch.
Bake until the brie is soft and just starting to ooze. That takes about 8 minutes at 190°C / 375°F. Finish with a sprig of fresh rosemary or thyme for a bit of colour. Serve them warm, on a platter, within minutes of leaving the oven, because they lose their crispness as they cool.
Serving Ideas
Sparkling wine · Cheese board · Mulled wine · Roast nuts
Nutrition per Serving
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.
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