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Brie puff pastry appetizer topped with nuts, herbs, and flaky salt.
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Baked Brie Puff Pastry Bites with Jam

This quick and easy puff pastry appetizer is sure to impress guests, but it's also very beginner-friendly and only requires 10 minutes of active prep time. Puff pastry is topped with brie cheese, jam, and nuts. Then they’re baked in a muffin tin so they easily hold their shape in the oven. This simple yet delicious recipe would be ideal for a holiday party!
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Holiday, vegetarian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12 pastries
Calories 246kcal
Author Stephanie McKercher, RDN

Equipment

  • Knife, pizza cutter, and cutting board
  • Muffin tin
  • Pastry brush
  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet puff pastry thawed in fridge and cut into 12 rectangles (see note 1)
  • 8 ounces brie cheese sliced into 12 wedges
  • ¼ cup jam or fruit preserves such as fig, raspberry, apricot, or cranberry
  • 3 tablespoons butter melted, plus more for greasing muffin tin
  • ½ cup pecan pieces
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves separated from stem
  • Flaky salt for garnish (optional)
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Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and grease the cups and top of a muffin tin. (You want the entire surface of the muffin tin to be greased to prevent the pastry from sticking even if it lays over the sides of the cup.)
  • Working quickly so the puff pastry stays cold, add one puff pastry rectangle to each of the muffin cups. Add one teaspoon of jam and one wedge of brie cheese to each puff pastry. Brush the sides of the puff pastry with melted butter.
  • Mix pecan pieces and thyme with the remaining melted butter. Spoon the pecan mixture on top of each puff pastry.
  • Transfer to the oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown. Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the muffin tin. Once cool, run a knife along the edges of the muffin cups to separate the pastry from the pan. Transfer to a serving dish and garnish with flaky salt if desired. Enjoy!

Notes

  1. Puff pastry: Puff pastry should be thawed but still cold. Do not take it out of the fridge until you’re ready to bake.
  2. Make ahead and storage: Assemble unbaked or store baked up to three days in advance. Reheat in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven until hot or serve at room temperature.
  3. Freezing: Freeze for up to three months. Reheat from frozen in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven until hot.
  4. Nutrition facts are estimates only and do not include flaky salt or butter used to grease the muffin tin. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1pastry | Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 194mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 230IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg