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- Recipe Name: Baked Brie Bites
- Ready In: 15 minutes
- Serves: 12
- Calories: 226 calories per baked brie bite
- Main Ingredients: Refrigerated crescent rolls, brie cheese, and jam of your choice.
- Dietary Info: Vegetarian
- Why You’ll Love It: We love an impressive and great tasting appetizer for the holidays, and this recipe delivers on all fronts! Make a full appetizer spread and include our smoked salmon appetizer, and classic deviled eggs.
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Key Ingredients & Substitutions
Be sure to see the recipe card below for a full listing of ingredients, instructions, and estimated nutritional information.
- Jam – We chose blackberry jam, but use the variety that you love best!
- Fresh rosemary – Swap with fresh thyme or omit completely.
- Crescent rolls – Swap with puff pastry and follow the instructions listed in recipe card.
- Brie Cheese – Can swap for camembert cheese, which has a similar flavor and texture.
How To Make Baked Brie Bites
Step 1: Roll out crescent dough and pinch together seams to make one giant sheet.
Step 2: Cut dough into twelve equal sized squares.
Step 3: Place dough squares into greased muffin tin.
Step 4: Place a cheese wedge into each dough cup followed by a dollop of jam.
Step 5: Bake baked brie bites, let cool slightly, garnish with thyme or rosemary and serve immediately.
Make Ahead
Whether you’re the host or bringing baked brie bites to share, make them in advance to save time. Once you’re ready to eat, reheat in the microwave at 50% for 10 seconds or in your oven covered at 350 degrees for 5 minutes. To freeze baked brie bites, cook them all the way through and let them cool completely. Place them in the freezer for 2 hours until they’re frozen solid. Then place them in a freezer safe container in the freezer for up to three months.
Recipe FAQs
How long to bake brie bites?
Baked brie bites take 11 minutes to bake at 350 degrees or 9 minutes to bake at 375 degrees.
Yes! Just pop them in the microwave at 50% for a few seconds. You can also reheat in the oven (covered) at 350 degrees F. for approx. 5 mins or until they warm through.
Yes! However, too much can make your cheese tough, which is why we recommend removing some from the outside edge.
What jam is good with brie?
Creamy brie pairs wonderfully with sweet and slightly acidic jams like fig jam, raspberry jam, apricot jam, cranberry jam, or black berry jam.
What type of muffin tin did you use?
I used a standard sized 12-well muffin tin.
What pastry is best for brie bites?
Crescent dough is best for a sturdier structured brie bite. Puff pastry is best for when a more flakey texture is desired.
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Ingredients
- 2 8oz packages store-bought crescent rolls
- 8 oz brie cheese
- approx. 1 cup your choice of jam
- garnish: fresh rosemary or thyme
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a muffin tin by spraying with non-stick cooking spray. Spread out crescent roll dough and pinch together seams. Use a pizza cutter to cut into 12 equal-sized squares. Cut off the outer rind from the brie cheese and discard (you can leave the top and bottom). Cut the brie into 12 equal-sized pieces.
- Layer: Taking one piece of crescent roll dough at a time, place over top an empty muffin tin and gently press down so the dough creates a cup. Repeat until all 12 muffin tins are filled. Place a piece of brie cheese inside each muffin tin and top with a dollop of jam.
- Bake: Place in oven and bake, middle rack, until golden brown (approx. 11-13 minutes).
- Garnish: Remove and add a small rosemary or thyme garnish.
- Serve: Let sit 5 minutes. Pop out gently with a butter knife or fork. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Jam: we used Bonne Maman Blackberry Preserves, but feel free to use cranberry sauce, blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, peach, etc.
- Reheat: we popped them in the microwave at 50% for a few seconds and it worked perfectly!
- Brie Cheese: we only suggest cutting off the outer edge of the rind to remove some of the toughness, but feel free to leave it OR remove all of it – really a personal preference.
- 350 vs. 375 degrees F: we tested these at both 375 and 350 degrees F. – both turned out – if you do end up baking them at 375 degrees F, then start checking them around the 9 minute mark. At 350 degrees F, they were softer and fluffier, while 375 resulted in the top parts being a little less soft. Again, either temp will work just adjust the cook time accordingly.
- Crescent Roll Dough vs. Puff Pastry: we only tested this using crescent roll dough, but you could definitely achieve a similar outcome using pieces of puff pastry. Set oven to 375 and bake for 10 minutes.
- Frozen: Frozen baked brie bites can be stored in the freezer for up to three months.
Liz Sipley says
The whole crew loved these at friendsgiving. Thanks for another great recipe, Erin!