Brie Bites

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Hubby and I were going to a wine and cheese party. I wanted to bring an appetizer that fit the theme. I just kind of threw these together and they were quite tasty!

Brie Bites (by ME!)
60 pre-made phyllo cups (4 packages)
15 oz Brie wheel – or spreadable Brie – see note below
topping choices:
Brown sugar
Dried cranberries
Toasted almonds
Fruit preserves

Cut the white casing off the Brie. I like to freeze the Brie for about 20 minutes to make this task easier. Cut Brie into 60 pieces (about 1-inch squares). NOTE: I made these more recently (11/29/08) and used the spreadable Brie that you can find right next to the regular Brie. It has no rind, so you can just scoop it into the cups. This was SO MUCH easier than cutting off the rind. It also melted a lot better and had a better texture because of it. I highly recommend doing it this way.

Put one piece of Brie into each phyllo cup. Bake for about 7 minutes at 350.

Top with either 1 tsp of fruit preserves or 1/2 tsp brown sugar and a couple almonds and a couple dried cranberries. Cook again for a few minutes to melt the preserves/sugar.

Appetizers / Snacks, Family Favorites

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12 Responses to “Monkey Bread”

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jCam — July 23, 2009 at 1:02 pm

Mmm I love monkey bread!
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Jessica Segarra — July 23, 2009 at 5:05 pm

That looks so good! I am going to have to try this soon!
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Memória — July 23, 2009 at 5:42 pm

This looks yummy! I love making monkey bread with homemade dough. To make it even richer, you could use leftover brioche dough. I have tried using the Artisan Bread in Five minutes recipes to make it quicker and easier. YUM!!!

Lovely photos.
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Amy Kingman — July 23, 2009 at 5:45 pm

looks delicious! Mmmmm!
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madebymel — July 23, 2009 at 11:18 pm

I LOVE monkey bread! I can only make it for company or I will seriously eat the entire pan!
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oneparticularkitchen — July 24, 2009 at 2:19 am

You are killing me with those pictures! That looks amazing.
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newlyweds — July 24, 2009 at 1:39 pm

I just posted about monkey bread also. Love the stuff, here is my link if your interested.

http://newlyweds.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/monkey-bread/
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Jennifer — July 24, 2009 at 11:49 pm

I LOVE monkey bread, yours looks great!!
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Ingrid — July 26, 2009 at 1:10 am

We L-O-V-E monkey bread! I’ve been making it for my children for several years now. I’ve also made monkey bread muffins which is the same thing but baked in muffins tins.
~ingrid
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Lee — July 26, 2009 at 10:32 pm

My family used to make monkey bread when we were growing up too! YUM!
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Mermaid Sweets — July 27, 2009 at 5:06 am

I have yet to make this, but this looks amazing. Love the new blog look.
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alexandjess — October 6, 2009 at 3:29 am

I know I’m about 3 months behind, but I saw this recipe in your “Blog Recap – Big Hitters” post and added it to my list of things to try. It only took me a month and a half to get to it ;).

Like you, I made it on a Sunday morning as a suprise for my husband and he loved it!

I blogged it here, if you want to check it out:

http://alexandjess.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/monkeys-for-breakfast/

Thanks for sharing your fun recipe!