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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Sabina — January 17, 2014 at 10:59 am
I love pomegranate so much ♥
- beantownbaker — January 18th, 2014 @ 9:03 am
  
  Isn’t it awesome. It makes me so sad when my store doesn’t have any…
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Tracy | Pale Yellow — January 18, 2014 at 6:30 am

I’ve never had a cheeseball before! This one looks like the perfect entry – gorgeous!
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Melissa Loh — January 23, 2014 at 6:38 am
All those pomegranate seeds look like little jewels on the cheese ball! And to think cheese balls have sorta become unfashionable in recent years.
- beantownbaker — January 23rd, 2014 @ 2:13 pm
  
  I agree, and there’s no reason for it! Especially with how pretty this cheeseball is.
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Shannon — February 8, 2014 at 9:02 am
this sounds delicious, and i love that it’s studded with those gems of pomegranate seeds 🙂
- beantownbaker — February 8th, 2014 @ 11:58 am
  
  Pom seeds are my favorite. I’m so sad that I can’t find pomegranates around me anymore. The containers of just the seeds are not the same…