Warm, gooey baked brie bites wrapped in golden crescent dough with a touch of sugar-plum jam (or any jam you like)… the easiest holiday bite that feels so special.
Brie Bites
If you love baked brie, you’ll love this bite-sized appetizer that’s perfect for the holidays! With only five ingredients, these Baked Brie Bites with sugar plum jam are easy to make for any occasion and so delicious. They’ll leave your guests craving more and asking for the recipe! For more of my favorite mini appetizers, try my Baked Brie Phyllo Tarts, Mini Greek Spinach Pies, and Asparagus and Feta Tartlets.
Why These Brie Bites Work
I love baked brie and always bring it to a holiday party when I’m asked to bring an appetizer. I really love these bite sized brie bites for sharing, they are easy to assemble are always a hit!
- Bite-Sized: This appetizer is great to pass around at a party since they’re one bite and not messy.
- Delicious: Creamy brie, fruity jam, and crunchy pecans are nestled in a flaky, buttery crust for a flavorful bite.
- Simple: With the convenience of crescent dough and minimal prep, these easy baked brie bites can be whipped up in no time.
- Prep Ahead: You can check one more thing off your to-do list and make this app the day before your event.
What You’ll Need
Here’s the ingredients to make these easy baked brie bites. See recipe card below for exact measurements.
- Crescent Rolls: Buy a tube of crescent rolls or a crescent dough sheet.
- Brie: You’ll need one wheel of brie.
- Jam: I used this sugar plum jam for these brie bites to keep it festive. The sweet plums have a hint of citrus and spice and pair perfectly with the brie. You can use any jam you wish!
- Nuts: Chop a quarter cup of pecans or omit to keep it nut free.
How to Make Brie Bites
Here’s the step-by-step directions to make these easy baked brie bites with crescent roll dough. See recipe card below for printable directions.
- Crescent Dough: Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface. If using the rolls, pinch the seams together. Cut the dough into 24 squares and place them into a greased mini muffin tin.
- Assemble the Bites: Cut the brie into small pieces and place them inside the dough. Top with a half teaspoon each of jam and chopped pecans.
- Bake the brie bites at 350°F for 12 to 15 minutes.
Do you take the rind off brie before baking?
There’s no need to remove it before cutting the cheese.
Variations
- Jam: These baked brie bites would also be good with raspberry, strawberry, or fig jam.
- Cranberry: Instead of jam, use cranberry sauce.
- Nuts: Swap pecans with walnuts or omit.
- Herbs: Add fresh rosemary or thyme leaves on top.
How to Prep Ahead
This brie bites recipe can be prepped a day ahead if you’re serving them for a party.
- Cover the muffin tin with foil and refrigerate.
- The next day before your event, remove the tray from the refrigerator while you preheat the oven.
- Then bake as directed and serve warm.
Storage
If you have leftover appetizers, store them in the fridge for up to four days and reheat them in the microwave.
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Yield: servings
Serving Size: 1 brie bite
Preheat oven to 350F° and grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out crescent dough, if using the roll dough, pinch the seams together. Cut into 24 squares. Place squares into muffin tin slots.
Cut brie into small pieces and place inside the crescent dough.
Top with 1/2 teaspoon each of jam, and 1/2 teaspoon chopped pecans.
Bake until the crescent pastry is golden, about 12 to 15 minutes. Serve warm.
Last Step:
Please leave a rating and comment letting us know how you liked this recipe! This helps our business to thrive and continue providing free, high-quality recipes for you.- Cover the muffin tin with foil and refrigerate.
- The next day before your event, remove the tray from the refrigerator while you preheat the oven.
- Then bake as directed and serve warm.
Serving: 1 brie bite, Calories: 78 kcal, Carbohydrates: 6 g, Protein: 2.5 g, Fat: 5 g, Saturated Fat: 2 g, Cholesterol: 9.5 mg, Sodium: 133 mg, Sugar: 2 g
