Description
A showstopping holiday appetizer featuring a wheel of creamy Brie wrapped in golden puff pastry and topped with a sweet-tart cranberry-pecan mixture.
Ingredients
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1 (8 oz) wheel Brie cheese
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½ cup whole berry cranberry sauce
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¼ cup pecans, toasted and chopped
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1 Tbsp brown sugar
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1 Tbsp maple syrup
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Pinch of ground cinnamon
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1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
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1 egg (for egg wash)
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Crackers, apple or pear slices, for serving
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375 °F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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On a lightly floured surface, gently roll puff pastry just to smooth fold lines.
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Place Brie in the center of the pastry.
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In a small bowl, stir together cranberry sauce, pecans, brown sugar, maple syrup, and cinnamon.
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Spoon the cranberry-pecan mixture atop the Brie.
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Fold pastry up and around the cheese, trimming excess and pinching seams to seal.
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Flip sealed Brie, seam-side down, onto the prepared sheet.
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Whisk egg with 1 tsp water. Brush pastry all over with egg wash.
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Bake 20–25 minutes, until pastry is puffed and golden.
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Let rest 5–10 minutes before transferring to a serving board.
Notes
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For easier handling, chill Brie 10–15 minutes before wrapping.
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Assemble up to 24 hours ahead; apply egg wash just before baking.
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To freeze prepped Brie: wrap tightly (no egg wash) and freeze up to 1 month. Thaw overnight, then bake.
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- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ~1/8 recipe
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg