Name: Cranberry Jalapeno Brie Bites
Prep time: 65 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 12 oz fresh uncooked cranberries; 2 fresh jalapeño peppers, (ribs and seeds removed); 3/4 cup sugar; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 1/8 tsp salt; 8 oz wheel of brie; 8 oz refrigerated crescent roll dough

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Cranberry Jalapeno Brie Bites are a perfect bite-sized holiday appetizer that are easy to make for a crowd and will disappear in no time!

Ever since I made Cranberry Jalapeno Cream Cheese Dip last year, I’ve had a love for cranberries and jalapeno with creamy cheese. I knew that this year I wanted to make some sort of bite-sized appetizer using crescent dough and brie, and I was originally going to use a similar topping as what I used in my Cranberry Orange Cinnamon Rolls, until I remembered the cranberry jalapeno topping from that dip. Which has been one of my most viewed posts since last year, giving my Venison Sausage Tortellini Skillet a run for its first-place money. Ha.

I’m glad that I decided to go with it, because it made these brie bites AMAZING! The tartness of the cranberries with the very slight heat of the jalapenos pair perfectly with the tangy brie. I could’ve eaten the entire batch myself. And even ate a few of them cold from the fridge and loved them almost as much as warm from the oven!

Aside from the time the cranberry jalapeno mixture sits in the fridge to soak up the flavors and sugar, these are so quick and easy to make, and you can easily double or triple the recipe if you have crowd to feed. Heck, you can even half it if it’s just a few people! No matter the size of the group, you need these on your holiday menu!

What does it take to make Cranberry Jalapeno Brie Bites?

Fresh cranberries
Jalapeno peppers
Granulated sugar
Lemon juice
Salt
Brie
Rfrigerated crescent roll dough

How to make Cranberry Jalapeno Brie Bites

Full printable recipe below!

Step 1
Use hand food chopper to chop cranberries (or chop finely with a knife or in a food processor.)

Step 2
Dice jalapeno.

Step 3
In a small bowl, combine the chopped cranberries and jalapeños with the sugar, lemon juice and salt and stir gently until blended.

Step 4
Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.

Step 5
Preheat oven to 375°f degrees. Spray a mini muffin tin (or two) with cooking spray.

Step 6
Remove cranberry mixture from the fridget and stir. Strain out any liquid.

Step 7
On a lightly floured surface, roll out crescent roll dough and pinch seams together. Cut crescent roll dough into 24 equal-sized squares. Place squares into muffin tin slots, pushing down to cover the bottom with the four corners sticking up.

Step 8
Cut brie into small pieces (3/4″ – 1″) and place in center of each crescent square. Top with a generous spoonful of cranberry jalapeno mixture.

Step 9
Bake until the crescent dough is a light golden brown (12-15 minutes). Remove and allow to cool slightly before carefully removing from the muffin tins. Serve warm!

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Cranberry Jalapeno Brie Bites

Cranberry Jalapeno Brie Bites are a perfect bite-sized holiday appetizer that are easy to make for a crowd and will disappear in no time!

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Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: brie bites, cranberry jalapeno

Prep Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Servings: servings

Calories: 96kcal

Author: Jaida

Ingredients

12 oz fresh uncooked cranberries
2 fresh jalapeño peppers, ribs and seeds removed
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/8 tsp salt
8 oz wheel of brie
8 oz refrigerated crescent roll dough

Instructions

Use hand food chopper to chop cranberries (or chop finely with a knife or in a food processor.)
Dice jalapeno.
In a small bowl, combine the chopped cranberries and jalapeños with the sugar, lemon juice and salt and stir gently until blended.
Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Preheat oven to 375°f degrees. Spray a mini muffin tin (or two) with cooking spray.
Remove cranberry mixture from the fridget and stir. Strain out any liquid.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out crescent roll dough and pinch seams together. Cut crescent roll dough into 24 equal-sized squares. Place squares into muffin tin slots, pushing down to cover the bottom with the four corners sticking up.
Cut brie into small pieces (3/4″ – 1″) and place in center of each crescent square. Top with a generous spoonful of cranberry jalapeno mixture.
Bake until the crescent dough is a light golden brown (12-15 minutes). Remove and allow to cool slightly before carefully removing from the muffin tins. Serve warm!