Sugarplum Baked Brie Bites

Name: Sugarplum Baked Brie Bites
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 36 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Apricot Jam; 12 oz Brie Cheese; 0.25 cup Dried Cherry; 0.25 cup Dried Cranberry; 2 tbsp Fresh Rosemary; 0.25 tsp Ground Allspice; 0.13 tsp Ground Cardamom; 0.5 tsp Ground Cinnamon; 0.25 tsp Ground Nutmeg; 2 tsp Orange; 0.5 tsp Salt; 0.5 cup Walnut Halves & Pieces; 36 whole Wheat Baguette

Appetizer 🧄Snack 🍿 French 🇫🇷 Vegetarian 🥦Halal 🕌Comfort-Food Pescatarian 🐟

Golden baguette slices are topped with a spiced medley of dried fruits and walnuts, then melted under a blanket of Brie for a festive bite that’s sweet, savory, and lightly aromatic with citrus and warm spices. Sugarplum Baked Brie Bites shine on holiday boards or cocktail parties, serving beautifully warm or at room temperature and perfect for making ahead.

Prep15 mins
Cook12 mins
Serves36
DifficultyEasy

1

To make the sugar plum mixture, chop the dried cranberries, dried cherries, and dried plums into fairly small pieces. Gather the chopped fruit into a pile, place the walnuts on top, and keep chopping until everything is minced as finely as you like. Transfer the mixture to a bowl.
2

Add the orange zest, apricot jam, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cardamom, and salt; stir with a spoon until combined, adding a little more jam if needed so the mixture just holds together.
3

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line 1 or 2 baking sheets, as needed, with parchment paper or a Silpat baking mat.
4

To make the bites, arrange the baguette slices on the prepared sheet pans and top each one with a spoonful of the sugar plum mixture.
5

Cut the brie in half, then turn the halves and slice each into 1/8-inch-thick slices. Top each bite with enough cheese to cover the sugar plum topping, piecing together smaller slices as needed.
6

Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is melted and starting to brown in spots, about 12 minutes. Let stand for a few minutes.
7

Place the brie bites on a serving tray or board. Sprinkle with some additional chopped dried cranberries if desired, and scatter the chopped rosemary over the top before serving warm. These are also excellent at room temperature, so they can be made ahead.