Hello my loves,
With Thanksgiving right around the corner and people prepping now, I wanted to roll out some recipes for you! Starting with these puff pastry Thanksgiving appetizers.
I like to do some variation on these! I filled half of them with brie and homemade cranberry sauce that’s been infused with rosemary and topped with candied walnuts. Yum. The others I filled with a honey goat cheese and cinnamon apple puree topped with candied walnuts. Again, yum.
It’s fun to fill them with different fruit and cheese combinations! I swap out the apple puree for a pear puree (prepped the same way) and it pairs great with the honey goat cheese! You could also go the savory route and use a plain goat cheese with an olive tapenade. Sounds so delicious I need to make it asap!
Puff Pastry Thanksgiving Appetizers
Puff Pastry Thanksgiving Appetizers
Ingredients
- 2 packages of puff pastry, defrosted, cut into 9 pieces follow microwave instructions on box for a quick defrost
- 9 chunks of brie
- 1 cup cranberries
- 1 small sprig of rosemary
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1/3-1/2 cup sugar, depending on taste
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 large granny smith apple, peeled and diced
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup candied walnuts, or sub a different candied nut like pecans
- 9 chunks of honey goat cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a muffin tin with nonstick spray.
- Put the puff pastry pieces on the muffin tin and gently press down to make a little dish for fillings.
- In a small saucepan add the cranberries, lemon juice, sugar, water and rosemary. Bring to a light simmer and use a potato masher to mash. Remove rosemary sprig. Let simmer lightly for 2-3 minutes. Taste and adjust sugar.
- In a separate small pan, put the diced apple, cinnamon, sugar, lemon juice and water. Cover with a lid and simmer until apples are soft. Mash.
- Put the brie pieces into the puff pastry cups and top with the cranberry sauce. Put the goat cheese in the other puff pastry cups and top with apple puree. Top all of them with the candied nuts. Bake for 20-22 minutes, until the are lightly browned. Let cool 2 minutes before enjoying! Best served immediately. Enjoy!
If you’re looking for other yummy appetizers my bacon wrapped stuffed dates are a real crowd pleaser, as well as my gruyere and caramelized onion snowflake and my butternut squash and caramelized onion galette with crispy sage. If you make any of my recipes, be sure to tag me @tessa_port. I love to see you making my recipes!
