Tis’ the season for holiday parties! If you are looking for a simple and super cute appetizer idea, make these cranberry brie bites.
They
are really tasty and they look so fancy.
What
you need,
½
cups fresh cranberries, picked through, soft ones removed
1½
cups granulated sugar, divided
1
cup water
1
block of brie cheese
Cranberry
sauce, or chutney or even pepper jelly would be good
Crackers
In
a large sauce pan combine 1 cup of the sugar and the water.
Over
medium heat cook until the sugar dissolves about 5-10 minutes.
Remove
from the heat and let the mixture cool for about 10 minutes.
Place
your cranberries in a glass bowl, pour the sugar mixture over them, and stir to
coat.
Cover
the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.
Once
the berries are chilled pour them into a colander and let them drain for 10
minutes.
Pour
the ½ cup sugar onto a shallow baking pan. Pour the sticky cranberries onto the
sugar and slide the baking sheet back and forth to coat the berries.
Let
the coated berries sit at room temperature for an hour or so until the sugar
hardens.
To
assemble, place a slice of brie on each cracker, spoon a little jelly on each
and top with 2 or 3 of the sparkling cranberries.
Aren’t
they pretty!
You
can also use the berries to garnish Festive Christmas drinks!
The
combination of tart and sweet is perfect; I ate a bunch just out of the bowl!
Jen
Recipe
from Tasty Kitchen
Cute! And anything with Brie gets two thumbs up from me!
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