Baked Cranberry Brie: An Easy Showstopper
This cranberry and brie appetizer is a stunner, but it's an easy addition to your menu when hosting. You can have the cheese assembled and ready to bake in advance, and pop it into the oven right before your guests arrive. For ease, you can use an organic, canned cranberry sauce, but if you're already making a side of sauce, steal a scoop for this dish.
I like to make my homemade cranberry sauce with wine instead of water, so for an extra layer of flavor, you can add a splash of cooking wine to store-bought cranberry sauce. The possibilities are pretty endless: add a kick of orange zest, swap the cranberry sauce for a fig jam, or add the whole dish to a cheese and charcuterie board for a real show-stopper.
If you're attending a dinner party, this baked cranberry brie is still an easy appetizer you can offer to bring. Pre-bake at home so the puff pastry is lightly golden, then finish baking at your host's house.
It seems this appetizer is also a pup-pleaser. Maple couldn't resist, and I can't blame her for trying.
