Grape and Brie Bites with Spiced Honey
Puff pastry brie bites filled with grapes and honey are a fun and easy party appetizer! These baked mini tarts can be prepped ahead making them perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, cocktail parties, and other holidays.
Servings 48 tarts
Calories 75kcal
Ingredients
Tartlets
- 2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
- 8 oz brie, rinds removed
- 1 cup grapes, halved or quartered if large
Spiced Honey
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 2-3 dashes cayenne
Instructions
Tartlets
- Move oven racks to upper and lower third positions. Heat oven to 375F.
- Get things prepped: Pull out two mini muffin pans and grease them. Put the wedge of brie in the freezer for 10-15 minutes to make it easier to cut.
- Spread out one of the puff pastry sheets onto a lightly floured board. Roll it into a 10x15 rectangle. Fold the pastry sheet in half and in half again so you have a 15 inch length of folded pastry. Then cut it into 2 1/2 inch lengths. (You'll have 6 altogether.) Unfold each and cut at the folds, making 4 from each strip. This will give you 24 squares from the sheet.
- Press each square into a well in the mini muffin pan.
- Take the brie out of the freezer and cut it in half. Then cut the half into 24 roughly equal pieces. Put one piece into each well.
- Now add about 1 teaspoon of grapes to each well. (See note.)
- Put the assembled pan of tarts in the refrigerator and repeat the process for the second tray.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until the pastry is puffed and browned. Switch the bottom and top pans halfway through baking.
- Let the tarts cool for a few minutes, then transfer them to a serving platter. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Spiced Honey
- Combine all the honey ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Drizzle the hot spiced honey over the finished tarts.
Notes
- Grapes: I used Champagne grapes, which are very small so I ended up adding 10-12 to each tart. For mid-sized varieties, add one or two to each tart, and for large grapes, cut them up to use half per tart.
- Variations: (1) Add chopped pecans or walnuts to each tart. (2) Sprinkle some fresh herbs, like thyme or rosemary over them once they're done.
Nutrition
Calories: 75kcal