Cranberry Baked Brie

This easy cranberry baked Brie is made with flaky, golden puff pastry, cranberry sauce, chopped nuts, and a wheel of Brie. Serve it this winter as a cheeseboard centerpiece at your next party!

Fall was absolutely beautiful this year.

The trees put on a bright orange, red, and yellow show for us, a final burst of color before the leaves slowly fell away.

Icy winter winds arrived shortly after, blowing away the rest of the once-colorful leaves.

The cold air makes going out (even for fun things) more of a struggle, so when I invite friends or family into my home in winter, I feel compelled to welcome them with the most delicious, decadent food I can think of.

One of those foods is baked Brie in puff pastry.

Eating baked Brie is like getting a hug from a bite of cheese.

Until recently, I've always filled my Brie en croûte with jam, but my friend Jessica gave me another idea. I'd just made some bourbon cranberry sauce, and she told me, "Use it with baked Brie!"

Now, Jessica did not know how much I already adore baked Brie, and that her suggestion immediately had me dreaming of cheese.

I immediately grabbed my favorite Wewalka puff pastry, a wheel of Brie, and started cooking!

This cranberry baked Brie is an extra-easy party food and is perfect as an impressive cheeseboard centerpiece!

Want more cheese recipe ideas? Try this Brie grilled cheese sandwich, apple tartlets (with Brie), goat cheese stuffed mushrooms, blue cheese stuffed mushrooms and marinated feta.

Where Can I Buy Brie?

You should be able to find Brie at your regular grocery store. I've bought Brie at Walmart, Kroger, Trader Joe's-- it's everywhere.

It's usually with the specialty cheeses (not the shredded or sliced cheese), and is generally sold in a round balsa wood container.

This recipe will work perfectly with a standard Brie, but is also delicious (maybe even more delicious?) with a double or triple cream Brie.

Should I Use Homemade or Store-Bought Cranberry Sauce?

I always recommend homemade cranberry sauce, because it's easy and almost always tastes better than store-bought.

This baked Brie is an excellent way to use up leftover homemade cranberry sauce.

But yes, you can also use store-bought sauce or relish in this recipe, and there are some delicious pre-made cranberry sauces out there! Look for whole-berry cranberry sauce not jellied sauce.

Need a cranberry sauce recipe? Try making my Instant Pot bourbon cranberry sauce or pear cranberry sauce.

Can I Make This Cranberry Baked Brie Ahead of Time?

You can prepare it ahead of time, but wait until you're ready to serve before brushing the dough with egg and baking.

This cheesy pastry tastes best right after baking, but in the unlikely event that you've got leftovers, you can enjoy them for a day or two after baking.

How to Make Cranberry Baked Brie

Unroll the puff pastry, and place it on parchment paper on a baking sheet.

Refrigerated puff pastry often comes wrapped in parchment paper, so if you're using refrigerated (instead of frozen) dough you can simply use the paper it came in!

Cut the puff pastry into a large square by trimming off the bottom third of the dough.

Set the Brie in the middle of the puff pastry square.

Add the cranberry sauce and chopped nuts to the Brie, and then wrap the puff pastry up around the Brie.

It's like a little cheese present.

Use your fingers to smooth out the dough, and then brush it with a beaten egg.

If you want to decorate your pastry, use a small cookie cutter (or the lid from a spice jar) to cut shapes out of the leftover dough.

I use these round cookie cutters.

Add the shapes to the dough, and then brush with more egg.

Slide the wrapped cheese into the oven, and bake until the pastry is golden.

Add the cranberry baked Brie to a serving tray along with some fruit and crackers. Slice into the flaky puff pastry right away, and let your guests happily devour this pastry!