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Cranberry Brie Bites with Pistachio & Rosemary

Yield: 24 servings

Ingredients 

  • 1 cup Cranberry Pomegranate Jam (recipe below)
  • 1 each 8 oz Tube Croissant Dough
  • 1/4 cup 7 oz Wheel of Cowgirl Creamery Mt. Tam Cheese
  • 1/4 cup Toasted Pistachio, Chopped
  • 6 each Rosemary Sprigs, Cut into ½” pieces
  • As needed flour

Method

  1. Preheat Oven to 375°. Grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
  2. Lightly flour a large cutting board and spread out croissant dough. Pinch any loose seams together with your fingers.
  3. Using a pizza cutter, cut dough into 24 squares and place each square into a muffin slot.
  4. Cut Cheese into small pieces and place on top of dough squares.
  5. Top each piece of cheese with a spoonful of cranberry jam and a pinch of chopped pistachios.
  6. Place a sprig of rosemary on each bite and bake at 375 for about 13 – 16 minutes or until the dough is golden brown.

Cranberry Pomegranate Jam

Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients 

  • 2 pounds Fresh Cranberries
  • 2/3 cup Brown Sugar
  • ¼ cup Honey
  • 1 cup Pomegranate Seeds
  • 1 each Navel Orange, Juiced and Zested
  • ¼ teaspoon Allspice, Ground

Method

  1. Combine half of the cranberries with orange juice, zest, and allspice in a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and keep warm.
  2. Place remaining cranberries in a food processor with sugar and honey,  and pulse until finely chopped. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
  3. Pour hot cranberry mixture into a mixing bowl and stir to combine. Fold in pomegranate seeds, and allow to cool before serving.
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