How to Make Individual Baked Brie Bites | Bake It Up a Notch Bite Size with Erin McDowell

brie cheese

🥗Healthier: camembert cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Camembert offers a similar texture and flavor, while cream cheese is more affordable.

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: crescent roll dough

Phyllo is lower in fat, and crescent roll dough is often less expensive.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pecans

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pecans provide a similar crunch, while sunflower seeds are cost-effective.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: maple syrup

Agave syrup has a lower glycemic index, and maple syrup can be less expensive.

Roll out the puff pastry to slightly larger than 9 by 15 inches and about a quarter of an inch thick.

Trim the rolled pastry to the exact size of 9 by 15 inches.

Cut the pastry into three 3-inch strips vertically and then cut them into 3-inch squares.

Place a piece of mini brie cheese in the center of each pastry square.

Add about a teaspoon of pepper jelly on top of the brie.

Stretch the corners of the pastry over the brie and pinch to seal, using water if necessary to help it stick.

Refrigerate the wrapped bites if the dough is sticky or soft.

Brush the tops with an egg wash and sprinkle with fresh cracked black pepper.

Bake at 400°F for 35 to 40 minutes until golden brown and the cheese is gooey.

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