RecipeGirl and Pepperidge Farm:
I started my website way back in 2006 under a crazy- ridiculous, embarrassingly long name. “RecipeGirl” was born in 2008 when my husband suggested that I change it. I was contacted by my first brand: Pepperidge Farm in 2009. They sent me an email and asked me if I’d like to create a few recipes for them. After surviving the initial shock of actually receiving an email offer such as this, I calmly collected myself and responded… Um… YES!!!! Puff Pastry was an ingredient I used often in my kitchen, so it was exciting to be given the challenge of creating recipes with it. Well, guess what? They have continued to contact me as the years have progressed. I’ve shared with them how much I loved their products and remember my first -very positive- experience. So we’ve worked together again and again. This is a recipe I created for them way back in 2013.
This time around, I created a recipe using Puff Pastry Cups. I had never used these before, but they are the cutest little bite-sized cups that are perfect for appetizers or small desserts. They come (frozen) in long sheets. You just break them apart on the perforations when you’re ready to use them (no thawing needed).
How to make Apricot Brie Bites:
Place the puff pastry cups perforated-side-up on a baking sheet. Bake them for 20 minutes.
They puff up like magic! Then use the end of a wooden spoon (or something like it) to poke the centers down to create the “cups.”
Then the cups are ready for filling! Start with a small spoonful of apricot jam. (Note that you can use raspberry jam or orange marmalade too).
Then stick a little chunk of brie cheese on top of the jam. Place them back into the oven for about 2 minutes to soften and melt the brie.
Once they’re out of the oven, top with toasted pine nuts and a small leaf of crispy sage (easy instructions included in the recipe below).
These Apricot Brie Bites are then ready for the platter and ready for munching. These would make a great appetizer for a Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas party. Sub pecans for the pine nuts, if you’d like. They’re a one to two bite appetizer- perfect for a pick-up-and-go, no-mess kind of treat. And the melted brie combined with the flaky Puff Pastry is ohhhh so good. Well, melted brie mixed with ANYTHING?!?!? …You know, is delicious! 🙂 Here are a few more recipes using Puff Pastry you might like to try:
Caramelized Apple Waffle Pastries with Cinnamon Whipped Cream Peanut Butter S’Mores Turnovers Cherry Turnovers Spinach and Sundried Tomato Puff Pastry Pinwheels Margarita Shrimp Bites Puff Pastry Cheese Sticks Southwestern Bruschetta Bites
