Holiday Appetizer: Nut & Cranberry Brie Trees
These Christmas tree brie appetizers are a mouth-watering blend of sweet and savory. If you’re looking for a go-to appetizer for every Holiday gathering, this is the recipe for you. You might say, it’s brie-liant!
Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Serves: 6 -12 Calories: About 103 kcal (per tree)
Ingredients
8oz Brie wheel
1/4 cup honey
6 to 12 pretzel sticks
1/3 cup nuts (we used a blend of peanuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, walnuts and almonds)
1/3 cup Craisins (dried cranberries)
1/2 cup parsley (optional)
Instructions:
Place the brie wheel on a cutting board and slice it into 6 sections. Leave as is or cut the triangles in half to make 12 trees.
Cut pretzels in half and then push up into the bottom (the widest part) of each triangle tree. Set the trees on a plate.
Combine the nuts, Craisins, and parsley and place them in your food processor, chopping the mixture until fine. You can also chop up the ingredients on a cutting board with a sharp knife to a fine consistency. Add the chopped ingredients to a plate and set aside.
Pour some honey on a plate for dipping.
Using the pretzel stem, take each tree and dip one side into the honey. Next, dip the same side into the nut and dried cranberry mixture.
Place the coated trees on a serving plate or cheese board.
Add some garnish and drizzle on more honey, if desired.
Variations:
🎄You can use any nuts or a combination of nuts.
🎄For a nut-free version, replace the nuts with pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds.
🎄Swap out the dried cranberries with another dried fruit like dried apricots, cherries, or golden raisins.
Products: Eclipse Round Marble Cheese Board
Recipe inspiration: Genevieve LaMonaca @chefgenevieve
