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Cranberry Brie Tart with Pecans

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This cranberry brie tart prepared with a puff pastry makes for a lovely festive starter for the holidays. It's warm, comforting, and loaded with melting cheese and tangy cranberries.
  • Author: Delphine Fortin
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 6-8 servings 1x
  • Category: Savory
  • Diet: Vegetarian

This cranberry brie tart prepared with a puff pastry makes for a lovely festive starter for the holidays. It’s warm, comforting, and loaded with melting cheese and tangy cranberries. 

Ingredients

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  • 1 puff pastry, thawed (about 17 ounces/500g)
  • 2–3 shallots, chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup (200g) cranberry sauce, canned*
  • 16 ounces (450g) Brie cheese, sliced
  • ½ cup (125g) fresh cranberries
  • ¼ cup (g) pecans
  • Honey, for serving (optional)
  • Fresh rosemary or thyme, for serving

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line the bottom of a 12-inch (30 cm) pie dish with parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. Melt the butter in a medium skillet placed over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook until soft and translucent, about 1-2 minutes. Sprinkle with fresh thyme or rosemary if desired. Set aside.
  3. Roll out the puff pastry into a large circle to fit the pie dish and prick the bottom with a fork.
  4. Spread out the cranberry sauce over, add the shallots, then top with a layer of Brie cheese. Sprinkle with fresh or frozen cranberries and bake until cheese is melted, about 25 minutes.
  5. Top with pecans, then place in the oven for 5 additional minutes. Drizzle some honey over the warm tart if desired, sprinkle some fresh thyme or rosemary, then slice and serve warm. Enjoy!

Notes

* For homemade cranberry sauce, pour ½ cup (125 ml) water and ½ cup (100g) sugar to a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil. Add 2 cups (6 ounces/170g) fresh or frozen cranberries, and return to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until most of the cranberries have burst. Remove from heat, and let cool completely at room temperature. Transfer to a bowl to chill in the refrigerator ; the cranberry sauce will continue to thicken as it cools.

* Cranberry sauce alternatives. Another option is to replace cranberry sauce with lingonberry sauce (you can find it in any Ikea store). Both are rather different to each other but have this very tart flavor that will suits this Brie tart perfectly. For a different version of the tart, try also with some fig jam instead of cranberry sauce. It’s delicious!

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