These delicious baked brie puff pastry bites are topped with diced pears, toasted pecans and a drizzle of balsamic reduction for a fabulous appetizer!

baked brie puff pastry bites with pear and balsamic drizzle on a marble slab

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Puff pastry is such a wonderfully versatile ingredient. Whether you're creating an appetizer, main dish or dessert, it's the perfect blank canvas to highlight your favorite flavors!

The inspiration for these amazing little baked brie, pear & pecan bites is my favorite brunch crepe from our downtown crêperie. The owner learned how to make crepes in France and is so creative in coming up with new flavors. The brie, pear and pecan crepe with an apple balsamic glaze was a weekly special turned regular menu item, and I've indulged in it near weekly ever since.

I recreated the same flavors using some Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Cups as a base, first filling them with creamy, melted brie cheese, and then topping them off with diced fresh pears, a toasted pecan, and a drizzle of balsamic reduction. Oh how this flavor combination makes my tastebuds sing!

oven baked puff pastry bites on a parchment paper lined baking sheet

How To Make Baked Brie Puff Pastry Bites

These are the perfect holiday appetizer, and they're unbelievably easy to toss together. First you bake the puff pastry cups according to the package instructions. Make sure to put the side with the little circles facing up, because you will punch these out when they're done baking and fill them with the brie cheese.

puff pastry brie bites on white parchment paper

Then you will actually place them back in the oven for just a few minutes to melt the brie. Add the toppings and they're ready to serve!

balsamic drizzled pear brie bites with puff pastry

Don't skip the lovely balsamic reduction. It can be made ahead of time and refrigerated until you're ready to use it. It adds that special punch of flavor that just ties everything together!

brie puff pastry bites with pear and pecans drizzled with balsamic reduction

Brie Puff Pastry Bites With Pear & Pecans

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Total Time 15

Course Appetizer

Cuisine French

Servings 24 appetizers

Ingredients

▢ 1 (9.5-ounce) package puff pastry cups, 9.5-oz. *Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Cups
▢ 1 (8-ounce) wheel brie cheese, cut into 24 pieces
▢ 1 large bosch pear, diced
▢ 24 whole roasted pecans
▢ 2 tablespoons reduced balsamic vinegar

Instructions

Prepare the puff pastry cups according to the package directions.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Place one piece of Brie cheese in each pastry cup, and place the filled cups on a baking sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Let the pastry cups cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
Top with diced pears and a whole toasted pecan. Drizzle balsamic reduction over the top.

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