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Cranberry Goat Cheese Puffs
Homemade tart cranberry sauce accents the goat cheese in these elegant little appetizers.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg (450 g) pre‑rolled puff pastry sheets (2 sheets)
- 4 oz (120 g) goat cheese, crumbled
- 1 tsp (5 mL) chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) honey
- Cranberry Sauce:
- 1 cup (250 mL) Tropicana ® Cranberry Cocktail
- 2 cups (500 mL) frozen cranberries
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) granulated sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
How to make it
- Cranberry Sauce: Combine cranberry cocktail, cranberries, sugar, cinnamon stick and thyme in small saucepan set over medium heat; bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 12 to 15 minutes or until cranberries pop and sauce thickens. Remove cinnamon stick and thyme; let cool.
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Lightly grease mini muffin tin.
- On lightly floured surface, roll out each pastry sheet to 12‑inch (30 cm) square; prick all over with fork. Using 2 1/2‑inch (6 cm) cutter, cut each sheet of pastry into 12 rounds.
- Fit each pastry round into prepared muffin cup. Top with 1/2 tsp (2 mL) cranberry sauce and crumbled goat cheese. Sprinkle with chopped thyme. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until pastry is golden; drizzle with honey.
Nutrition
Serving Size: 100 g
| Amount per serving % Daily Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 320 | ||||
| Calories from Fat | 160 | ||||
| Total Fat | 18 g | 28 % | |||
| Saturated Fat | 4 g | 20 % | |||
| Trans Fat | 0 g | ||||
| Cholesterol | 10 mg | 3 % | |||
| Sodium | 150 mg | 6 % | |||
| Total Carbohydrate | 36 g | 12 % | |||
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g | 8 % | |||
| Sugars | 15 g | ||||
| Protein | 5 g | ||||
| Vitamin A | 0 % | ||||
| Vitamin C | 10 % | ||||
| Calcium | 2 % | ||||
| Iron | 6 % | ||||