Cranberry Baked Brie Recipe (Simple Holiday Appetizer)

This easy two-ingredient Cranberry Baked Brie is warm and oozy, the perfect combination of sweet and savory, and an excellent appetizer for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s. It’s a win every single time!

The Story Behind the Recipe

It’s Christmas Eve, and I don’t know about you, but for me this year Christmas came extra fast!

I hate to say it, but I’m finding myself taking a lot of shortcuts this year. This is the first year, for instance, that I officially cut myself loose from creating and sending Christmas cards. They were so fun and special, but labor-intensive, expensive, and I never managed to order them or send them out in time. Stress, gone!

I’m also finding that simple, easy recipes are the name of the game. Nothing complicated for me this year, thanks!

That’s where this two-ingredient cranberry-baked brie comes in. It barely warrants a recipe – you literally just bake a wheel of brie with cranberry sauce on top.

The result is warm, gooey, cheesy, a little salty, a little tangy-sweet, and SO GOOD. Put your melty wheel of cranberry-smothered brie on a wooden board, gather some crackers and grapes and maybe some sugared rosemary and sugared cranberries around, and guests will be SO happy. I promise!

Why You’ll Love Cranberry Baked Brie

Crowd pleaser – It feels fancy and elegant, but is so easy to make. Everyone loves it.

Super simple – We’re talking two ingredients and a couple of minutes hands-on time!

CHEEESE – I mean it’s melty cheese.

Cranberry Baked Brie Recipe Ingredients

Brie cheese – You’ll want a small wheel, about 8 to 10 ounces.

Cranberry sauce – You can just grab canned, but I love homemade cranberry sauce. This cranberry orange sauce or spiced cranberry sauce are both phenomenal in this Cranberry Baked Brie.

How to Make It

Cut the top layer of the brie rind off and discard it.

Place the brie cheese on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Top with the cranberry sauce.

Bake until melty and serve with crackers. That’s it!

I hope this melty, cheesy, sweet-and-savory appetizer is as beloved by you and your family as it is ours! It’s perfectly seasonal, is super easy to make, and is such a crowd pleaser. Only have 5 minutes? Cranberry Baked Brie to the rescue!

Cranberry Baked Brie Recipe

The easiest warm and cheesy appetizer ever! Savory, creamy brie + tart, sweet cranberry sauce = a match made in heaven.

Keyword baked brie cheese, cranberry baked brie, cranberry brie

Prep Time 5 minutes

Servings

Calories 449kcal

Author Kare

Ingredients

1 wheel brie cheese 8 – 10 ounces1 cup cranberry sauce canned or homemade

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cut the rind off the top of the brie cheese. Place the wheel of cheese into a pie plate or other dish or cookie sheet with sides.And have a terrific, fun, and safe New Year’s Eve!

Pour the cranberry sauce over the top and spread it almost to the edges.

Bake for 15 minutes until warmed through and melty. Serve immediately with crackers and/or crostini.