Cranberry Pomegranate Goat Cheese Poppers

This is the best season. The BEST.

It’s just a continuous stream of holidays, parties, gatherings, and desserts (wonderful desserts!)

And plenty of amazing appetizers. Plenty of pomegranate. Plenty of cinnamon. Plenty of awesome.

These little “poppers” are perfect appetizers. They’re very quick to prepare, and you can even set them up, cover them with saran wrap in the fridge, then popped in the oven for 15 minutes before your guests arrive for optimal appetizing potential. But don’t discredit their ability to also serve as a dessert! When everyone’s done eating, pop them in the oven, then serve them hot and toasty with some vanilla ice cream! Ho. Ly. Yum.

Cranberry Pomegranate Goat Cheese Poppers

1/2 Cup Chèvre Goat Cheese (crumbled, not firmly packed)

1/4 Cup Dried Cranberries

1/4 Cup Pomegranate Arils

1/4 tsp. Cinnamon

1 Tbsp. Maple Syrup

1 Puff Pastry sheet cut into 12 squares

Brown Sugar

Sea Salt

Olive Oil

Preheat oven to 400°.

Prepare your puff pastry sheet according to package directions (most likely thaw at room temperature for 40 minutes). Once thawed, cut the puff pastry dough into 12 squares.

In a mini muffin/cupcake pan, place a square of puff pastry in each cup and press them gently in to create little bowls.

In a bowl, mix together goat cheese, cinnamon, and maple syrup with a fork. Add cranberries and pomegranates and mix in evenly to the goat cheese. Sprinkle a little pinch of brown sugar on top of each scoop.

Spoon 1 Tbsp. of the goat cheese mixture into each pastry cup and fold opposite corners of the dough into the center of each puff to create a little dumpling.

Very lightly brush the top of each dumpling with olive oil. Place in the oven for 15 minutes (or until golden brown).

Optionally, when you remove these from the oven you can do a light sprinkle of sea salt over the entire pan.

Best when served hot out of the oven, but are also good at room temperature. I would suggest serving these the day they are made, as puff pastry is far less flaky the next day.





5.0 from 2 reviews Cranberry Pomegranate Goat Cheese Poppers Print Prep time 45 mins Cook time 15 mins Total time 1 hour These little “poppers” are perfect appetizers. They’re very quick to prepare, and you can even set them up, cover them with saran wrap in the fridge, then pop in the oven for 15 minutes before your guests arrive for optimal appetizing potential. Juicy pomegranate arils and sweet dried cranberries fill these fluffy puff pastry dumplings. Author: The Pescetarian and the Pig Recipe type: Appetizer Serves: 12 Ingredients ½ Cup Chèvre Goat Cheese (crumbled, not firmly packed)

¼ Cup Dried Cranberries

¼ Cup Pomegranate Arils

¼ tsp. Cinnamon

1 Tbsp. Maple Syrup

1 Puff Pastry sheet cut into 12 squares

Brown Sugar

Sea Salt

Olive Oil Instructions Preheat oven to 400°. Prepare your puff pastry sheet according to package directions (most likely thaw at room temperature for 40 minutes). Once thawed, cut the puff pastry dough into 12 squares. In a mini muffin/cupcake pan, place a square of puff pastry in each cup and press them gently in to create little bowls. In a bowl, mix together goat cheese, cinnamon, and maple syrup with a fork. Add cranberries and pomegranates and mix in evenly to the goat cheese. Sprinkle a little pinch of brown sugar on top of each scoop. Spoon 1 Tbsp. of the goat cheese mixture into each pastry cup and fold opposite corners of the dough into the center of each puff to create a little dumpling. Very lightly brush the top of each dumpling with olive oil. Place in the oven for 15 minutes (or until golden brown). Optionally, when you remove these from the oven you can do a light sprinkle of sea salt over the entire pan. Notes Best when served hot out of the oven, but are also good at room temperature. I would suggest serving these the day they are made, as puff pastry is far less flaky the next day. Wordpress Recipe Plugin by EasyRecipe 3.1.09

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