Easy Cranberry and Brie Holiday Pull-Apart Bread Recipe
This Easy Cranberry and Brie Holiday Pull-Apart Bread is a festive and cheesy appetizer perfect for holiday gatherings. Soft biscuit dough is stuffed with creamy Brie cheese, layered with fresh herbs and whole-berry cranberry sauce, then baked until golden and bubbly. It makes a beautiful centerpiece that’s deliciously shareable and bursting with seasonal flavors.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 2 (16-oz) cans refrigerated biscuit dough
- 1 lb rind-on Brie, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tsp coarsely chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tsp coarsely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 (14-oz) can whole-berry cranberry sauce
Instructions
- Prepare the Pan: Preheat your oven to 350°F. Thoroughly coat a 10-cup Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray to prevent sticking.
- Prepare the Dough Balls: Open one can of refrigerated biscuit dough and separate into individual biscuits. Tear each biscuit in half. Flatten each piece of torn dough in your palm and place one cube of Brie in the center. Carefully pinch the dough around the cheese to fully enclose it, then roll the sealed dough into a small ball. Repeat this process for all dough pieces and Brie cubes.
- Layer the Ingredients: Arrange a layer of the cheese-stuffed dough balls evenly in the bottom of the prepared Bundt pan. Sprinkle one-third of the chopped thyme and rosemary over the layer, then evenly spoon one-third of the whole-berry cranberry sauce on top. Repeat this layering process twice more, finishing with a top layer of cranberry sauce.
- Bake: Place the Bundt pan in the preheated oven and bake for 40 minutes, or until the dough is golden brown and the cranberry sauce is bubbling on top.
- Cool and Serve: Remove the pan from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Carefully invert the pull-apart bread onto a serving plate so the cranberries are on top. Serve warm and enjoy pulling apart the cheesy, sweet, and savory bread.
Notes
- Use rind-on Brie for added flavor, but ensure it is cut into small cubes for easy melting inside the dough.
- Fresh thyme and rosemary provide a fragrant herbal touch; feel free to adjust amounts according to preference.
- Refrigerated biscuit dough makes this recipe quick and easy; for a homemade touch, use your favorite biscuit dough recipe.
- Serve warm for best texture and flavor; leftovers can be reheated briefly in the oven.
- This pull-apart bread pairs well with holiday meals or as a festive appetizer.
