These are similar to the Spinach Puffs I did recently, but are even easier. First, I made up a batch of Cranberry Sauce. I added a teaspoon of horseradish, too, just for a little kick.
Cranberry Goat Cheese Puffs
Ingredients:
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed and chilled
1 cup cranberry sauce
4 ounces goat cheese (cream cheese also would be great)
1 egg, beaten
Spray oil
Coat a large muffin tin with spray oil and heat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut puff pastry sheet into 6 equal squares. Just like with the spinach puffs, gently tug and pull the square until it fits in a muffin cup. Repeat for all 6 squares. Fill pastry with equal amounts of goat cheese and cranberry sauce.
Pinch pastry shut and brush with a coating of egg. Bake for 20-30 minutes, until golden brown on top.
Let cool a few minutes on a wire rack. Run a knife around the edges to loosen. Now here’s the rub: we ate these as soon as possible, they looked and smelled so good. But there were two left over, which we left sitting out and ate for dessert after dinner. They are MUCH, MUCH better when fully cooled. All the good stuff inside has congealed, so it’s not running all over the plate. You can pick them up and eat them out of hand when they’re cool. Lesson learned.
That recipe sounds so FAB, I gotta try it ASAP!!!
ANd btw, loving your blog. Don’t feel like leaving it!!;-)
oh, almost forgot, Happy New Year!!:-)
Well thank you so much! Glad you’re here. It’s a great one for making while watching a football game.
OMG I was thinking along the same lines! and no need to thank, you deserve the appreciation!!
Have mercy! I gained three pounds over the holidays and was thinking of fasting today, or at least eating vegan for the rest of the week. Now all I can think about is goat cheese and how wonderful it tastes warm, with puff pastry…..
Oh, there’s nothing bad in there. I even used agave nectar in the cranberry sauce.
I read the title and thought, “I didn’t even know there were cranberry goats …”
You know, I probably should have called them just “cranberry cheese puffs,” but what the hey.
Oh these sound and look sooooo good! I had some goat-cheese caramels last week – they were divine.
Goat cheese caramels?? Do you have a recipe?