By Mayo Clinic Staff

Dietitian's tip:

Prepare this appetizer the day before guests arrive. Keep wrapped in the fridge until ready to bake.

Number of servings

Serves 12
  1. DASH diet
  2. Low-sodium
  3. Heart-healthy
  4. Meatless

Ingredients

  1. 1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
  2. 1/2 medium orange, quartered
  3. 2 tablespoons sugar
  4. 1 cinnamon stick
  5. 1 sheet puff pastry dough, cut into 12 1/4-ounce squares
  6. 6 ounces Brie cheese, cut into 1/2-ounce cubes
  7. 2 tablespoons water
  8. 1 egg white

Directions

Heat oven to 425 F.

Heat a small saute pan to medium-high heat; lightly coat with cooking spray. Reduce heat to low. Place the cranberries, orange, sugar and cinnamon stick in the pan and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly until cranberries are soft and the mixture starts to thicken. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Remove the cinnamon stick and orange quarters.

Roll out each square of puff pastry. Place one cube of cheese and 1 teaspoon of cooled cranberry mixture onto each puff pastry square. In a small bowl, combine the water and egg white. Using a pastry brush, dab a small amount of the egg mixture onto the inside of the puff pastry. Pull one corner of the pastry at a time around the cheese and cranberry mixture like an envelope. Baste the top of the pastry with the egg mixture. Place the envelopes on a baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutritional analysis per serving

Serving size: 1 envelope

  • Calories 116
  • Total fat 7 g
  • Saturated fat 4 g
  • Trans fat 0 g
  • Monounsaturated fat 2 g
  • Cholesterol 22 mg
  • Sodium 133 mg
  • Total carbohydrate 9 g
  • Dietary fiber 0 g
  • Total sugars 4 g
  • Protein 4 g

Created by the executive wellness chef and registered dietitians at the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program.

May 13, 2016