Easy Cranberry and Brie Holiday Pull-Apart Bread Recipe
This Easy Cranberry and Brie Holiday Pull-Apart Bread is a festive and delicious appetizer perfect for holiday gatherings. Layers of soft biscuit dough filled with creamy Brie cheese, fresh herbs, and tart cranberry sauce bake to golden perfection in a Bundt pan. The result is a visually impressive bread that easily pulls apart to share among friends and family.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
Preparation
- Nonstick cooking spray
Dough and Cheese Filling
- 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
Topping
- 1 (14-oz) can whole-berry cranberry sauce
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare Pan: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Coat a 10-cup Bundt pan thoroughly with nonstick cooking spray to prevent sticking.
- Prepare Dough Balls: Open the first can of refrigerated biscuit dough, separate into individual biscuits, and tear each biscuit in half. Flatten one piece of torn dough in your palm, place a 1-inch cube of Brie in the center, then pinch the dough around the cheese to fully enclose it. Roll this into a small ball. Repeat this process for all dough pieces and Brie cubes.
- Layer in Pan: Arrange a layer of the cheese-filled dough balls evenly in the bottom of the prepared Bundt pan. Sprinkle one-third of the chopped thyme and rosemary over the dough balls, then spoon one-third of the whole-berry cranberry sauce on top.
- Repeat Layers: Repeat layering the cheese-filled dough balls, herbs, and cranberry sauce two more times, finishing with a top layer of cranberry sauce to ensure full flavor.
- 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 bubbly and heated through.
- Cool and Serve: Remove from the oven and transfer the pan to a wire rack. Let it cool for 10 minutes. Then invert the pan carefully onto a serving plate so the pull-apart bread releases easily. Serve warm for best flavor and texture.
Notes
- Use fresh herbs to enhance flavor, but dried herbs can be substituted if necessary (reduce quantity by half).
- Allow 10 minutes of cooling before inverting the bread to prevent sticking and to set the layers properly.
- This recipe is best served warm, as the Brie cheese becomes melty and the cranberry sauce remains luscious.
- Rind-on Brie adds flavor and structure; you may remove rind if preferred for a milder texture.
- Refrigerated biscuit dough is a convenient shortcut, but homemade biscuit dough can be used for a more traditional taste.
- Make sure to pinch the dough fully around the Brie cubes to avoid cheese leakage during baking.
Keywords: holiday appetizer, pull-apart bread, cranberry sauce, brie cheese, easy recipe, festive bread, biscuit dough
