SWEET POTATO BRIE BITES

Sweet Potato Brie Bites are easy to make, delish and a crowd pleasing appetizer or starter. Swap the brie with cream cheese, halloumi, paneer, goat cheese, feta, etc.

📝 Ingredients

• 550 g sweet potatoes
• 150 g brie
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper (coarsely ground)
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 tsp red chilli flakes
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup walnuts (toasted and roughly chopped )
• some fresh thyme

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- PREHEAT THE OVEN ---
2. 2Preheat the oven to 200℃.
3. 3Also allow the baking tray to become hot in the oven.
4. 4When you place the sweet potato slices on the hot tray, it will sear them a bit.
5. 5So yes, the tray is NOT lined.
6. 6--- PREPARE THE SWEET POTATO SLICES ---
7. 7Wash the sweet potatoes thoroughly if you are baking them with the skin.
8. 8Peel the sweet potatoes if you are baking them without the skin.
9. 9Trim the ends and cut ½ inch thick slices.
10. 10Put the slices in a mixing bowl.
11. 11Add olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix the slices well so they get coated with the oil.
12. 12--- BAKE THE SWEET POTATO SLICES ---
13. 13Take the hot tray out of the oven. Lightly coat it with some olive oil using a pastry brush.
14. 14Arrange the slices in the tray.
15. 15Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the tray from the oven and flip the slices.
16. 16Bake for 10 minutes or till the sweet potato slices are done. Insert a fork in the middle of one of the slices. It should go in easily.
17. 17While the sweet potato slices are baking, cut the brie cheese into small cubes.
18. 18Remove the tray from the oven.
19. 19Arrange about 3 small cubes of brie on each slice. If the slices are small then 2 will be enough.
20. 20Return the tray to the oven and allow the brie to melt a bit. This will take about 3-4 minutes. You want it melt a bit and not completely.
21. 21--- FINAL PREPARATION ---
22. 22While the brie is melting, heat the honey for 15 seconds or a bit more. Make sure you use a heatproof bowl.
23. 23Remove the tray from the oven. The brie will have melted a bit.
24. 24Transfer the sweet potato slices to your serving board or plate.
25. 25Top them with the toasted walnuts.
26. 26Add dried cranberries.
27. 27Drizzle honey over the slices.
28. 28Top with some fresh thyme and red chilli flakes.
29. 29Serve while still hot.