Cranberry Pizza Appetizer Recipes

BRIE CRANBERRY AND CHICKEN PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Chop chicken breasts into bite-size pieces. Heat oil in medium skillet until hot. Add chicken and saute until browned and almost cooked through.
• Spread cranberry sauce over the pizza crust. Top with chicken, brie and cover with mozzarella.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes.

CRANBERRY RELISH PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Unroll crescent roll dough triangles and overlap slightly on a baking sheet, pinching the seams to join. Sprinkle lightly with sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Set aside until completely cool.
• Chop cranberries, orange pieces, and walnuts in a food processor; sprinkle in sugar.
• Beat cream cheese, yogurt, honey, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy.
• Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over the crust; smooth cranberry mixture on top. Cover with plastic wrap and chill until the cream cheese layer is firmer, about 30 minutes.

CAMEMBERT & CRANBERRY PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Unroll and press dough onto bottom and 1/2 in. up sides of a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until golden brown, 6-8 minutes., Place cranberry sauce in a bowl; stir to break into pieces. Spoon sauce over crust. Sprinkle with cheese and pecans. Bake until cheese is melted, 6-8 minutes. If desired, sprinkle with parsley. Cool on a wire rack 5 minutes. Cut into squares.

CRANBERRY-BRIE KNOTS

Steps:

• Brush the bottom of a rimmed baking sheet with 1 tablespoon olive oil and place the pizza dough on top. Brush the top of the dough with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and cover lightly with plastic wrap. Let rest at room temperature until just about doubled in size, 1 hour.
• Cut off the rind from the sides of the Brie wheel, then cut the Brie into 18 equal-sized cubes. Set aside.
• Lightly flour a work surface. Using floured hands, shape the dough into an 18-by-4-inch-rectangle. Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut the dough into eighteen 1-inch-wide strips.
• Shape each strip into a 10-inch-long rope and tie into a knot, tucking the two ends of the rope underneath it. Divide the knots between two baking sheets and let rest until slightly puffed, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, position the oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F.
• Cut a small slit in the top of each knot with a sharp paring knife and use your fingers to create a small well. Spoon a heaping 1/4 teaspoon cranberry sauce into each well and top with 1 piece of Brie. Reserve the remaining cranberry sauce for serving.
• Brush the tops of the knots with 4 tablespoons of the butter. Sprinkle with the Italian seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper. Bake until the cheese is melted, and the dough is fully cooked and turning light golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
• Meanwhile, stir together the remaining cranberry sauce and 2 tablespoons butter in a small bowl. Serve with the knots for dipping.

CRANBERRY TURKEY PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small saute pan saute shallots in olive oil. Add cranberries, orange zest and juice, and ginger. Reduce 50 percent. Check for seasoning.
• Place cooled cranberry sauce on pizza crust, add turkey sausage, Parmesan, Monterey Jack, and chile flakes. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, and be sure the sausage is cooked through.

BRIE AND CRANBERRY PIZZA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Unroll the crescent rolls and press into baking dish pinching seams together.
• Bake 5 minutes, or until lightly brown.
• Remove from the oven and sprinkle with pieces of Brie cheese.
• Spoon the cranberry sauce over the cheese.
• Top with pecans.
• Bake an additional 8 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the crust is golden brown.
• Cool 5 minutes and cut into squares.

CRANBERRY PIZZA APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fm then lightly grease a 12" pizza pan.
• Unroll dough & separate into triangles, placing them on prepared pizza pan with tips toward center.
• Press out dough with hands, connecting all the edges that are close together.
• Bake about 6 minutes or until light golden brown, then remove from oven.
• Sprinkle with cheese & spoon cranberry evenly over cheese, before sprinkling entire 'pizza' with pecans.
• Return to oven & bake until cheese is melted & crust is golden brown, about 8 minutes.
• Remove from oven & cool slightly, before cutting into wedges.
• Any leftovers should be refrigerated.