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Top a water cracker with store-bought cranberry chutney (other flavors also work here, too), a slice of brie, and finish with a sugared cranberry.

Photo by: Flynnside Out Productions

Flynnside Out Productions

Yield: 2 dozen

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh cranberries
  • 1 cup maple syrup
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 package water crackers
  • 8 ounces brie
  • 1 jar cranberry chutney

Top a water cracker with store-bought cranberry chutney. (Other flavors work here, too.) Add a slice of brie cheese, another dollop of cranberry chutney, then top with a sugared cranberry.*

*To make sugared cranberries, warm maple syrup, then pour over fresh cranberries. Cover and let soak in the refrigerator overnight. The next day, drain the syrup off the cranberries and roll them around in sugar. Allow to dry for one hour on a plate or baking sheet.

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