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Golden brown Baked Feta Bites with red pepper and herbs in a dark muffin tin.

Easy Baked Feta Bites: The Perfect Party Appetizer

These Easy Baked Feta Bites are the perfect party appetizer, featuring flaky puff pastry cups filled with sweet jam, savory shallots, roasted red peppers, and tangy feta cheese. Seasoned with thyme, salt, and pepper, they bake to golden perfection and are finished with a drizzle of chili oil and fresh lemon zest.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 8 bites
Calories: 190
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • All-purpose flour for surface
  • 17.3 oz Puff pastry 1 package, thawed if frozen
  • Cooking spray
  • 2 tbsp Jam fig, apricot, or peach
  • 2 tbsp Shallots sliced
  • 10 oz Roasted red peppers 1 jar, cut into 24 (2" x 1/2") pieces
  • 8 oz Feta cut into 24 (1" x 1/2") cubes
  • 1 tbsp Fresh thyme leaves plus more for serving
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Lemon zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp Chili oil

Equipment

  • Mini muffin tin
  • Chef's knife
  • Platter

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Roll out puff pastry on a floured surface and cut into 24 squares.
  2. Grease a 24-cup mini muffin tin with cooking spray. Press each pastry square into the cups, allowing edges to protrude.
  3. Fill each square with jam, shallots, red peppers, a feta cube, and thyme; season with salt and pepper.
  4. Bake for about 20 minutes until pastry is golden and puffed, then cool for 5 minutes.
  5. Transfer to a platter and top with more thyme, lemon zest, and chili oil.

Notes

For best results, allow the bites to cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a platter. Garnish with additional fresh thyme, lemon zest, and a drizzle of chili oil for extra flavor.