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    Home » Appetizers

    Mini Popovers with Brie and Pears

    Published: Dec 27, 2011 Last updated: Dec 28, 2022 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Mini Popovers stuffed with brie cheese and seckel pears.
    Mini Popover on a white plate with brie cheese and a seckel pear slice in the center of the popover.
    A mini popover with a brie and pear in the center of the popover.

    These Mini Popovers are baked until puffed and golden then are filled with brie cheese and slices of fresh seckel pear. They are delicious appetizers that are great for holiday parties or appetizer to a special meal with the family.

    There is nothing more pleasing to the taste buds than a warm mini popover with a creamy cheese filling. Brie is the perfect cheese to use in these appetizers and it pairs really well with the fresh pear.

    Mini Popover on a white plate with brie cheese and a seckel pear slice in the center of the popover.

    Holiday Appetizer Ideas

    I especially love to serve these Mini Popovers during the holidays. Christmas Eve and New Years Eve are two of my favorite times to make these. My entire family loves this Festive Cranberry Pecan Brie wrapped in crescent dough and topped with sugared cranberries.

    Because I love bite sized appetizers that you can hold in your hand, I started making these mini popovers with brie cheese and seckel pears. Now it is an expected holiday appetizer from my family that is made every year.

    What Are Popovers

    Popovers are very similar to yorkshire pudding. I also compare them to cream puffs. They basically have the same type of ingredients but they are cooked in muffin pans or pans made specifically for popovers and the batter is mixed in a bowl rather than over the heat on the stove.

    The flavor of popovers is typically savory and oftentimes cheese is added to them. These mini popovers have the cheese in the center after baking, making the cheese more discernible. The addition of seckel pear adds a contrast of sweetness to the popover.

    baked popovers in muffin pan with a fork being used to vent the popover.

    🥘 Ingredients

    The ingredients for these mini popovers are super basic and are most likely ingredients you already have on hand.

    All-purpose flour

    Salt

    Whole milk

    Butter

    Canola oil

    Cooking spray

    🍽 Equipment

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    Mini muffin pan

    Hand whisk

    Mixing Bowl (medium sized)

    🔪 Instructions

    Step 1:

    1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  Spray mini muffin tins with cooking spray and set aside. 
    2. In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, and oil until combined.
    3. Add the flour and salt. Beat the flour mixture into the egg mixture until smooth. 
    4. Fill the prepared cups half full with batter.  

    Step 2:

    1. Bake the mini popovers for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, slit the tops of the popover and place a small slice of brie cheese inside the slit.  
    2. Place the popovers back in the oven and bake 5 minutes.  Serve immediately with pears if desired.

    👪 Serving size

    This recipe makes 24 mini popovers; 2 popovers equals 1 serving.

    💭 Top tip

    • Mix the mini popovers ahead of time and when ready to bake, just scoop into the mini muffin pans and bake.
    • Freeze baked popovers without the cheese up to 3 months. When ready to use, thaw, add the cheese, and pop in the oven for 5 minutes.

    📖 Variations

    • Substitute any soft cheese for the brie. Camembert, goat cheese, or gorgonzola are good substitutes.
    • Besides the pears, these mini popovers can be served with apples, grapes, or apricots.

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    A mini popover with a brie and pear in the center of the popover.

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    📖 Recipe

    Mini Popover on a white plate with brie cheese and a seckel pear slice in the center of the popover.

    Mini Popovers with Brie and Pears

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    Mini Popovers stuffed with brie cheese and seckel pears.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Total Time 35 minutes mins
    Course Appetizers
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12
    Calories 80 kcal

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    Ingredients
      

    • Non-stick cooking spray
    • 2 eggs beaten
    • 1 cup milk
    • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
    • 1 cup all purpose flour
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 1 seckel pear , sliced

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray a mini muffin pan with cooking spray and set aside.
    • In a medium-sized bowl, using a wire whisk, mix together the eggs, milk, and oil until combined.
    • Add the flour and salt; beat until smooth.
    • Fill the prepared muffin cups half full with the batter.
    • Bake for 20 minutes, remove from oven, slit tops of popover and place a small chunk of brie cheese inside the opening.
    • Place the popovers back in the oven and bake 5 minutes more. Serve with pears if desired.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 2popoversCalories: 80kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 3gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 68mgPotassium: 65mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 76IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword Brie Popover Bites
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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    Comments

    1. Carmen

      January 04, 2012 at 7:00 pm

      My best friend is the most inspirational. She shows me how to be a good mother and wife and seems to always have it together (although I know she doesn't)

      Reply
    2. annie

      January 03, 2012 at 10:21 pm

      Congratulations on your blog's 4 year anniversary. I, also, had a close relationship with my maternal grandmother. She babysat us when my mother returned to work. She taught us to crochet (which none of the grandchildren are good at!) and taught us about good food. She passed away last year at the age of 99, six months short of celebrating her 100th birthday. She is dearly missed.

      Reply
    3. susies1955

      January 01, 2012 at 3:50 pm

      Happy New Year Shelby and congratulations on your 4 years blogging.
      My Mom is/was my inspiration. She was/is so crafty and I wasn't until she became like a vegetable due to Parkinson's. I remember her eyes getting big when I showed her my first quilt top. No words of course but she said a lot.
      I still see in my minds eye the great things she made. She made holidays so cool.
      Susie
      susies@twcny.rr.com

      Reply
    4. Lori

      January 01, 2012 at 12:44 am

      Happy New Year Shelby!

      I am not sure if I did everything okay. If I didn't let me know. We were out of town and I had every intention of getting it all done before I left. The best laid plans...

      Congrats on your blogoversary! I love how much you love your Grandmother and what honor you have given her!

      Reply
    5. Nancy

      January 01, 2012 at 12:17 am

      This is such a touching post. My parents divorced when I was two and my maternal grandparents became my babysitters when my mom went back to work. They were such a wonderful influence on me. My grandma was extremely hard working with a tendency to get a little worked up over someone/something. Grandpa, an equally hard working but mellow man, would just calmly say, "Now mother," and immediately she would take a breath.

      They were in their 70's when I started coming to their house daily and we would go visiting all of their friends. Grandma would pack a cheese sandwich, a jar of milk, a few homemade sliced pickles, and a sugar cookie for the long trip to see her sisters-in-law (an hour away lol).

      Your grandma sounds so much like mine. My grandma would write in her journal everyday with the temperature and where they were going, who they gave garden items to and what they ended up getting in return.

      Thanks for the post, Shelby. It was just what I needed.

      Reply
    6. Carolina Little

      December 31, 2011 at 11:21 pm

      Love this post! My inspiration on a daily basis is my grandparents. From them, I leaned the important of hard work, kindness, and connecting with people. Happy New Year!

      Reply
    7. Pegasuslegend

      December 31, 2011 at 11:28 am

      Happy NEW YEAR!!!

      Reply
    8. grace

      December 30, 2011 at 11:20 pm

      sweet post! my inspiration is my mom, who took care of me and my brothers on her own when my dad died early on. she's my rock!

      Reply
    9. Shanbanan

      December 30, 2011 at 1:42 pm

      Congrats on the blogoversary!

      My mother is my inspiration. She can do pretty much anything she sets her mind to...work, raise kids, keep house, cook, bake, whatev. I just wish I could do it half so well.

      Reply
    10. Russell at Chasing Delicious

      December 29, 2011 at 11:19 pm

      What a beautiful, inspirational post. And these little bites look scrumptious! Happy blog anniversary!

      Reply
    11. Katy ~

      December 29, 2011 at 8:05 pm

      Shelby, congratulations and best wishes for your blog and continuing success. You have do so much for those of us who blog and for those of us who love cooking, and for me personally. Thank you!!

      Pear and cheese has to be one of my all time flavor combinations. These look FABULOUS!

      Reply
    12. katie

      December 29, 2011 at 12:10 pm

      My inspiration is my mom. My mom taught me how to cook when I was little. When she passed a few years back I was inspired to change careers and become a chef in her honor.

      Reply
    13. Reeni

      December 29, 2011 at 3:02 am

      Happy 4 year Anniversary! I will always remember that you were one of the very first to read and comment on my blog and how much it meant to me at the time. Thank-you for sharing your story - your boys must be extremely proud. Have another great year!

      Reply
    14. MindyW

      December 28, 2011 at 6:53 pm

      This is a fun idea for a virtual party!

      My inspiration is my Dad. He is so kind, smart, hard-working, and just such a cool guy. I hope to become more and more like him.

      Thanks

      Reply
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