{"id":33438,"date":"2025-09-20T13:01:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T06:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/?p=33438"},"modified":"2025-09-20T13:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T06:01:35","slug":"baked-feta-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/baked-feta-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"Baked Feta Bites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/baked-feta-bites\/2\/\"><strong>JUMP TO RECIPE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Baked-Feta-Bites.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Baked-Feta-Bites.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Baked-Feta-Bites-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Baked-Feta-Bites-864x1536.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re a fan of the famous baked feta pasta from TikTok and the delightful sophistication of our cranberry brie bites, get ready for a culinary treat that combines the best of both worlds. These baked feta bites are the epitome of easy elegance. With simple, store-bought ingredients and a cook time of under an hour, these crowd-pleasers are perfect for any holiday gathering. Here&#8217;s how to make them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--WPRM Recipe 33440-->\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n\t<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Baked Feta Bites<\/h2>\n\t\t<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-equipment\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t<ul><li>All-purpose flour (for rolling surface)<\/li><li>1 package (17.3 ounces puff pastry, thawed if frozen)<\/li><li>Cooking spray<\/li><li>2 tablespoons fig jam (apricot jam, or peach jam)<\/li><li>2 tablespoons sliced shallots<\/li><li>1 jar (10 ounces roasted red peppers, cut into 24 pieces (2&#8243; x 1\/2&#8243;))<\/li><li>8 ounces feta cheese (cut into 24 cubes (1&#8243; by 1\/2&#8243;))<\/li><li>1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves (plus extra for serving)<\/li><li>Kosher salt<\/li><li>Freshly ground black pepper<\/li><li>Zest of 1 lemon<\/li><li>2 tablespoons chili oil<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n\t\t<ol><li>Preheat your oven to 425\u00b0F. Lightly flour a surface for rolling out the puff pastry sheets. Roll out the puff pastry sheets to smooth out any creases, then cut them into 24 squares using a chef\u2019s knife.<\/li><li>Grease a 24-cup mini muffin tin with cooking spray. Gently press each square into the prepared cups, making sure the pastry slightly protrudes out of the cup to create a cup-like shape after baking.<\/li><li>Fill each pastry square with jam, shallots, red peppers, a cube of feta cheese, and a sprinkle of thyme. Season with salt and pepper.<\/li><li>Bake the feta bites in the preheated oven until the pastry is cooked through, puffed, and browned, which should take around 20 minutes. Let them cool for 5 minutes.<\/li><li>Transfer the baked bites to a serving platter. Sprinkle with additional thyme leaves, lemon zest, and drizzle with chili oil.<\/li><li>Enjoy your delicious baked feta bites!<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta-course\">Appetizer<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!--End WPRM Recipe-->\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<!--WPRM Recipe 33440-->\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n\t<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Baked Feta Bites<\/h2>\n\t\t<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-equipment\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n\t\t<ul><li>All-purpose flour (for rolling surface)<\/li><li>1 package (17.3 ounces puff pastry, thawed if frozen)<\/li><li>Cooking spray<\/li><li>2 tablespoons fig jam (apricot jam, or peach jam)<\/li><li>2 tablespoons sliced shallots<\/li><li>1 jar (10 ounces roasted red peppers, cut into 24 pieces (2&#8243; x 1\/2&#8243;))<\/li><li>8 ounces feta cheese (cut into 24 cubes (1&#8243; by 1\/2&#8243;))<\/li><li>1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves (plus extra for serving)<\/li><li>Kosher salt<\/li><li>Freshly ground black pepper<\/li><li>Zest of 1 lemon<\/li><li>2 tablespoons chili oil<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n\t\t<ol><li>Preheat your oven to 425\u00b0F. Lightly flour a surface for rolling out the puff pastry sheets. Roll out the puff pastry sheets to smooth out any creases, then cut them into 24 squares using a chef\u2019s knife.<\/li><li>Grease a 24-cup mini muffin tin with cooking spray. Gently press each square into the prepared cups, making sure the pastry slightly protrudes out of the cup to create a cup-like shape after baking.<\/li><li>Fill each pastry square with jam, shallots, red peppers, a cube of feta cheese, and a sprinkle of thyme. Season with salt and pepper.<\/li><li>Bake the feta bites in the preheated oven until the pastry is cooked through, puffed, and browned, which should take around 20 minutes. Let them cool for 5 minutes.<\/li><li>Transfer the baked bites to a serving platter. Sprinkle with additional thyme leaves, lemon zest, and drizzle with chili oil.<\/li><li>Enjoy your delicious baked feta bites!<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta-course\">Appetizer<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!--End WPRM Recipe-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re a fan of the famous baked feta pasta from TikTok and the delightful sophistication of our cranberry brie bites, get ready for a culinary treat that combines the best of both worlds. These baked feta bites are the epitome of easy elegance. With simple, store-bought ingredients and a cook time of under an &#8230; <a title=\"Baked Feta Bites\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/baked-feta-bites\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Baked Feta Bites\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[311],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appetizer","infinite-scroll-item"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33438\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}