BAKED BRIE WITH HONEY
Baked Brie With Honey is an easy and quick appetizer that always wows my guests. A versatile appetizer, it can be topped with so many different nuts, dried fruits, fruit sauces, etc.
Ingredients
- 1 wheel Brie Cheese 200g
- 2-3 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp walnuts roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp pistachios roughly chopped
- ½ baguette sliced
- 12-14 crackers
- 1 apple sliced
- handful grapes
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme
- pinch sea salt optional
- ¼ tsp red chilli flakes optional
Instructions
PREHEAT THE OVEN
- Preheat the oven to 180℃.
- Take a square piece of parchment paper and crumple it.
- Place it on the baking tray.
- Arrange the baguette slices around the paper.
- Place the chilled brie wheel on the parchment paper.
- Cut ¼ inch deep 4-5 lines in the brie.
- Turn it about 45° and cut 4-5 more lines
- Scatter the thyme over the brie.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes.
- After 12 minutes, you will see that the brie has melted pushing through the slits.
- If not bake for further 3-4 miinutes.
- Take the baking tray out of the oven.
- Immediately transfer the baked brie onto a serving plate or board. I like to leave the parchment paper.
- Drizzle the honey over the hot brie.
- Add some chopped walnuts and pistachios. Add some red chilli flakes.
- At this point sprinkle a pinch of sea salt if you want to.
- Arrange the toasted baguette slices, crackers, fruits around the melted brie.
- The cheese will stay melted for 15 minutes. After that it will become solid.
- Make sure you serve it immediately.
- Sometimes I have some leftover. I usually add that to an omelette.
Notes
- Add nuts of your choice.
- Can easily replace the honey with maple syrup.
- Use rosemary instead of thyme.
- Can add the honey over the brie wheel before baking. Bake with the honey on top.
- Serve some meat like prosciutto, salami.
- Add preserves or fruit sauces of your choice.
- Don't throw away leftover melted brie. Add it to your omelette, pasta, or use it as a part of your sandwich.