You can never go wrong with cheese when it comes to party snacks, whether it’s a cheesy pizza dip, a homemade cheese ball or this pastry wrapped brie.
Baked Brie Ingredients
To make baked brie you will need puff pastry, a wheel of brie cheese, raspberry jam, fresh raspberries, candied pecans and an egg. If you are looking for other appetizers that will impress your friends and family at gatherings and parties try my Maryland crab cakes, mini quiches or my best cheese board! These dishes will make every party a hit!
How Do You Make Baked Brie?
Make this perfect savory and sweet baked brie recipe by placing a wheel of cheese in the center of a sheet of puff pastry. If you want to decorate the top of your brie with puff pastry designs, cut out shapes from a second sheet of puff pastry. Cut a thin slice horizontally off the top of the brie and spread jam on the top of the cheese. Place fresh raspberries and candied pecans on top. Wrap the puff pastry around the cheese and pinch the edges to seal it shut. Add any decorations and brush egg over the whole thing. After a quick trip in the oven, the cheese will get melty and delicious. Let it cool for a few minutes and serve the brie with crackers or apple slices.
Tips For The Perfect Baked Brie
You can use phyllo dough or crescent roll dough instead of puff pastry. To cut decorations out of puff pastry, I used small leaf shaped cookie cutters. You can also just use a sharp knife to cut shapes. You can buy pre-prepared candied pecans or make your own with this candied pecans recipe. You can bake the brie on parchment paper for easy transfer of the brie from the baking sheet to a serving platter. I recommend using a wheel of brie instead of a wedge of brie because the cheese is not held in by a rind in the wedge and may be messier than a wheel. This dish is a perfect appetizer for holidays like Christmas, Thanksgiving or Easter.
Flavor Variations
This baked brie recipe is sweet, savory and delicious as written; however, you can change the flavors to suit your own taste.
Jam: You can use a different flavor of jam such as apricot, blackberry, strawberry or fig. Fruit: You can use different fruits such as chopped strawberries, blackberries, chopped apricots or chopped figs. Nuts: Feel free to try other nuts like candied walnuts, or plain pecans, walnuts or pistachios. Cheese: Try this recipe with a block of cream cheese for a mild flavor. Sweet: You can use honey or maple syrup and nuts instead of fruit and jam. Savory: You can make a savory version by sauteing onions and garlic and placing the caramelized onions and garlic on the cheese instead of the fruit and nuts. You can then fold the dough over the onions, apply the egg wash and bake as directed in this recipe.
Baked brie is is sweet and savory perfection with delicious cheese and plump raspberries. This recipe will delight your friends and family at parties and dinners.
