Ingredients

One (4-inch) round brie cheese
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 large tart apple, such as Granny Smith, cut into about 12 wedges
5 pecan halves

Candied Brie With Apple Wedges Directions

Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.

Place the brie on a baking sheet. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until softened and warm.

Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small nonstick saucepan over medium heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low; add the brown sugar and stir occasionally until melted.

Make acidulated water by mixing the lemon juice into a small bowl of water. Dip the apple wedges into the water.

Place the warm cheese in a small serving bowl or on a small plate. Drizzle with the warm sauce. Garnish with the pecans in a pinwheel formation. Surround the cheese with the apple wedges.

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) Brie cheese round
1/4 cup raspberry preserves
1 tablespoon sliced almonds

Brie With Raspberry Sauce Directions

Place the Brie in a microwave-safe 9-inch pie plate. Spread the raspberry preserves over the top. Microwave at 50% power for 2 minutes, or until warmed through. Sprinkle with the almonds and serve warm.

Serve this with crackers and/or apple slices.

Yields 8 servings

Ingredients

1 (13 to 15 ounce) brie cheese round (baby brie)
1/2 cup pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons Kahlua (coffee flavored liqueur)
2 tablespoons brown sugar

Praline Kahlua Brie Directions

Remove packaging and then slice rind from top of cheese round and place on an oven or microwave-safe plate or dish.

Combine pecans, Kahlua, and brown sugar. Spread over the top of cheese. Bake at 350 degrees F for 3-5 minutes or just until soft or microwave on HIGH for 30-60 seconds, just until soft, but not melting.

Serve warm or at room temperature with gingersnaps and slices of red and green pears or apples.

Ingredients

8 sheets commercial frozen phyllo pastry, thawed
Butter-flavored cooking spray
1 (15 ounce) round herbed brie cheese
Fresh herbs
Kitchen string

Phyllo Wrapped Brie Directions

Spray 1 sheet of phyllo with cooking spray, keeping remaining pastry covered with a slightly damp towel to prevent it from drying out. Place Brie in center of sheet; wrap phyllo around Brie. Repeat procedure 3 times, inverting Brie each time; set aside.

Layer remaining 4 sheets of phyllo pastry, spraying each with cooking spray; place wrapped Brie in center. Bring corners of phyllo to center of Brie to cover, gently gathering and pressing together in center to resemble a package. Carefully tie with kitchen string. Coat wrapped Brie with cooking spray, and place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes or until golden, shielding top of pastry with aluminum foil the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning. Remove from oven; let stand about 20 minutes before serving.

Remove string, and garnish with fresh herbs, if desired.

Serve with crackers.

Yields 12 to 15 appetizer servings.

Ingredients

Banana
1 1/2 cups orange marmalade
Cilantro
Jalapenos
Almonds
1/4 cup Grand Marnier
Puff Pastry Sheet
Egg

Mexican Baked Brie Directions

Slice banana very thinly. De-seed and chop jalapeno. Chop cilantro leaves. Toast almonds until golden.

In a saucepan, combine marmalade and Grand Marnier and cook until bubbly. Set aside one-quarter cup of mixture. Add jalapenos to remaining mixture and saut? until soft. Add cilantro and saut? approximately one minute. Remove from heat.

Slice Brie down the middle, horizontally and place banana slices and small amount of orange mixture on top of bottom half. Top with other half of Brie. Place pastry on oven safe platter and add the remaining bananas, orange mixture and toasted almonds; top with Brie. Wrap pastry in a blanket form and turn over. Vent the Brie and brush with beaten egg yolk. Bake at 350 degrees F until bubbly and golden brown. Let set for at least 10 minutes.

Drizzle with remaining orange mixture. Garnish with mandarin orange slices and orange spirals.

Serve with crisp, salty crackers.

Ingredients

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, defrosted
6 tablespoons Epicurean’s Delight Roasted Raspberry Chipotl? Sauce
1 small round brie
1 egg, beaten
3 tablespoons chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, almonds)

Pastry Wrapped Raspberry Chipotle Baked Brie Directions

Butter a baking pan and line with aluminum foil. Roll the pastry on a lightly floured surface and cut one 8-inch and one approximately 4-inch circle ( a little larger than the round of brie). Keep remaining dough.

Place 8-inch circle on baking pan and center brie on top of the dough. Top brie with raspberry sauce and nuts. Bring the dough up the sides of the cheese and press firmly so it will stay. Brush edges of dough with egg. Brush outer rim on the 4-inch dough circle with egg and place over the top of the cheese with the moistened side down. Press the two edges of the dough together firmly to seal.

Brush top and sides with egg. Cut decorative designs from dough scraps and place on top. Brush decorations with egg. Refrigerate 30 minutes (minimum) before baking.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

To serve, transfer baked brie to serving dish by carefully lifting the brie with the foil. Trim away excess foil.

Serves 6 to 8 as an appetizer.

Ingredients

1 (1 pound) round loaf sourdough bread
1 (8 ounce) wheel brie cheese
1 tablespoon soft butter
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon dry ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon sugar

Chili Brie In Sourdough Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine spices and sugar; set aside.

Cut circle in top of bread and remove bread center to make room for brie. Spread butter in bread; sprinkle with 2 teaspoons spice mixture. With knife, make 2-inch cuts around edge of bread at 1-inch intervals. Remove rind from brie and place in bread. Sprinkle brie with remaining spice. Replace top of bread. Bake on baking sheet 20-30 minutes.

To serve, remove bread top and break into bite size pieces. Dip bread pieces in hot brie.

Ingredients

1 (2.2 pound) wheel Brie cheese
1 (16 ounce) can blueberry pie filling

Blueberry Brie Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place Brie cheese in a baking dish. Pour blueberry pie filling over the top. Bake until hot, about 10 to 15 minutes.

Ingredients

4 large heads garlic (at least 2 1/2-inch diameter)
1/3 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon coarse salt
4 (4 ounce) wheels brie cheese
Toasted baguette slices

Baked Brie And Roasted Garlic Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Remove all but one layer of skin from garlic; do not expose flesh. Arrange garlic tightly in small baking dish. Drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with salt. Cover with foil. Bake until garlic is very tender, 75 to 90 minutes.

Preheat broiler. Score a large X in top of each wheel of Brie cheese. Set each in small baking dish. Broil until browned and bubbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Serve immediately with garlic and toasted baguette slices.

Makes 8 servings.

Ingredients

2 (4 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent roll dough
8 ounces brie cheese wheel
2 tablespoons Tabasco red/green pepper sauce

Jalapeno Baked Brie Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Work crescent roll dough into a thin circle large enough to completely wrap the brie. Place brie in center of dough circle. With fork, poke top of cheese several times. Slowly pour 1 tablespoon Tabasco red/green pepper sauce over top of cheese, allowing it to sink in. Add remaining Tabasco sauce, poking cheese a few more times with fork (some sauce will run over side of cheese).

Fold dough over top of cheese, working it together. Brush edges with beaten egg to help seal. Bake approximately 10 minutes, following directions on crescent roll package. Do not over-bake, as cheese will run.

Serve immediately with crackers.

Serves 10.