A warm, oozy wheel of Brie topped with apple butter, toasted pecans, honey and fresh thyme, served with fruit and crackers.
Before you start: heat the oven to 350°F. Slices of Classic Table Bread, toasted, are great for dipping too.
Swap the apple butter for fig jam or cranberry sauce for the holidays. Make ahead: toast the pecans up to 3 days ahead. Bake the Brie right before guests arrive.
Ingredients
Scale
Measurement units
- 8 oz Brie wheel
- ½ cup pecan halves (roughly chopped)
- ⅓ cup apple butter
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- ⅛ tsp flaky sea salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper (freshly cracked)
- 1 crisp apple (cored and sliced)
- 1 firm pear (cored and sliced)
- 6 oz crackers or sliced baguette
Ingredients
Scale
Measurement units
- 8 oz Brie wheel
- ½ cup pecan halves (roughly chopped)
- ⅓ cup apple butter
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- ⅛ tsp flaky sea salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper (freshly cracked)
- 1 crisp apple (cored and sliced)
- 1 firm pear (cored and sliced)
- 6 oz crackers or sliced baguette
Instructions
Bake the Brie
Set Brie (8 oz) on the lined pan, rind on, and bake at 350°F until the sides feel soft when pressed and the top just starts to puff, about 10 minutes.
Equipment: small sheet pan and parchment
Toast the pecans
While the Brie bakes, toast pecans (½ cup) in a dry skillet over medium heat, stirring often, until fragrant and a shade darker, about 3 minutes.
Equipment: small skillet
Top the Brie
Move the warm Brie to a serving board and spread apple butter (⅓ cup) over the top.
Pile on the toasted pecans, drizzle with honey (1 tbsp) and scatter with thyme leaves (2 tsp), flaky salt (⅛ tsp) and pepper (⅛ tsp).
Serve
Arrange apple slices, pear slices and crackers (6 oz) around the Brie. Cut into the top to let the cheese ooze and serve right away.
Equipment: serving board
Tomorrow's Meal
Brie & Apple Butter Grilled Cheese
Leftover Brie and apple butter melted between buttery sourdough with thin apple slices, griddled until golden.
You'll need to pick up:
4 slices sourdough1 tbsp buttera few thin apple slices
Quick overview:
- 1.Spread leftover apple butter on 2 slices of bread and top with sliced leftover Brie, apple slices and the other bread
- 2.Butter the outsides
- 3.Cook in a skillet over medium-low heat, covered, 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden and melted
- 4.Cut in half and serve
Before you cook
Cook notes
- • Before you start: heat the oven to 350°F.
- • Slices of Classic Table Bread, toasted, are great for dipping too.
- • Make ahead: toast the pecans up to 3 days ahead. Bake the Brie right before guests arrive.
- • A larger 16 oz wheel takes 15 to 20 minutes; double the toppings.
- • Swap the apple butter for fig jam or cranberry sauce for the holidays.
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