Baked Brie
Soft gooey cheese topped with fig jam, chopped pecans, fresh rosemary and a drizzle of sweet honey produces a medley of delicious flavors in each and every bite.
Equipment
- 1 oven safe ramekin large enough to hold a wheel of cheese
Ingredients
- 1 wheel Brie cheese
- ½ cup fig jam
- ⅔ cup pecans, chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped
- drizzle of honey, to serve
- 1 loaf French bread baguette, sliced
- assorted crackers or vegetables, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place wheel of brie cheese in the freezer for 15-20 minutes. This makes it easier to cut off the rind.
- Remove wrapper and use a sharp knife to cut off the top of the rind.
- Place the wheel of cheese in an oven safe dish, cut side up.
- Spread fig jam over wheel of cheese in an even layer.
- Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes in preheated oven.
- Remove cheese from oven and top with a layer of the chopped pecans.
- Return cheese to the oven and bake for an additional 5-10 minutes or until the cheese is hot and melted.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle cheese with freshly chopped rosemary and drizzle with honey.
- Serve hot with baguette bread slices or crackers for scooping.