You can't go wrong when you serve this easy appetizer for the holidays! It's beautifully impressive but so quick to put together that it's perfect for last minute get-togethers!
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❤️ Why you'll love it
- Gooey, oozy, rich, warm Brie
- Tangy, crisp apples
- Salty, smoky bacon
...and the satisfied mmmmmms and omgs of your guests as they greedily head back to the table for bite after bite!
Baked brie cheese appetizer with apples and bacon is one of those easy recipes that looks sophisticated but it comes together quickly with just a few ingredients and tastes amazing!
🧾 Ingredients
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- Bacon
- Apple
- Butter
- Brown sugar
- Kosher salt
- Brie cheese you'll need the entire wheel of brie - not just a wedge
- Cinnamon
🔪 Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the green recipe card below.
- Cook the apples and bacon as instructed in recipe below.
- Slice off the top rind of the cheese. Place the wheel of brie cheese on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated 325 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Slide baked brie on parchment paper onto serving dish and top with apple mixture and then bacon.
- Add crackers, baguette slices, and other "dippers" and breads.
🥄 Equipment
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🥫 Storage
If there happens to be some left there's no need to throw it away.
To store leftover brie let it come to room temperature, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate it for up to 4 days.
I like to scrape any toppings off and store them separately.
To reheat just pop in the microwave on high for about 30 seconds, and then in 10 second intervals until hot and gooey.
💭 Tips
Expert Tip: You don't need an expensive brie for this! YAY! The toppings help take the flavor to the next level even if it's from the economy section.
- Pile all the apples and bacon on top of the brie while it's hot and gooey. It will sink in just a bit and that's ok!
- If you happen to have one, you can bake and serve this on a small, flat cast iron skillet. It looks very rustic and fun on the table!
- This is only going to stay gooey for about 10 minutes. If you'd like to keep it oozy longer use an oven-safe baking dish (ceramic) that you can bake and serve on.
- You can tell if the cheese is ready by looking at the center if you've trimmed the top rind off. If you've left the rind on then gently touch the center and you'll be able to feel if it's soft or not.
- Ripe brie has a sweet odor. Overripe brie will smell like ammonia - take it back!
- You will need a full brie wheel, not a wedge.
👩🍳 FAQs
Nope. Keep the rind on because it holds the hot brie together. The rind is edible; eat it if you want.
Usually between 325F and 375F depending on the recipe.
Between 5 to 10 minutes depending on the oven temperature. This is a quick, easy appetizer!
Yes! To make in the microwave slice the top off and heat on high for 40 to 60 seconds, then in 10-15 second intervals until melty.
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I like to serve this hot spinach dip, too. It's so easy and it's low carb for my guests who follow a keto lifestyle!
📖 Variations
Baked brie with apples and bacon is delicious - and it has to be one of the easiest appetizers ever. Still, there are a lot of variations that are every bit as delicious and just as easy!
- Add some dried cranberries to the topping. They add a little sweet, tangy flavor plus a festive color.
- You can use pear slices or diced pears instead of apples if you like.
- Chopped, toasted pecans are a delicious addition. Different nuts works, too. Use your favorite.
- Use pancetta instead of bacon.
- Fig preserves are delicious on top!
- Add a splash of bourbon to the apples just before you remove them from the heat.
- If you'd like to make this easy baked brie recipe even easier just drizzle the baked cheese with some honey or maple syrup and top with a sprig of fresh rosemary.
What to serve with baked brie
I love this elegant appetizer as the center of one of a lavish charcuterie board! They're so easy to put together.
Here's what to serve with baked brie -
- Sliced apples, pears, and other fresh fruit
- Figs, dates, and dried fruit of all kinds
- Slices of crusty bread
- Melba toast
- Water crackers
- A few mounds of fig jam
- A few drizzles of honey
- Onion bacon jam
I like to finish the board with small bunches of grapes tucked here and there - it just looks luxurious.
📞 The last word
This delicious, baked brie with apples and bacon is bound to be a crowd pleaser at everything from your family Thanksgiving to your office Christmas party.
It's so easy that you can serve it for the traditional family movie night (A Christmas Story, anyone?) or feel quite comfortable bringing it to any party where you are trying to impress your boss.
This is the best appetizer recipe ever - because it's so versatile!
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📖 Recipe
Baked Brie with Apples and Bacon
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Ingredients
- 3 strips bacon
- 1 apple, diced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 8 ounce wheel brie cheese
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Heat oven to temperature before adding the cheese. It's important the oven be fully preheated to 325°!
- Dice the bacon and cook in an iron skillet or heavy frying pan over medium heat until crispy and golden brown.
- Remove from the pan.
- Drain bacon on paper towels and set aside.
- Drain off all but about a teaspoon of the bacon drippings from the pan.
- Melt butter in the same pan over medium - low heat and add the diced apples.
- Saute apples about 2 minutes and then add the cinnamon, salt, and brown sugar.
- Cook the apples mixture a few more minutes until tender.
- Remove from heat and keep warm.
- Place the brie wheel on parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
- Carefully slice a thin layer of rind from just the very top of the wheel.
- Bake in preheated 325° F oven for 8-10 minutes, or until the cheese is soft and melty.
- Remove from the oven.
- Slide baked cheese wheel on parchment paper onto your serving dish and spoon the apple mixture over the top of the brie. Add the bacon.
- Surround baked brie with water crackers, baguette slices, apple slices, and other bread, favorite crackers, and "dip-ins" of choice.
Microwave Instructions
- Cook the bacon and apples as directed and set aside.
- Place the brie wheel on a piece of parchment on a microwave safe dish.
- Carefully trim off a thin layer of the top (this isn't necessary - I just prefer it).
- Microwave on high for 40 seconds - check to see if the cheese has melted.
- Microwave in 10 -15 second increments until the cheese has gotten melty and gooey.
- Remove from the microwave, transfer to serving dish, and top with the apples and bacon.
Notes
- If you happen to have one you can bake and serve this on a small, flat cast iron skillet. It looks very rustic and fun on the table!
- The molten cheese is only going to stay gooey for about 10 minutes. If you'd like to keep it oozy longer use an oven-safe baking dish (ceramic) that you can bake and serve on. You can also warm it up in the microwave for a few seconds.
- You can tell if the cheese is ready by looking at the center if you've trimmed the top rind off. If you've left the rind on then gently touch the center and you'll be able to feel if it's soft or not.
- Ripe brie has a sweet odor. Overripe brie will smell like ammonia - take it back!
- You will need an entire wheel of brie, not just a wedge.
Nutrition Facts
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Updated from the original guest post written by Pam and Sara from Biscuits and Burlap.
Joanne @ No Plate Like Home
This looks delicious and is perfect for apple picking season. We almost took our boys to pick apples yesterday but it was really hot here in PA.
Marye Audet
🙂 What are your favorite apples to use in recipes?
Pam
We love Granny Smith apples and use them in any recipe where the apples will be cooked.
Marye Audet
They are good ones!