This baked brie is topped with raspberry jam, fresh raspberries and candied pecans, then is wrapped in puff pastry and baked to golden brown perfection. A quick and easy appetizer option that is sure to impress your family and friends.
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.
I happen to love brie cheese, whether it’s on a cheese plate, melted in a sandwich or stirred into pasta. But I have to say, my favorite way to enjoy this cheese is with a baked brie. The combination of fruit, nuts, cheese and pastry is simply irresistible!
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!
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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.
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.
Quick Tip
I recommend using fresh raspberries not frozen, as frozen berries will release a lot of liquid when baked.
Recipe FAQs
You can eat the skin of brie cheese. Some people like the flavor, others think it is a little too strong. Personally, I tend not to eat the rind on cold brie, but I like the rind on baked brie as it tends to counterbalance some of the sweeter elements.
You can take the rind off the brie before baking it, but you do not need to. I like the flavor of the rind in baked brie and the rind tends to hold the shape of the cheese. If you remove the rind, watch out when you cut the warm brie as it may be a little more liquid.
You can eat practically anything with baked brie. Crackers and apples are very common. However, you could eat bread, toast, croutons, certain cookies, fruit, dried fruit or chips. Anything that tastes good with brie and can scoop cheese is a good choice. Use your imagination!
You can overcook brie. If you cook it too long, the puff pastry may burn or dry out. The cheese can also separate. Keeping the rind on the cheese helps the cheese cook up smooth and perfectly melted.
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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.
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Baked Brie
Ingredients
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry thawed, if you're planning to cut out designs for the top of your cheese, then thaw a second sheet for that
- 8 ounce wheel brie cheese
- 3 tablespoons raspberry jam
- 1/4 cup fresh raspberries plus more for garnish
- 1/4 cup candied pecans coarsely chopped
- 1 egg beaten
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with foil, then coat the foil with cooking spray.
- Lay one sheet of puff pastry on the foil. If you're using a second sheet of pastry to cut out decorations, you can make your decorations at this time.
- Cut a thin slice off the top of the brie. Spread the jam over the brie, then arrange the raspberries and chopped pecans on top.
- Wrap the puff pastry around the brie, then pinch the edges to seal shut. Add pastry decorations, if you're using them.
- Brush the egg all over the pastry. Bake for 20 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.
- Let cool for 5 minutes, then serve with crackers and sliced apples.
Notes
- 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 paring knife to cut shapes.
- I recommend using fresh raspberries not frozen, as frozen berries will release a lot of liquid when baked.
Can’t believe how delicious this came out! Great recipe!
I made it with your candied pecans and was it every delicious! Warm melty brie on a crisp cracker!
Is this supposed to be served hot?
Yes it’s best hot!
I am drooling over this brie appetizer! I was thinking of making it for mu Sunday dinner!
Baked brie is seriously the best dish to have around for snacking! Love the raspberries on this!
I love baked brie!! This looks really amazing!
This is such an elegant appetizer!
I cannot wait to try this out!! looks divine!
This baked brie couldn’t look any more perfect!
This looks + sounds absolutely amazing! <3 I love baked brie!
This is amazing!! A hit anywhere you take it. I love that it’s wrapped in a puff pastry .
So simple yet so decadent! This is definitely going to impress my guests!
Such an easy and delicious fancy dessert. I love a good baked brie and the raspberries and walnuts went perfectly!
Sure wish this was in front of me right now!! It’s so gooey & I love the cheese with berries!
I make Something like this for our holiday party every single year, and everyone always raves about it! I can’t wait to try your take on it!