Have you ever tried a recipe and it was so good you can’t stop thinking about it? I have another one to add to your list – Baked Brie with Fresh Berries. I’m a big cheese person, I’ll eat all sorts of cheese all day and night. It’s one of my favorites and honestly I have to watch my self because I can over do it. One cheese I didn’t become familiar with until a few years ago was Brie. It’s a soft cheese that can be eaten in so many ways – jazzed up or eaten by itself. No matter what it’s always full of flavor and so good.
Over the last couple years, brie dressed in a puff pastry has become so popular. The breaded texture with the cheese was the perfect combination. For our recipe today, we are going to use a sourdough to house the brie and you’ll love the final recipe.
Baked Brie with Fresh Berries Recipe
INGREDIENTS
- 1 (8 ounce) brie round
- 1 round loaf crusty sourdough
- 1 cup Blackberry compote
- 1/2 cup candied spiced walnuts
- 5-6 fresh blackberries
For The Spicy Walnuts
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- ½ tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 ½ tbsp. light brown sugar
- 2 tsp. pure maple syrup
- ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
- ¾ tsp. kosher salt
- ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
For The Blackberry Compote:
- 2 cups blackberries, plus more for garnish
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 tbsp. maple syrup
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp. corn starch
Directions:
Spicy candied walnuts
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 F degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix together the butter, cane sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, salt, and cayenne pepper in a bowl.
- Place the walnuts into the mixture.
- Toss to make sure that they are evenly coated.
- Spread them on the baking sheet on a single layer and place in the oven.
- Bake for 10 minutes, stirring every 3-4 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool.
Blackberries:
- In a medium saucepan, heat the blackberries, lemon juice, maple syrup, brown sugar, and vanilla in medium heat, stirring regularly.
- As liquid begins to release from the berries, turn the heat up to medium.
- Add your corn starch and stir to combine.
- Cook, stirring periodically, until it is reduced and the liquid is syrupy.
Putting it all together:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F,
- Using a sharp serrated knife slice the rounded top part of the bread off creating a lid.
- Set aside.
- Measure the circumference of the brie on the bread and carefully cut out a circle the same size.
- Make sure to not go through the base of the bread.
- Using your hands pull out the bread from the center where the cheese will be placed.
- Using a sharp knife take off some of the top layer of the brie.
- Remove the top layer, and sides.
- Place the cheese into the sour dough bowl.
- Place on the a baking tray covered with parchment paper.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Top with your candied nuts and blackberry compote.
- Serve at once with crackers, bale chips, and crusty bread
Baked Brie with Fresh Berries
Take your brie to the next level by adding fresh berries and nuts. This one is a crowd pleaser!
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) brie round
- 1 round loaf crusty sourdough
- 1 cup Blackberry compote
- 1/2 cup candied spiced walnuts
- 5-6 fresh blackberries
- For The Spicy Walnuts
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- ½ tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 ½ tbsp. light brown sugar
- 2 tsp. pure maple syrup
- ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
- ¾ tsp. kosher salt
- ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
- For The Blackberry Compote:
- 2 cups blackberries, plus more for garnish
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1 tbsp. maple syrup
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp. corn starch
Instructions
Spicy candied walnuts:
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 F degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix together the butter, cane sugar, maple syrup, cinnamon, salt, and cayenne pepper in a bowl.
- Place the walnuts into the mixture.
- Toss to make sure that they are evenly coated.
- Spread them on the baking sheet on a single layer and place in the oven.
- Bake for 10 minutes, stirring every 3-4 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool.
Blackberries:
- In a medium saucepan, heat the blackberries, lemon juice, maple syrup, brown sugar, and vanilla in medium heat, stirring regularly.
- As liquid begins to release from the berries, turn the heat up to medium.
- Add your corn starch and stir to combine.
- Cook, stirring periodically, until it is reduced and the liquid is syrupy.
Putting it all together:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F,
- Using a sharp serrated knife slice the rounded top part of the bread off creating a lid.
- Set aside.
- Measure the circumference of the brie on the bread and carefully cut out a circle the same size.
- Make sure to not go through the base of the bread.
- Using your hands pull out the bread from the center where the cheese will be placed.
- Using a sharp knife take off some of the top layer of the brie.
- Remove the top layer, and sides.
- Place the cheese into the sour dough bowl.
- Place on the a baking tray covered with parchment paper.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Top with your candied nuts and blackberry compote.
- Serve at once with crackers, bale chips, and crusty bread
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