Best Brie Appetizer Recipes

SIMPLE- NO BAKE- IMPRESSIVE- BRIE CHEESE APPETIZER

Steps:

• 1. Arrange Brie Cheese on microwavable plater
• 2. Open jar of preserves and place about half of the jar on top of the Brie.
• 3. If it's hot outside and your event happens to be outside just let it out in the sun for a little while. If not place in microwave for about 1:50 minutes until the preserve starts to drip down the sides of the Brie.
• 4. Arrange crackers around the tray.
• 5. Your finished! See, I told you it would be easy!

BAKED BRIE APPETIZER

Steps:

• 1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
• 2. Unwrap the brie and cut the skin off the top and sides. Leave the skin on the bottom.
• 3. Place the brie in an ovenproof dish (approx. 8 inches in diameter).
• 4. Open the can of Pillsbury® thin pizza crust and remove the dough.
• 5. Cut the roll of dough into 1-inch pieces.
• 6. Roll each piece of dough in a pencil shape, approximately three inches long.
• 7. Surround the brie with the dough, filling the empty spaces and overlapping where necessary.
• 8. Pour enough apricot preserves on the top of the brie wedge to cover it entirely. You may use more or less than the 3/4 cup. You may use whatever jam/preserves/marmalade that you wish.
• 9. Add the Grand Marnier to the preserves. This is an optional step. The brie is just as good without it.
• 10. Top the dish with the slivered almonds. Bake for 18-20 minutes depending on the hotness of your oven.
• 11. When the brie is melted and the pizza dough is a golden brown, remove it from the oven. Let your guests top the crackers with the brie and they'll be happy campers! (I used Townhouse crackers.)

ONION BRIE APPETIZER

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook the onions, butter, brown sugar and vinegar over medium-low heat until onions are golden brown, stirring frequently.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and cool to room temperature.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll puff pastry into an 11x8 inch rectangle.
• Spread Brie over pastry.
• Cover with the onions; sprinkle with caraway seeds.
• Roll up one long side to the middle of the dough; roll up the other side so the two rolls meet in the center.
• Using a serrated knife, cut into 1/2 inch slices.
• Place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets; flatten to 1/4 inch thickness.
• Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• In a small bowl, beat egg and water; brush over slices.
• Bake at 375°F for 12-14 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown.

KAHLUA BAKED BRIE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Spread pecans in a 9" pie plate.
• Microwave on high 4 to 6 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes until toasted.
• Add Kahlua and sugar; stir well.
• Remove rind from top of Brie and discard rind.
• Place Brie on microwave safe plate.
• Spoon pecan mixture over top of Brie.
• Microwave, uncovered, at high for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until soft, turning halfway through cooking.
• Serve with Melba rounds or crackers.

WHIPPED BRIE APPETIZER WITH PEPPERED FIG COMPOTE

Steps:

• Put the figs and wine in a small saucepan, bring to a boil and simmer, stirring constantly, until most of the Port has reduced, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and reserve.
• Remove the rind from the Brie; you should have about 8 ounces left.
• Put the cold cheese into a mixer with a paddle attachment and beat at medium speed, scraping down the sides from time to time, for about 10 minutes, until the cheese is very white and creamy; beat in the pepper; this can be refrigerated until you are ready to assemble the 'stack.'.
• Add 1 tablespoon oil to a large skillet and heat over medium heat.
• Drizzle about one-eighth teaspoon of balsamic vinegar over each slice of baguette in a thin line, brush lightly with oil on both sides and cook each side until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
• Brown the bread in batches.
• Remove from the heat and reserve (the bread can be stored in a plastic bag or container until needed).
• For each serving put a slice of toasted bread ('crouton') on the plate, then angle a quenelle (an oval of cheese shaped with two spoons) of Brie over the crouton.
• Top with a second crouton and another quenelle of Brie, then another crouton. Place about a tablespoon of the fig compote and a sprinkle of sea salt next to the stack and serve immediately.
• Serve the six 'stacks' immediately.

BRIE CHEESE APPETIZER (FRANCE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F & lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• Slice the wheel of Brie chees in half so there are 2 circles of cheese.
• Spread apricot (or peach) preserves on the cut side of one Brie wheel, then make a sandwich out of the two halves, with the preserves in the middle.
• Wrap the entire wheel of Brie with one sheet of puffed pastry & fturn it seam side down onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Brush the puffed pastry with the egg white.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until pastry is golden brown, then serve immediately.

PESTO / BRIE / PINE NUT APPETIZER

Steps:

• Heat brie at about 300 degrees for 10-15 minutes, until just soft to the touch.
• At the same time, heat the pine nuts.
• They are always best toasted just a little.
• Set the brie on a platter.
• Cover it with pesto.
• I don't use the whole package, sot hat more can be added later.
• Cover this with the pine nuts.
• I usually hold a few of these back as well.
• Slice the plum tomatoes and put them around the outside of tray.
• Put the cocktail bread around the outside of this.
• Enjoy!

PORTABELLA AND BRIE APPETIZER PIZZA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°. Remove stems from mushrooms; thinly slice mushrooms.
• Heat oil in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook bell peppers in oil 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in mushrooms, marjoram and salt. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until mushrooms are just tender.
• Place pizza crust on ungreased cookie sheet. Spread mushroom mixture over crust. Top with cheese.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until hot and cheese is melted. Cut into thin wedges to serve.

CARAMEL PECAN BRIE CHEESE APPETIZER

Steps:

• trim brie cheese of the outer layer.
• Place on plate. Pour caramel sauce over top.
• Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
• (Note: quantities are approximate -- this is foolproof -- pour/drizzle sauce and pecans on to your like)
• Serve room temperature with crackers,apple slices or anything you like.

APPLE CRANBERRY BRIE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees.
• Coarsely chop apple. Combine apple, almonds, and cranberries. Mix in brown sugar and cinnamon gently. Stir in melted butter just until ingredients are moist.
• Cut Brie in half horizontally. Place one half of the Brie, rind side down, on baking pan. Spoon half of mixture onto bottom half of Brie. Top with remaining Brie, rind up. Spoon the remaining mixture over top. Bake 12-15 min or until cheese is soft and just begins to melt. (If using a larger wheel, bake 18-20 minutes.) Serve with canapé French bread or crackers.

EASY BISCUIT APPETIZER WITH BRIE, BLUE CHEESE & CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8- or 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray.
• Pour half of the melted butter into pie plate.
• In medium bowl, mix Bisquick™ mix and milk. Add rounded tablespoon-size dollops of batter to pie plate until pie plate is full of biscuit balls and all dough has been used. Drizzle remaining butter over tops of biscuits. Sprinkle Brie, blue cheese and half of the cranberries over tops of biscuits. Press some of the cheese into biscuits.
• Place pie plate on cookie sheet. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and biscuits are golden. Sprinkle with remaining cranberries and parsley. Serve warm using cocktail forks or toothpicks.

BAKED BRIE AND MUSHROOM SOURDOUGH APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler.
• In a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter. Saute the garlic and mushrooms until tender. Mix in the Brie. Cook and stir until melted and well blended.
• Remove the top of the sourdough bread, and hollow out the center. Spoon the Brie mixture into the bread. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Place the filled bread on a baking sheet, and broil 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top is lightly browned. Cool slightly, and slice into wedges to serve.

BAKED BRIE AND MUSHROOM SOURDOUGH APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler.
• In a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter. Saute the garlic and mushrooms until tender. Mix in the Brie. Cook and stir until melted and well blended.
• Remove the top of the sourdough bread, and hollow out the center. Spoon the Brie mixture into the bread. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Place the filled bread on a baking sheet, and broil 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top is lightly browned. Cool slightly, and slice into wedges to serve.

BRIE CHEESE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• Slice one wheel of Brie cheese in half so you have 2 circles of cheese. Spread apricot or peach preserves on (the cut side) half of one circle of brie. Make sandwich out of the two halves of Brie, so that the preserves are in the center of both halves. Wrap the entire wheel of Brie with one sheet of puffed pastry and flip the entire concoction onto the prepared cooking sheet so the seam is on bottom. Brush the puffed pastry with the egg white.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until the pastry in golden brown. Serve immediately.

MUSHROOM & BRIE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Submerge & soak cedar plank in water for 30 min up to a max of 2 hours. Clean mushrooms, slice & cut in small chunks Heat butter & oil together in a pan & fry mushrooms until cooked and juices have dried. Heat barbeque and keep at a medium temp. Place brie on moistened cedar plank and put on barbeque. Close lid and let brie bake for approx. 20 min until brie wheel has started to swell. Brie should be runny & hot when cut. Remove brie from barbeque and place on platter with mushrooms and Ace crackers.

APPLE CHERRY BRIE APPETIZER

Steps:

• With sharp knife, carefully remove rind from cheese. Wrap cheese in plastic wrap; freeze 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat apple, cherries, sugar and 1/4 cup of the water to boiling. Reduce heat to low; simmer 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until fruit is tender.
• In small bowl, mix cornstarch, cinnamon, remaining 1/4 cup water and orange juice until well blended. Add to apple mixture, stirring constantly. Simmer 2 to 3 minutes or until sauce thickens. Remove from heat; stir in walnuts.
• Heat oven to 375°F Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil. On foil in pan, unroll dough into 1 large rectangle (if using crescent rolls, firmly press perforations to seal). Press into 11x9-inch rectangle. Cut 11x3-inch strip from 1 side of rectangle; set aside.
• Cut cheese round horizontally to make 2 rounds. Place cheese rounds next to each other in center of dough rectangle. Roll sides of dough up next to cheese, forming a rim around cheese. Top cheese evenly with apple mixture. Cut remaining strip of dough into 6 (1/2-inch wide) strips. Place 3 strips lengthwise across cheese. Cut remaining strips in half; place across other strips to make lattice; press edges to seal, tucking under if necessary. Fold foil edges up about 1 inch from dough; pinch corners of foil together.
• Bake uncovered 30 minutes. Cover with foil; bake about 5 minutes longer or until golden brown and cheese is softened. Let stand 10 minutes. To serve, cut in half lengthwise, then into crosswise strips. Serve warm.

PROSCIUTTO, WATERMELON AND BRIE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Place a piece of brie on top of each watermelon finger and wrap each with a slice of prosciutto. Secure with a toothpick.

EASY BRIE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Place brie round in a microwaveable dish.
• In a small bowl mix brown sugar, chopped pecans and craisins.
• Sprinkle on top of brie round.
• Drizzle with honey.
• Microwave on high for 2-3 minutes.
• Serve with crackers.

ELEGANT HOLIDAY DINNER MENU: APPETIZER: CHERRY PECAN BRIE RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• Stir together the cherry preserves, vinegar, s and p in a small bowl. Drizzle over warm Brie round (top removed). Top with chopped toasted pecans. Serve with crackers.

BRIE CHEESE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• Slice one wheel of Brie cheese in half so you have 2 circles of cheese. Spread apricot or peach preserves on (the cut side) half of one circle of brie. Make sandwich out of the two halves of Brie, so that the preserves are in the center of both halves.
• Wrap the entire wheel of Brie with one sheet of puffed pastry and flip the entire concoction onto the prepared cooking sheet so the seam is on bottom.
• Brush the puffed pastry with the egg white. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the pastry in golden brown.
• Serve immediately.