Baked Brie Recipe Cranberry Walnut

Looking for an easy and elegant appetizer for the holidays? This Cranberry Walnut Baked Brie is perfect! It is a show-stopping holiday appetizer that impresses your guests yet is easy and quick to make. The brie is baked until it is gooey and then topped with a sweet, crunchy glaze of cranberries and walnuts.

The combination of sweet and savory flavors and the different textures (from gooey to crunchy) is absolutely irresistible. In addition, the beautiful presentation makes it look like you spent hours in the kitchen.

Whether hosting a holiday gathering or taking a dish to one, Cranberry Walnut Baked Brie will be the star of the appetizer spread. Make sure to serve this dish while the cheese is still warm, so your guests can enjoy its gooey goodness.

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It has a very festive seasonal presentation with the red color from the cranberry and the green from the rosemary. This color combination is perfect for your appetizer spread for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and the holidays.

You can replace the cranberry sauce with jam or honey and the cranberries with other dried fruit, like apricots and figs – just make sure to chop them into small pieces.

Not a fan of walnuts? No problem. Use any nuts you like or have at hand, like chopped almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, pecans, and cashews.

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Brie is a delectable soft cheese with a soft white rind. It has a mild aroma and a rich, buttery flavor. It is unique because the skin is edible, and when you cut through into the wheel, the cheese is very soft and gooey and can spread on the bread like cream cheese or softened butter. When heated, it becomes runny.

As I mentioned, the brie rind (or skin) is edible and usually eaten along with the softer interior. It also adds a subtle, earthy flavor. It is meant to complement the cheese inside with a soft and tender texture. In fact, some consider it gauche to merely scrape the inside of the cheese and avoid the rind.

Remove the brie from the oven, and gently expose the creamy layer beneath the crusty top of the cheese using two forks.

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Return the brie to the oven. Bake for another 5-10 minutes or until all the toppings are warm and the brie is heated through.

Transfer the baked brie to a serving and serve platter alongside sliced baguette and vegetable dippers. Add the rosemary sprigs around the tray to provide more color, and you could even place a few cranberries.

You can get creative with your brie toppings. If you are like me and love playing with textures and flavors, you may want to experiment and change things up. I used cranberry sauce, dried cranberries, walnuts, and a bit of honey and rosemary for my toppings this time.

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Feel free to replace the cranberry sauce with orange or apricot marmalade. You can use other nuts, such as hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios, cashews, and pecans.

Or use different dried fruit like raisins or apricots, dried figs, plums, and dates. Chop the dried fruit, if they’re big, into small pieces.

You can swap lavender or thyme for rosemary for a different aroma profile. Thyme would add a fresh, grassy, with hints of lemon aroma, while lavender would add a lovely floral one.

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I don’t recommend making this appetizer ahead of time. As the cheese is exposed to room temperature, it will start to cool down and firm up. Of course, it will still be delicious, but melted cheese is incredible. So, just bake and assemble as the party gets going.

An easy and elegant appetizer that is easy and quick to make. The brie is baked until it is gooey and then topped with a sweet, crunchy glaze of cranberries and walnuts.

Notes and Cooking Tips If you use jarred or canned cranberry sauce, mix it thoroughly to loosen it; you don’t want it to look like a glop out of a container.

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Enjoy the brie for the ooziest consistency within 20 to 30 minutes of baking. As the cheese is exposed to room temperature, it will start to cool down and firm up. Of course, it will still be delicious, but melted cheese is incredible. 

Make-ahead tips I don’t recommend making this appetizer ahead of time. As the cheese is exposed to room temperature, it will start to cool down and firm up. Of course, it will still be delicious, but melted cheese is incredible. So, just bake and assemble as the party gets going. 

Variations You can get creative with your brie toppings. If you are like me and love playing with textures and flavors, you may want to experiment and change things up. I used cranberry sauce, dried cranberries, walnuts, and a bit of honey and rosemary for my toppings this time.

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Feel free to replace the cranberry sauce with orange or apricot marmalade. You can use other nuts, such as hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios, cashews, and pecans. 

Calories: 344 kcal Carbohydrates: 18 g Protein: 14 g Fat: 25 g Saturated Fat: 10 g Cholesterol: 56 mg Sodium: 358 mg Fiber: 2 g Sugar: 14 g

This information is provided as a courtesy and for entertainment purposes only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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In this post, some links are affiliate links, which pay me a small commission for my referral at no extra cost to you! Thank you for supporting my website.I can’t think of thisWarm Brie Appetizer with Cranberries and Walnuts without thinking of France. Our daughter was married there and lives in Paris so we visit often…which means cheese eating has become part of our lives!

Brie is a soft French cheese made from cow’s milk. It’s fantastically creamy and dreamy with a fairly mild flavor. Brie is surrounded by a rind that is usually eaten, but doesn’t have to be. There are many varieties of Brie with subtle flavor differences. For this recipe I use a double or triple cream Brie.

The best part about this little appetizer, besides the way it looks, tastes and how happy it will make anyone that eats it, is that it’s also very easy to make. Simply use a knife to slice the rind off the top of the cheese, top with orange juice soaked dried cranberries and walnuts and pop in the oven for 15 minutes. Et Voila! A sweet and savory appetizer that everyone will be gathering around!

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The Organic Kitchen is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.Cranberry Walnut Baked Brie is baked until gooey, then topped with a homemade cranberry sauce and candied walnuts. It will be the sweet and savory envy of your holiday appetizer spread.

Jessica is a Certified Culinary Scientist, Certified Food Scientist, and cookbook author. She has been a recipe contributor to Simply Recipes since 2018.

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