Baked Brie With Honey and Bread Croutons

Whether you need an appetizer for the Christmas holidays or New Years, this Baked Brie with Honey and Bread Croutons will fit the bill perfectly.

You begin by toasting baguette slices in the oven. Then, a wheel of brie gets scored before being garnished with honey, thyme, and chili flakes. Once baked, the cheese gets spread on the baguette for a delicious sweet and savory appetizer with oozing cheese.

What is Baked Brie With Honey?

This baked brie with honey recipe is just how it sounds. It involves drizzling a wheel of brie cheese with liquid honey and seasoning it with thyme and chili peppers before baking it in the oven. Once done, it gets served with slices of baguette that have been toasted to golden perfection in the oven.

Pro Tips

• Thinly slice the baguette to ensure that it toasts evenly in the oven.
• To ensure the baguette slices are evenly coated with olive oil, you can brush it onto them with a pastry brush instead of drizzling it over the bread.
• You will know the brie cheese wheel is baked long enough when the cheese is hot and oozing.
• The possibilities are endless when it comes to honey. For more spice, you could use hot honey or for a deeper flavor, you could replace the regular liquid honey with buckwheat honey.
• To give the baguette slices extra flavor, you can rub them with s garlic clove before toasting them in the oven.

What to Serve with Baked Brie With Honey?

This baked brie with honey is all you will need for an appetizer. Just serve it with your favorite cold beverage, and you will be good to go! However, if you would like to vary what you use to dip into the cheese, you could serve it with vegetable sticks like celery and carrots, and some crackers.

Do I Need to Take the Rind off Brie When Baking It?

No, you don’t need to take the rind off brie before baking it. The rind is edible and helps the cheese hold its shape as it melts, creating a creamy, gooey center. Removing the rind would cause the cheese to spread and lose its structure during baking. Leaving it on ensures the brie is easy to serve and retains its rich flavor.

What if My Baguette Slices Aren’t Toasting Evenly?

If the baguette isn’t toasting evenly, you could flip the baguette slices over halfway through the cooking time. You may also find that you will need to extend the cooking time if you prefer crunchier baguette slices.

Can I Replace the Brie With Camembert?

Absolutely! If you prefer the taste of camembert to brie cheese, it will work perfectly fine in this recipe. The main difference between camembert and brie are their flavors as camembert is a little more mushroomy whereas brie is more buttery.

Do I Have to Use Chili Flakes?

No, if you or the people you serve this to don’t love spicy food, you could feel free to eliminate the chili flakes. Alternatively, you can reduce the amount of chili flakes to suit those who like some spice but prefer food that isn’t overly spicy.

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How to Store Baked Brie With Honey

Baked brie with honey is best served as soon as it is made, however, if you have leftovers, you can store it in the fridge where it should keep for up to a week. Then, when you are ready to serve it, you can bake it in the oven until it is hot and oozing again.

How to Make Baked Brie With Honey

Step 1: Slice the baguette and place the slices on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Step 2: Drizzle the baguette slices with olive oil. Bake them in a 180 C (360 F) oven for 10 minutes.

Step 3: Rub the baguette slices with a garlic clove.

Step 4: Cut the top part of the brie cheese into cubes and place it in a baking dish.

Step 5: Drizzle the brie cheese with the honey and season it with chili flakes and thyme to taste. Bake in a 180 C (360 F) oven for 15 minutes.

Step 6: Serve the cheese on a platter surrounded by the toasted baguette slices.