Baked brie was my “thing” when I was first married and hosting a lot of parties. Why? Because it’s easy and fool proof. Wrap a whole wheel of brie in store-bought puff pastry, bake for 30 minutes and you’ve got molten cheese heaven, ready for dipping!
These days, I mostly break this recipe out for holiday entertaining. I love to welcome guests with a warm baked brie-slathered cracker and a glass of mulled wine, wassail, or sangria.
Ingredients For Baked Brie In Puff Pastry
- A wheel of brie: You don’t need to spring for anything super fancy. In fact, I have found that the less expensive brie wheels tend to work best for this recipe. You want one that is 16 ounces, nothing bigger!
- Puff pastry: Refrigerated, store-bought puff pastry.
- Extras: Pecans, pepper, brown sugar
How to Make Baked Brie
- Roll out the puff pastry until it's large enough to wrap your entire wheel of brie.
- Set the brie in the middle of the pastry in a pie plate.
- Top the brie with all of the goodies.
- Wrap the brie! Fold it up like a little present.
- Egg wash to make it shiny.
- Bake! It takes about 25 minutes at 400°F
Variations and Add-Ins
- Skip the nuts, or try a different kind! Walnuts, toasted almonds, toasted hazelnuts or even pistachios would be lovely.
- Add: Dried cranberries, a dollop of cranberry sauce or fig jam, or honey in place of the brown sugar.
- Make a savory baked brie: Instead of brown sugar, do caramelized onions or store-bought onion jam.
What To Serve With Baked Brie
I usually offer any or all of these on the side
- Fresh fruit like apple slices and crisp red grapes
- Toasted baguette slices
- Dried fruit
- Water or butter crackers
Tips + FAQs
- Make ahead: To prep this ahead of time follow the directions through step 3 and place it in the fridge. When ready to bake, follow steps 4-5.
- Reheat leftovers in a 350°F oven for 10-15 minutes or in the microwave for about 10-15 seconds, until spreadable again. It is best fresh, though.
- Do you take the rind off brie before baking? No! Brie has a soft, bloomy rind that is completely edible. You can cut it off if you are averse to cheese rind.
- Hosting a big party? Stuffed mushrooms are an ideal complement to baked brie.
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