Baked Brie: What's not to love?
Posted by Deana Gunn at 12/14/2009 
Categories: Vegetarian and Vegan ,Food Recipes
Tags: baked brie appetizer pears
Categories: Vegetarian and Vegan ,Food Recipes
Tags: baked brie appetizer pears
Trader Joe's has a wonderful selection of soft and creamy Brie cheeses. This time of year they also have their Brie wheels in addition to their usual wedges. If you like the idea of brioche-wrapped Bries with near-zero-effort, Trader Joe's has three variations ready to go: En Croute (plain); Cranberry, Apricot, Almond, & Brandy; and a savory Mushroom & Chive. Experimenting with your own baked Brie variations is almost as easy!
The recipe featured here today comes from one of our readers, Stephanie, and it has become one of our new favorites. Stephanie says "It’s divine and a snap to put together! Sometimes my husband and I make this just for ourselves to enjoy with a chilled bottle of white wine or champagne." Thanks Stephanie! My husband loved it as well. He commented that the lightness of the pear chunks was a terrific contract to the richness of the Brie.
Cinnamon-Pear Baked Brie
1 Brie wheel
1 jar of pears in juice
1 baguette or any crusty bread loaf from Trader Joe's fresh baked bread section
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Hazelnuts or pecan bits (optional)
1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2.) Slice off the very top rind of the Brie and discard. Place Brie inside oven-proof casserole dish or on top of a cookie sheet, face up.
3.) Cut up 3-4 pear halves into big chunks and scatter overtop of Brie.
4.) Sprinkle cinnamon over top of pears, and a couple hazelnuts or pecan bits if desired.
5.) Bake in oven for 25-30 minutes or until Brie is starting to melt (ovens may vary).
6.) Remove and serve with sliced crusty bread.
1 Brie wheel
1 jar of pears in juice
1 baguette or any crusty bread loaf from Trader Joe's fresh baked bread section
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Hazelnuts or pecan bits (optional)
1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2.) Slice off the very top rind of the Brie and discard. Place Brie inside oven-proof casserole dish or on top of a cookie sheet, face up.
3.) Cut up 3-4 pear halves into big chunks and scatter overtop of Brie.
4.) Sprinkle cinnamon over top of pears, and a couple hazelnuts or pecan bits if desired.
5.) Bake in oven for 25-30 minutes or until Brie is starting to melt (ovens may vary).
6.) Remove and serve with sliced crusty bread.
Great stuff you have here! This recipe looks absolutely delicious! I’m gonna try it right away! Thanks for providing this awesome recipe. I am printing this off right now... thanks again for the post!
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I was thinking, how about a recipe for Ash soon?
Perfectly delicious Iranian soup, can be made both vegetarian and with meat balls. I made a good batch recently.
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That's a great suggestion - Ash Reshteh is a tasty one.
TJ's doesn't carry whey/kashke- do you make yours with yogurt or with kashke?
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Deana joon joon - What I make is neither Ash Reshteh nor regular Ash, but a cross between both. (In case you are wondering, no, I would never feed my Iranian cooking to a "real" Iranian. My own little family doesn't know any better!) I just put in the sabzi, leaks, onions, legumes, and then I throw in meat balls and the reshteh (from Iranian store - though not necessary to have it in there). When I serve it, I put in a few spoons of yogurt for my kids. Actually, last time, we only had Kefir from TJ's and I used that. Honestly, everything for Ash is available at TJ, with exception of reshteh, which is not necessary.
Good luck! And go for it! I am sure your readership will love it.
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Gotta cook this one for the dinner in Valentines Day. Thanks so much for this one. I love bries. Your recipes are really enticing.
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Me and my girlfriend come to your site very often. We love reading your posts. Thank you!
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This recipe looks absolutely delicious! I’m gonna try it right away.. i found some pictures ( http://www.rapidsloth.com ) of baked brie but no recipe there.
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I'm compiling brie recipes and this one caught my eye. The lightness makes it more appealing.
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Made this last night for a party. Oddly enough TJ's didn't have any wheels of brie, only wedges so it didn't maintain it's shape very well and didn't have to be cooked very long. I bought the triple creme wedge and I used walnuts instead. The flavor combinations were amazing! I highly recommended it!
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I was first introduced to baked brie on Martha's Vineyard. It was really the most delicious pre-wine snack. What isn't to love, indeed.
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Great post I'm going to add this to my recipe list!!!
Jenny (:
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