Baked Brie Cheese Appetizer with Apples & Bacon - Restless Chipotle (2024)

Serve this easy appetizer for the holidays to impress your guests! It's so quick to put together that it's perfect for last-minute get-togethers!

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🗝️ Key takeaways

• Gooey, oozy, rich, warm Brie with tangy apples and smoky bacon is a classic combination that's irresistable.
• Perfect for any kind of get-together from a casual family movie night to a New Year's Eve co*cktail party.
• FYI - Ripe brie has a sweet odor. Overripe brie will smell like ammonia - take it back!

Baked brie cheese appetizer with apples and bacon is one of those easy recipes that looks sophisticated but it comes together quickly with just a few ingredients and tastes amazing!

I love this along with this gorgeous midnight kiss co*cktail for parties.

🧾 Ingredients

📖Variations

Baked brie with apples and bacon is delicious - and it has to be one of the easiest appetizers ever. Still, there are a lot of variations that are every bit as delicious and just as easy!

• Add some dried cranberries to the topping. They add a little sweet, tangy flavor plus a festive color.
• You can use pear slices or diced pears instead of apples if you like.
• Chopped, toasted pecans are a delicious addition. Different nuts works, too. Use your favorite.
• Use pancetta instead of bacon.
• Fig preserves are delicious on top!
• Add a splash of bourbon to the apples just before you remove them from the heat.
• This is delicious made with cinnamon apples.
• If you'd like to make this easy baked brie recipe even easier just drizzle the baked cheese with some honey or maple syrup and top with a sprig of fresh rosemary.

🔪 Instructions

Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the green recipe card below.

1. Cook the apples and bacon as instructed in recipe below.
2. Slice off the top rind of the cheese. Place the wheel of brie cheese on a parchment lined baking sheet.
3. Bake in preheated 325 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Slide baked brie on parchment paper onto serving dish and top with apple mixture and then bacon.
4. Add crackers, baguette slices, and other "dippers" and breads.

🍴 Equipment

• parchment paper
• baking sheet
• serving dish
• sharp knife

🥫 How to store baked Brie

If there happens to be some left there's no need to throw it away.

To store leftover brie let it come to room temperature, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate it for up to 4 days.

I like to scrape any toppings off and store them separately.

To reheat just pop in the microwave on high for about 30 seconds, and then in 10-second intervals until hot and gooey.

💭 Things to know

Expert Tip: You don't need an expensive brie for this! YAY! The toppings help take the flavor to the next level even if it's from the economy section.

• Pile all the apples and bacon on top of the brie while it's hot and gooey. It will sink in just a bit and that's ok!
• If you happen to have one, you can bake and serve this on a small, flat cast iron skillet. It looks very rustic and fun on the table!
• This is only going to stay gooey for about 10 minutes. If you'd like to keep it oozy longer use an oven-safe baking dish (ceramic) that you can bake and serve on.
• You can tell if the cheese is ready by looking at the center if you've trimmed the top rind off. If you've left the rind on then gently touch the center and you'll be able to feel if it's soft or not.
• Ripe brie has a sweet odor. Overripe brie will smell like ammonia - take it back!
• You will need a full brie wheel, not a wedge.

👩‍🍳 FAQs

I like to serve this hot spinach dip, too. It's so easy and it's low carb for my guests who follow a keto lifestyle!

What to serve with baked brie

I love this elegant appetizer as the center of one of a lavish charcuterie board! They're so easy to put together.

Add...

Onion bacon jam with a hearty wheat cracker is a nice addition to the board.

Pickled okra adds a tangy, crunchy bite that compliments that gooey melted cheese beautifully.

This fabulous Thanksgiving sangria is perfect for a serve-yourself pitcher.

You'll find over 100 more ideas for what to serve with baked brie right here!

I like to finish the board with small bunches of grapes tucked here and there - it just looks luxurious.

📞 The last word

This delicious, baked brie with apples and bacon is a crowd pleaser. It's perfect for everything from your family Thanksgiving to your office Christmas party.

It's so easy that you can serve it for the traditional family movie night (A Christmas Story, anyone?). It looks so fancy you can bring it to any party.

This is the best appetizer recipe ever - because it's so versatile! Add a bowl of cream cheese sausage balls next to it and you're ready to go!

If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need.

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📖 Recipe

Originally published September 17, 2017. Last updated December 28, 2023 for structural changes, more tips, and information, recipe tweaks, and overall update for better user experience.

Updated from the original guest post written by Pam and Sara from Biscuits and Burlap.

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