5 from 4 votes
Brie en Croûte
Brie en croûte is an easy and delicious cheese and puff pastry appetizer. It's gorgeous as a cheese board centerpiece, and is a perfect game day appetizer!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
16
Calories:
126 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 1 puff pastry sheet
- 8 ounce Brie cheese wheel
- 1 tablespoon orange marmalade or other fruit jam
- ⅛ cup dried cranberries or a mix, chopped dates
- ⅛ cup currants
- ⅛ cup raisins
- ⅛ cup dates
- 2 tablespoons pecans chopped, or both
- 2 tablespoons walnuts chopped, or both
- 1 egg beaten
- grapes apple sliced, baguette sliced, to serve
- apple
- crackers
- baguette
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll out puff pastry onto the paper. Cut off about ⅓ of the puff pastry (reserve).Note: This recipe was written for refrigerated puff pastry. If using frozen puff pastry, thaw before using, rolled out to ¼" thickness, and work on a floured surface instead of parchment paper.
- Place the wheel of Brie in the middle of the larger piece of puff.
- Spread orange marmalade on top of the Brie.
- Add dried fruit and nuts.
- Fold the puff around the Brie until it is entirely wrapped, smoothing any seams with your finger.
- Brush the puff with the beaten egg.
- Optionally, cut use a cookie cutter to cut decorative shapes out of the reserved, unused piece of puff. Add the shapes to top of the wrapped Brie, and brush with more beaten egg.Tip: If you don't have a cookie cutter, you can use the lid from a spice jar to cut circles.
- Bake the Brie for 20-25 minutes or until golden. Serve immediately along with fresh fruit, crackers, or sliced baguette.
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Notes
- Makes 16 small servings or 8 generous servings.
- Make Ahead: The Brie can be wrapped in puff up to one day ahead, and then wrapped and refrigerated. Add the egg wash and any decorations right before baking.
- Nutrition information includes ¾ sheet puff pastry and ¼ egg, since part of these ingredients are discarded.
Nutrition Information
Calories
126kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
16mg
(5%)
Sodium
119mg
(5%)
Potassium
33mg
(1%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
90IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
28mg
(3%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 126
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 126kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 119mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 33mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 90IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.