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Easy Cranberry Baked Brie with Thyme
5 from 9 votes

Easy Cranberry Baked Brie with Thyme

Easy Cranberry Baked Brie is a creamy, gooey, runny-centered baked brie topped with cranberry sauce, roasted pecans and thyme. Try this super simple, delicious 15-minute vegetarian holiday appetizer for your next feast, party, or evening at home.

Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 282 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: French

Ingredients

For the cranberry sauce:
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 cup lingonberries or cranberries
  • 2 prigs thyme
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • a pinch of nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon lemon optional, zest
  • honey to taste
For the baked brie:
  • 9 oz or 250 grams Brie cheese wheel
  • a handful pecans roasted
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 3 prigs thyme to garnish
  • black pepper to taste, freshly ground
  • salt to taste, freshly ground
  • baguette to serve, crusty or ciabatta bread

Instructions

For the cranberry sauce:
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  1. In a small saucepan bring water with brown sugar to a boil over medium heat. Add the berries and thyme sprigs and cook until the berries burst open, for about 5 minutes, stirring often. Crush the unburst berries with a potato masher. Discard the thyme sprigs. Add the spices, lemon juice and zest and honey if the sauce is too sour for your taste.
For the baked brie:
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F or 180 C, remove all the plastic packaging from the brie and place the brie wheel into a wooden box it comes with. Bake for 15 minutes.
  2. Top the baked brie with cranberry sauce, roasted pecans and drizzle with honey. Decorate with thyme sprigs. Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Enjoy with crusty baguette or ciabatta bread!

Notes

  • Lingonberries are not only delicious, they also have so many health benefits that they are considered a new superfood! It makes them worth to try if you haven't yet.

Nutrition Information

Calories 282kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 17g (6%) Protein 14g (28%) Fat 18g (28%) Saturated Fat 11g (55%) Cholesterol 64mg (21%) Sodium 404mg (17%) Potassium 97mg (2%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 9g (18%) Vitamin A 490IU (10%) Vitamin C 15.8mg (18%) Calcium 141mg (14%) Iron 0.8mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 282

% Daily Value*

Calories 282kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 17g 6%
Protein 14g 28%
Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Cholesterol 64mg 21%
Sodium 404mg 17%
Potassium 97mg 2%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 9g 18%
Vitamin A 490IU 10%
Vitamin C 15.8mg 18%
Calcium 141mg 14%
Iron 0.8mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.