Easy Homemade Caramel Apple Baked Brie

By Rebecca St. Clair

This easy homemade caramel apple baked Brie is the perfect rich and flavourful appetizer to serve for any special occasion.

The Rich Brie cheese gets a delicious upgrade with a homemade sweet caramel apple sauce. The combination of sweet, tart, and savoury flavours perfectly complement the smooth and creamy cheese.

This irresistible appetizer is sure to be a crowd-pleaser at any event where finger foods take centre stage!

Served warm and gooey, it’s a luxurious treat that pairs beautifully with an array of crisp crackers, fresh fruit, and crusty bread.

Can you substitute Camembert for this recipe?

Brie and Camembert both work for this recipe. Both are a soft cheese and both are bloomy rind cheese. These cheeses are ripened by a white, almost puffy looking mould on the outside.

The mould is safe to eat and adds to the flavour of the cheese.

Camembert has a more pungent aroma than Brie. It also has a stronger, full-bodied flavour. Camembert is softer than brie and has an almost gooey quality, on the inside.

Brie is a younger aged cheese. It has very little aroma, compared to Camembert. It has a mellow flavour. Brie is soft but still holds up, on the inside, when sliced.

Both are delicious cheeses and I would be happy with either to make this recipe. It is really a matter of personal preference.

Can I make Caramel Appel Baked Brie ahead of time?

The short answer is yes.

The caramel apple sauce can be made in advance and either warmed right before serving or served cold on top of the warm wheel of cheese.

Baked Brie does not take long to heat in the oven. Only about 15 minutes. This step will need to be done right before serving.

How long can I leave baked Brie out?

Soft cheeses, like Brie, can be left out safely for 2 hours. After that, they should be refrigerated, to ensure proper food safety.

How to bake a wheel of Brie

There are a few different ways to bake Brie. You can use a Brie baker but this is not necessary. You can make this recipe without any special equipment.

How to make Caramel Apple Baked Brie without special equipment

• Cut a piece of parchment paper, slightly bigger than your wheel of Brie.
• Unwrap the cheese and place on a baking sheet on top of the parchment paper.
• Bake the Brie the oven for 15 minutes or until you can see the sides starting to bulge and the wheel of cheese is very soft when pressed lightly.

Remove the cheese to your cheese platter, or serving dish, and place the caramel apple topping.

Other Toppings for Baked Brie

This is one of my favourite toppings but Brie pairs well with so many different things.

Some examples are fig jam, red pepper jelly, nuts and honey, blueberry preserves, apricot jam, pesto, and cranberry sauce.

What to serve with a Caramel Apple Baked Brie

Now that you know how to make it, you need some ideas of what to serve it with!

Popular things to serve with baked Brie are,

• assorted crackers
• pretzels
• pita bites
• apple and pear slices
• grapes
• crostini
• French bread
• cured meats
• cucumber slices
• nuts
• assorted dried fruit
• biscotti

Do you remove the rind from Caramel Apple Baked Brie?

This step is not necessary but can be done if you prefer the taste.

When you bake a wheel of brie the inside of the cheese becomes quite liquid. The outside rind is what holds all that cheesy goodness inside.

That being said, some people like to remove the top centre of the wheel of cheese before baking. This is not necessary and is just a personal preference, whether or not you want to eat the rind.

How to eat a Caramel Apple Baked Brie

After the Brie is out of the oven, place on your cheese board, serving plate, or add to a charcuterie board. Top it with prepared caramel apple sauce.

Surround the cheese with crackers, apples, pita etc. Using a knife, cut a small wedge of cheese from the middle to the outside, like you would a slice of pizza.

Smear the runny wedge on your crusty bread (or whatever you are pairing it with) and enjoy!

How to Make a Caramel Apple Baked Brie

Ingredients

1 small or large wheel of Brie

1-2 apples (depending on size)

¼ cup butter 60 g

½ cup brown sugar 100 g

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5 ml

½ teaspoon coarse salt 2 g

½ cup 35% cream 125 ml

Method

1. Peel, remove the seeds, and chop 1-2 apples.
2. Place the apples in a small covered sauce pot, on medium-low heat.
3. Cook 10 minutes, or until tender. Set aside.
4. Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C)

5. In a sauce pot over medium heat, melt the butter.

6. Whisk in the sugar and stir to combine.

7. Bring the mixture to a low boil, whisking occasionally.

8. Once the mixture starts to bubble, continue to cook 3 minutes, whisking occasionally.

9. Remove from heat and add in the salt and vanilla. Whisk to incorporate.

10. Add in the heavy cream and whisk to a smooth sauce.

11. Set aside to cool until just warm. It will thicken as it cools.

12. Cut a piece of parchment paper a little bigger than the wheel of cheese.

13. Remove the Brie from it’s package and place on a baking sheet, on top of the parchment paper.

14. Bake 15-17 minutes, or until the cheese feels soft and squishy when you press down on it gently, and the edges are bulging slightly.

15. Remove from the oven and place on a cheese tray, charcuterie board, or serving tray.

16. Top with the soft apple chunks, then pour over top some, or all, of the caramel sauce. (Depending on the size of your wheel of cheese)

17. Serve with accompaniments of choice.

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