A delicious and easy baked brie recipe made with apricot jam, brioche bread, eggs, half and half, brown sugar and almonds. This mouthwatering baked brie appetizer will be the hit of the party!
This amazing baked brie recipe came from my friend, Laurie. She brought this appetizer to my holiday recipe exchange that I hosted while we lived in Georgia. I've been making it every year since it blows away every other baked brie recipe that I've tried. The combination of the cream soaked brioche bread, melted brie cheese, apricot jam, and thin-sliced almonds is magical. I love a good sweet and savory combo and this one is on point.
Best of all, this baked brie with jam takes less than 30 minutes to make! It's the perfect recipe to whip up in a hurry for a holiday party.
How To Make Baked Brie with Jam and Almonds
Laurie used regular bread with the crust cut off, so if you didn't want to use brioche, that works great too. I love the buttery flavor that the brioche adds to this dish.
I buy the brie logs with the thin, edible rind for this recipe. If you can't find this product, you can buy regular brie and cut off the tough rind before slicing.
Ingredients You'll Need:
- 4 slices brioche bread
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3 tablespoon half and half
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 12 oz sliced brie cheese
- ⅓ cup sliced almonds
- 10 oz apricot jam or preserves
- 3 tablespoon brown sugar
I use a pie dish to make this recipe, but any shallow baking dish will work. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and follow the directions below to assemble the dish.
How Long To Bake Brie in The Oven
You'll want to loosely cover the dish with foil before baking and bake for 20 minutes. *Optional: you can remove the foil and cook under the broiler (this doesn't take long!) to get it nice and bubbly. Don't take your eyeballs off the brie while you broil. You don't want to burn the top. This only takes about a minute or less under a hot broiler.
How To Serve Baked Brie
My favorite accompaniments to serve with baked brie are:
- Assorted plain crackers
- Pears
- Apples
- Baguette slices
What Wine To Serve with Baked Brie
Champagne and Prosecco varieties are a winner with this dish. You also can't go wrong with a nice buttery Chardonnay, dry Sauvignon Blanc, and a fruity, soft Pinot Noir.
A few more favorite appetizer recipes are these Smoked Salmon Shooters and our favorite family recipe for Texas Caviar. So good!!
Baked Brie with Apricot Jam and Almonds
Ingredients
- 4 slices brioche bread, cut into cubes
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3 tablespoon half and half
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 12 oz sliced brie cheese *brie with the thin, edible rind recommended
- ⅓ cup sliced almonds
- 10 oz apricot jam or preserves *I use the Trader Joe's low sugar apricot preserves
- 3 tablespoon brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray a round pie plate or shallow baking dish with olive oil spray
- Place chopped brioche (should be in about 1" cubes) in the bottom of the dish
- In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, half and half, salt and pepper
- Pour egg mixture evenly over the cubed brioche
- Place sliced brie on top of the brioche
- Spread apricot jam/preserves on top of sliced brie
- Add almonds on top of the jam then sprinkle with the brown sugar
- Loosely cover the dish with foil and bake for 20 minutes. I like to uncover and broil for less than a minute until the cheese is nice and bubbly. If you use the broil setting, watch constantly so it doesn't overcook.
- Serve immediately with crackers and fresh fruit
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