Baked Brie with Apples and Bacon
Baked brie with apples and bacon is an easy fall appetizer with cinnamon apples and bacon piled on top of melty brie.
Ingredients
- 3 strips bacon
- 1 apple diced
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 8 ounces brie cheese
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Dice bacon and cook over medium heat until brown, about 7-8 minutes.
- Drain bacon on paper towels and set aside.
- Melt butter over medium heat and add diced apples.
- Cook apples about 2 minutes and then add cinnamon, salt and brown sugar.
- Cook apples additional 2 minutes, or until tender.
- Slice rind off top of brie and place brie on parchment paper in baking pan.
- Bake brie 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.
Notes
Surround the brie with water crackers, baguette slices, or apple slices, and set out a spreader so guests can dig right in.
For variations, add chopped pecans to the apples during the last minute of cooking, stir fresh thyme or a little chopped rosemary into the apples, or drizzle honey over the top before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 147kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 6gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 275mgPotassium: 73mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 268IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 58mgIron: 0.2mg
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