Maple Spiced Pear and Walnut Baked Brie Recipe: Warm spices over gooey baked brie combine to create a maple spiced pear and walnut baked brie with golden raisins, walnuts, and pumpkin seeds. This incredibly flavorful appetizer is ideal for serving at all of your fall gatherings.
Maple-Spiced Pear and Walnut Baked Brie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, butter, coconut oil
- 1 large comic pear, peeled, cored, and diced
- 3 tablespoons raw walnuts, chopped
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
- 2 tablespoons golden raisins
- 1 tablespoon dried cranberries
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom, optional
- 1 pinch sea salt, to taste
- 1 7-ounce wheel brie cheese, see note*
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a small skillet over medium-high heat, excluding the brie cheese. Simmer for 5 to 8 minutes, stirring periodically, or until mixture thickens, pears become mushy, and everything looks sticky.
- Set the oven’s temperature to 350°F.
- After removing the plastic wrap from the brie cheese, carefully cut off the top skin with a sharp knife (you can choose to leave the rind on or off). Transfer cheese to a dish that can be baked in the oven, ideally the one you plan to serve it in. Place the pear-walnut mixture on top and bake for 15 to 20 minutes on the oven’s center rack.
- Serve the baked brie with a toasted baguette, sliced apples or pears, or gluten-free crackers.
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Notes
- Consider goat or sheep’s milk brie for those who are allergic to cow’s milk
Nutrition
- Serving: 1 Serving – Calories: 213 kcal – Carbohydrates: 16g – Protein: 7g – Fat: 14g – Fiber: 2g Sugar: 14g
FAQs AND Questions
How to Make Baked Brie:
- Set the oven’s temperature to 350°F.
- Transfer all the pear topping ingredients into a small skillet and place it over medium heat. Simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring now and again, or until the pears are softened but have retained some of their shape. Add a spoonful of butter or more pure maple syrup if the fruit compote starts to look dry.
- After taking the brie out of its package, trim the top of the rind using a sharp knife. The top rind can be thrown away.
- Put the brie wheel in a ramekin, small cast iron skillet, or ovenproof bowl. Just in case anything spills during baking, put this on a baking sheet.
- Spoon the pear topping over the brie. For 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cheese is lovely and melted, bake the brie in the oven. It should be noted that the bake times could change based on the size of your brie and its oven-ready temperature.
- Serve baked brie with crackers, apple slices, toasted baguette slices, crusty bread, or anything else you think would be delicious for dipping.
- I would serve this baked brie with crackers, prosciutto, and a drizzle of honey if you wanted to include it on a whole charcuterie board.
- Any leftover baked brie can be kept in the fridge for up to five days in an airtight container.
- That’s it, too! A quick and simple appetizer that goes well with any meal-related event.
- The man isn’t usually too talkative when it comes to eating, but this baked brie actually made him respond.
