Description
This Garlic Butter Baked Brie recipe offers a warm, melty wheel of Brie cheese infused with fragrant garlic, thyme, and honey, baked to perfection and served with crispy baguette slices or crackers. It’s a simple yet elegant appetizer that’s perfect for holiday gatherings or cozy nights in.
Ingredients
Scale
Cheese
- 1 wheel (8 oz) Brie cheese
Garlic Butter Mixture
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (or ½ teaspoon dried)
- ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon honey
Garnish and Serving
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (optional)
- Baguette slices or crackers for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Set your oven to 375°F (190°C) to prepare for baking the Brie.
- Prepare the Brie: Unwrap the Brie cheese and place it in a small oven-safe baking dish or on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Make garlic butter: In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the unsalted butter. Add the minced garlic and fresh thyme, sautéing for 1–2 minutes until fragrant but not browned.
- Add seasonings: Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in freshly cracked black pepper and honey, blending the flavors well.
- Pour over Brie: Drizzle the garlic butter mixture evenly over the Brie cheese in the baking dish.
- Bake: Place the Brie in the preheated oven and bake for 15–18 minutes until the cheese is soft and melty inside.
- Garnish and serve: Remove the baked Brie from the oven and sprinkle with chopped fresh parsley if desired. Serve immediately with warm baguette slices or crackers for dipping.
Notes
- Score the top rind of the Brie in a crisscross pattern before baking to allow the garlic butter to seep in more deeply.
- For an added kick of flavor, sprinkle a pinch of red pepper flakes into the garlic butter mixture.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 wheel
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 240mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 40mg
