cranberry baked brie

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This easy cranberry baked brie is a 15-minute appetizer filled and topped with rich, spiced orange-scented cranberry sauce. Perfect for holiday entertaining, it's served warm with crackers or bread.

Prep : 10 Total : 25 minutes

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

1 cup homemade cranberry sauce or leftover, about 1 cup needed
8 ounces round wheel brie cold, whole
0.25 cup chopped pecans or walnuts optional
1 can whole-cranberry sauce 14-ounce, if making sauce from canned
0.125 cup packed light brown sugar
0.0625 cup granulated sugar optional, to taste
1.5 teaspoons orange zest
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract can substitute with orange extract or 1-2 tbsp spiced rum
0.5 teaspoon ground allspice
sprig fresh rosemary for garnishing

Instructions

Preparation Steps

Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet or an oven-safe baking dish with a sheet of parchment paper; set aside.
If using canned sauce, add it to a medium bowl with brown sugar, granulated sugar (optional), orange zest, cinnamon, vanilla, and allspice; stir to combine. Note: you will not use all of the sauce.
Slice the round of brie horizontally in half to create two equal-sized rounds. Place one half (rind side down) on the parchment.
Evenly top with about 0.5 cup of the cranberry sauce, leaving a 0.5-inch bare margin around the perimeter.
Top with the other brie half (rind side up) to create a 'sandwich'.
Evenly top with another 0.5 cup cranberry sauce, leaving a 0.5-inch bare margin. Optionally, remove some or all of the top rind before adding sauce.
Optionally, evenly sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, or until cheese has softened but hasn't liquefied or collapsed. Watch closely as timing varies by oven.
Garnish with rosemary sprigs and serve immediately with crackers, baguette slices, or crudités.

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