Hot Honey Baked Brie (Easy 15-Minute Appetizer!)
Hot honey baked Brie is one of those fabulous appetizers that looks like you did something when you absolutely did not. Warm, melty Brie gets covered in spicy-sweet honey, toasted pecans and rosemary, and somehow putting the whole thing on a pretty plate with crackers makes it look like we have our lives extremely together.
Ingredients
- 1 8-oz wheel Brie cheese
- 3 tbsp hot honey, divided
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- 1 tsp fresh rosemary, finely chopped
- Pinch of flaky sea salt
- Crackers, crostini or sliced apples, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place the Brie in a small baking dish or on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Use a sharp knife to lightly score the top of the Brie in a crisscross pattern. Leave the rind on.
- Drizzle about half of the hot honey over the Brie.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes, until the Brie is wonderfully soft and melty in the center.
- While the Brie is baking, add the pecans to a dry skillet and toast over medium-low heat for 3–4 minutes.
- Remove the Brie from the oven and drizzle the remaining hot honey over the top.
- Scatter the toasted pecans and rosemary over everything and finish with a little flaky sea salt.
- Serve immediately with crackers, crostini or sliced apples and accept compliments for the approximately six minutes of actual work you just did.
Tips & Variations
- Leave the rind on: Brie rind is completely edible and keeps the cheese contained while the inside gets all warm and fabulous.
- Don’t overbake it: Once the center feels very soft when gently pressed, you’re there. Leave it too long and your elegant appetizer becomes a small dairy-related containment issue.
- No hot honey?: Regular honey plus a few red pepper flakes gets you basically to the same place.
- Toast the pecans: Yes, it’s another pan. Yes, we normally object to this sort of thing. But three minutes in a skillet makes them so much better that we’re allowing it.
- Try different nuts: Walnuts and pistachios are both excellent here.
- Add apples or pears: The crisp fruit with warm Brie and hot honey is ridiculously good and makes the whole situation feel slightly more sophisticated.
- Add dried cranberries: Especially around Thanksgiving and Christmas, when apparently we’re legally required to put cranberries on things.
- Make it hotter: Add a few extra red pepper flakes over the top.
- Make it sweeter: A little extra hot honey drizzled over the Brie right before serving has never ruined anyone’s evening.
- Eat it while it’s hot: This is not an appetizer we make and then wander off to reorganize a closet. Baked Brie is at its best while the center is still gloriously melty!
If you’re on the hunt for easy party appetizers, check out this Whipped Herb Cheese Crostini recipe and these Spinach & Cheese Puff Pastry Pinwheels!
