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Baked Brie with Maple Caramelized Apples and Spiced Praline Bacon

Total Time
1h 52m
29m prep · 83m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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🌾 Gluten-Free 🥜 Nut-Free

This baked Brie recipe is a party in your mouth. It's creamy, smoky, spicy, and sweet with maple caramelized apples and spiced praline bacon. It makes for a dramatic appetizer that will wow at your Thanksgiving cocktail hour! The recipe also works with a 16-ounce round of Brie if you're feeding a big crowd. Serve with a baguette or your favorite crackers.

Ingredients

  • 3 stripss bacon
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • sea salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 Goldens Delicious apples , peeled, cored, and cut into
  • 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup , divided
  • 0.25 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 , 8 ounce
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary , Optional

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

  2. 2

    Lay bacon strips in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Combine pecans, brown sugar, chili powder, and sea salt in a bowl; evenly sprinkle over bacon.

  3. 3

    Bake in the preheated oven until browned and crisp, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool. Chop bacon into rough pieces.

  4. 4

    Melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add apples and 1 tablespoon maple syrup; sauté, stirring only every 60 to 90 seconds, until apples are tender and brown, about 8 minutes.

  5. 5

    Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons maple syrup and cinnamon; transfer to a bowl.

  6. 6

    Cut a round of parchment paper slightly larger than the round of Brie cheese; place onto a baking sheet. Place Brie on the parchment round; top with apples, making a big mound.

  7. 7

    Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Add bacon-praline mixture on top of Brie; continue baking until top is bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes more.

  8. 8

    Transfer to a serving platter using a large spatula; sprinkle with sea salt and rosemary.

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