Baked Brie with Apples

Name: Baked Brie with Apples
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 1 small tart apple, peeled and sliced; 1/3 cup dried cranberries; 1/4 cup chopped pecans; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Dash ground nutmeg; 1 round (8 ounces) Brie cheese; Assorted crackers

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield 10 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

A whole wheel of Brie baked to oozy perfection with a cranberry-apple spice mixture sounds too good to be true. Lucky for you, baked Brie with apples is real, and this recipe will make it happen.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1 small tart apple, peeled and sliced
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash ground nutmeg
1 round (8 ounces) Brie cheese
Assorted crackers

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. In a saucepan, heat butter over medium heat. Add apple, cranberries, pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; cook and stir 5-7 minutes or until apple is tender.
Cut Brie horizontally in half; place bottom half in a 9-in. pie plate. Top with half the apple mixture; replace top. Top with remaining apple mixture.
Bake, uncovered, 10-12 minutes or until cheese begins to melt. Serve warm, with crackers.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 131 calories, 9g fat (5g saturated fat), 26mg cholesterol, 152mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

As family arrives for a get-together, I make sure this fruity and savory Brie is in the oven so the aromas of cinnamon and apples fill the house. —Alicia Gower, Auburn, New York

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