Baked Brie Cranberry has an easy, tangy roasted cranberry orange sauce over warmed baked brie. This naturally gluten free appetizer comes together in minutes and has four simple ingredients.
Cranberry Baked Brie is guaranteed to be a hit at your holiday party!
The Best Baked Brie Recipe
With the busy holiday season approaching, we all need the perfect appetizer to serve. Baked brie always seems to be a hit, is easy to make, and only requires fresh cranberries, an orange, brown sugar, and brie.
The roasted cranberry sauce smothered on top only takes a few minutes to throw together and adds a bright burst of flavor that dried cranberries lack. To make life even easier, make the quick cranberry jam up to a week ahead of time.
When ready to serve, simply place in a baked brie dish, spoon cranberry compote over top, and warm for a few minutes in the oven.
Since this baked brie appetizer does use a sheet of puff pastry to wrap the brie, it is naturally gluten free. It’s equally as delicious as traditional puffed pastry baked brie recipes, but all will be able to enjoy!
If you have extra fresh or frozen cranberries, make sure to whip up a loaf of Cranberry Orange Bread!
What to Serve With Baked Brie?
The beauty of baked brie are the goodies enjoyed with it! Here are some ideas to smother ooey, gooey baked brie on. It is perfect for grazing, on a charcuterie board, or to serve at a wine tasting party!
If you have any leftover brie, use it up on a sweet and savory flatbread pear, bacon, and brie pizza.
- sliced apples or pears
- crackers
- sliced baguette
- sliced pears
- cured meats, like salami or prosciutto
- toast points
- nuts
More variations
Baked Brie with Cranberries and Pecans
Sprinkle on bit of sweet and salty with crunch candied pecans. They only take five minutes to make on your stove top and are the perfect addition to creamy baked brie and roasted fresh cranberries.
Baked Brie with Cranberries and Walnuts
Alternatively, add quick candied walnuts to top of the warmed baked brie. Sprinkle on the nuts either before or after baking the cranberry brie appetizer.
How Long Do I Cook It in the Oven?
Watch the brie carefully in the oven because it can go from perfect to melted mess. (Unfortunately been there – multiple times.)
Since this brie recipe doesn’t have a puffed pastry wrapped around it, it cooks in a short period of time. Bake at 350ºF for 7-10 minutes until it starts to ooze and soften, but not completely melt.
If the brie melts from overcooking, all hope is not loss! Simply let the brie cool slightly and scoop cheese back into shape. Spread roasted cranberry sauce over the top, and voila! Disaster averted.
Can the Skin of Brie be Eaten?
I’ve always been curious exactly what is brie cheese rind. Fascinating stuff.
First off, it’s completely edible and leaving it on or off is a matter of preference. For this recipe I trim the rind slightly to allow the brie to ooze more.
Brie rind, also found on Camembert and triple crèmes, is a sprayed on white mold called penicillium candidum. It’s a completely harmless fungus applied during the cheese making process to keep it safe from potentially harmful micro-organisms.
So eat away. Or not.
HOW TO MAKE EASY CRANBERRY BAKED BRIE
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a bowl mix together easy roasted cranberries ingredients – fresh cranberries, brown sugar, the juice of a orange and orange zest. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Reduce oven heat to 350ºF. Place brie in asmall ovenproof baked brie dish.
- Spoon on roasted cranberry sauce and bake for 7-10 more minutes, until baked brie is warm and softened. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Baked Brie Cranberry
Ingredients
- 12 ounces fresh cranberries
- 1 orange
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 8 ounce wheel of brie, rind trimmed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl add brown sugar and cranberries. Zest the orange and add to cranberries. Then add the juice of the zested orange. Stir to combine. Place cranberry mixture on prepared baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes, stirring halfway through.
- At this point, you can place the cooled roasted cranberry sauce in an airtight container to store in refrigerator for up to a week.
- When ready to serve, REDUCE OVEN HEAT to 350ºF. Place brie in small oven proof dish and pour roasted cranberries over top. Bake for 7-10 minutes, or until brie is warmed and softened. Alternatively, you can also serve this without baking the brie. Just pour the roasted cranberry sauce on top and you're done. Serve either version with baguette slices, crackers, or sliced apples.
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Recipe Notes
- If the brie melts from overcooking, all hope is not loss! Simply let the brie cool slightly and scoop cheese back into shape. Spread roasted cranberry sauce over the top, and voila! Disaster averted.
- If there is leftover roasted cranberry sauce, save in the refrigerator. It can be spooned on yogurt, mixed in oatmeal, or spread on turkey sandwiches.
- What to Serve With Baked Brie?
- sliced apples
- crackers
- sliced baguette
- sliced pears
- cured meats, like salami or prosciutto
- toast points
- candied nuts
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Sarah says
Super easy to make! A great app to throw together when you are short on time.
Melissa says
I agree and baked brie always gets devoured. It’s definitely a crowd pleaser.