Baked Brie with Garlic

🤍 Recipe Highlights

These are the things that you will come to know about love about this recipe:

• Back to basics: nothing about this cheese and cracker combo is difficult. It is smart easy. We layer with textures and don't get stuck in time consuming techniques.
• Simple ingredients: whilst these are not so much 'everyday ingredients', they are all simple and easy to find at the local shops. The brie cheese and cherry tomatoes have the shortest shelf life, usually a wheel will have an expiry date that is within one month of the purchase and the tomatoes will be better quality from different supermarkets.
• Perfect game day appetizer: use your air fryer to cook some crostini or simply toast some thinly sliced bread and use that with this brie cheese as a tasty combo sure to thrill the eaters!

🥗 Ingredients

The photo below is to show you everything you need to make the recipe. Please refer to the printable recipe card for exact measurements and detailed instructions.

As you can see we have:

• Brie cheese (I use a 200 gram round wheel).
• Garlic (fresh is best for this recipe, you need ½ head).
• Crackers (hard and thick are good for dunking).
• Cherry tomatoes (I used grape and cherry).
• Dried onion (no peeling or tears with this!). 
• Thyme.
• Rosemary (optional, perfect if you want a festive look!). 
• Olive oil.
• Salt and pepper.

🍳 Instructions

Here are the step by step instructions to make the recipe. We start by preparing the garlic and cherry tomatoes.

These steps are shown below. They are:

• Slice your garlic, thick and chunky is ok (Photo 1)
• Use a knife to slice your tomatoes (Photo 2)
• Add olive oil to fry pan (Photo 3)
• Add your sliced garlic (Photo 4) 
• Transfer your sliced tomatoes to your pan (Photo 5) 
• Season with salt and pepper (Photos 6 and 7) 
• Add thyme and dried onion (Photos 8 and 9)
• Cook your tomatoes till they are soft but not mushy (Photo 10)
• Score your brie cheese rind diagonally in 2 directions (Photo 11) 
• Add some fresh rosemary leaves on top of your brie (Photo 12) 
• Place some of the cooked garlic on top of the brie rind (Photo 13) 
• Cook your brie for 5-8 mins in the oven, them remove and place in the centre of your platter (Photo 14) 
• Spoon the cooked tomatoes around the baked brie (Photo 15) 

👩‍🍳 How To Make Baked Brie With Garlic

To make the recipe start by grabbing the brie from the fridge and unwrapping it. Fry off the garlic, then remove from the pan and do the same with the tomatoes, herbs and dried onion.

Oven bake the cheese on a baking tray till it feels soft when the rind is gently pressed from the top.

Then decorate the top of the cheese with the softened garlic mixture and place the tomatoes around the side for garnish and dolloping.

🍽 Serving Suggestions

To serve the cheese, it is a good idea to have a cheese knife or 2 on the plate. The cheese pull is what everyone will be wanting and craving🥰😍!!

Provide robust crackers that won't break in half and some serviettes to use as plates.

🛎Tasty Tips

It will be handy to keep these tips in mind when you are making this recipe:

• Get the bigger of the brie cheese size options. Eg if you have 2 to choose from, 100 grams or 200 grams, get the 200 grams. It will shrink down a bit and you want it to be a feature on the plate. 
• You can buy a large ½ wheel portion of brie cheese which is huge, if you are feeding an army, purchase this size so that it can be shared around by everyone. 
• Use a smaller platter if you want to do less tomatoes and crackers
• Add some rosemary leaves for a festive touch.
• Provide 1-2 small cheese knifes so more than 1 person can load their cracker at the same time.

🤓 Frequently Asked Questions

What crackers go with brie cheese?

The best crackers for brie cheese are the round yellow ones. They work best as they don't break when they are being dipped or spread with cheese.

What is the best way to serve brie cheese?

The best way to serve brie cheese is either to bake it and serve with crackers or to pop it on a grazing platter and serve at room temperature.

Do you eat the white part of brie cheese?

Yes, this relates to the question above. The white part of brie cheese is the rind. It has a different texture to the soft cheese. It tastes stronger if the brie is not baked, but is perfectly edible and tasty both cooked and uncooked. The rind from brie cheese is the best tasting mould you will ever eat!

😍 More Easy Appetizer Recipes

The joy of holidays means lots of appetizers, the recipes below are for inspiration:

• Grazing Platter
• Baked Brie with Honey
• Coconut Prawns (shrimp for my American friends) 
• Mini Quiches 12 ways (both vego and non vego options)
• Honey Soy Chicken Wings
• Honey Pecan Cream Cheese
• Honey Walnut Cream Cheese
• Chive and Onion Cream Cheese

The savory baked brie appetizer doesn't have to be the only cheese dish you serve your guests. You might also like to try my Spinach Cob Loaf which has always been on the popular recipes menu planning list for entertaining. 

Adrianne xx

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