Baked Camembert with Cranberry Sauce

Baked Camembert with Cranberry Sauce toasted walnuts and dried cranberries will get the party started! This fuss free camembert and cranberry fruit and cheese pairing has insanely delicious taste and texture! 

Recipes like my Baked Brie with Honey, Cranberry Brie and Baked Brie with Garlic suit both cheese lovers and baked cheese novices alike!

There is something dreamy and romantic about taking a wheel of premium cheese baking it till just melted and adorning it with toppings galore! Baked Camembert is perfect on weekends, evenings with wine and friends, parties and the holiday season!

Serve them on my Grazing Platter Board alongside some Olive Tapenade and watch them fly off the plate!  

My Baked Camembert is rich in flavour and is a great contrasting dippy snacky chippy recipe to the Spinach Cob Loaf or Cream Cheese Jalapeno Poppers!

What is Camembert cheese good with?

Camembert Cheese is good with a wide variety of sweet and savory ingredients. You can tart it up with complex flavours or keep it simple with basic additions.  

Baked Camembert Cheese is great for entertaining, serving with crostini, alongside your favourite crackers or chips. 

Dried fruits are a fun and easy way to serve the cheese as they offer a different taste and texture! 

Do you cook Camembert in the packaging?

A number of wheels of camembert will be sold in a small wooden box. This allows you to remove any plastic or paper packaging before placing the cheese back in the box and cooking it as is. 

If your cheese does not come in the box (like mine used for this recipe), you can simply place it on a lined baking tray in the oven. 

How do you serve Camembert Cheese?

Once your cheese is cooked, you can serve it with a number of complimentary ingredients. 

You might like to try these ideas: 

• with crackers
• or pita chips
• on a grazing platter
• on a cheese board
• with crostini
• alongside fresh fruit
• with a glass of wine
• alongside olive tapenade

If crackers are not up your alley, then our Easy Crostini works perfectly to spread with the baked camembert.

Baked Camembert with Cranberry Sauce ingredients

The photo below shows you exactly what we need for this recipe. They are all simple ingredients and can be found at your local store:

As you can see, we have:

• camembert cheese
• dried cranberries
• chopped walnuts
• dried cranberries

The cranberry sauce will be sold in a jar and looks like jam. Once we heat the sauce, it melts and thins out into a sweet sticky sauce! 

Baked Camembert Cranberry Sauce method 

The photos below show you the steps we take to make this recipe, is very quick to bring this together:

1. Toast the walnuts (Photo 1)
2. Place the cheese on a lined baking tray (Photo 2)
3. Use a pairing knife to score the rind in each direction (Photo 3)
4. Add cranberry sauce to a heatproof jug and melt in the microwave (Photo 4)

The rind only needs to be scored (cut) gently to allow the cheese to open up making it easier for serving! 

To finish off the steps, we simply top the baked camembert with the hot cranberry sauce, the toasted walnuts and dried cranberries! 

This recipe is SO easy. It will take 15 - 20 mins and be ready for the party! 

Camembert and cranberry quick info:

About the recipe:

• we only need 4 ingredients for this recipe! 
• we use 1 wheel of camembert cheese (with or without box)
• you can buy whole walnuts and chop with kitchen scissors or buy chopped walnuts
• the cranberry sauce will melt into a thick sweet sticky liquid

FAQs about baked camembert 

1. it is best to make and serve this recipe at the same time (ie not reheat)
2. the dried cranberries are used as is for garnish
3. you can prep the ingredients and have in the fridge ready for guests 
4. Serving suggestions are crackers, chips or crostini

This recipe will also work being served with Homemade Pita Chips!

Your quick questions answered:

1. This recipe takes less than 15 mins
2. the cheese is served hot 
3. the cranberry sauce only needs 2-3 mins to melt and heat though
4. This  recipe is VEGETARIAN
5. This is an EASY recipe

Expert tips:

Try these tips to master this dish

• ensure your knife is sharp and you only cut lightly into the cheese
• the walnuts will toast very quickly, keep an eye on them so they don't burn
• prep everything and have it ready when the guests arrive
• have a cheese knife on the platter so that it is easy to cut and scoop the cheese onto the crackers

Appetizer recipes  

Get the party started with these entertaining ideas:

• Chicken Liver Pate
• Coconut Prawns (with 2 different dipping sauces)
• Grazing Platter (to feed a crowd)
• Labneh Dip
• Mini Quiches (12 different ways)
• Baked Brie with garlic

Crackers are an easy serving option. If you get the thicker style they won't break off in the cheese! 

Toasting the walnuts gets them that extra crunch and texture factor! They smell and taste AMAZing!!! 

Let me know if you have any questions, I would love to hear your feedback in the comments below. 

Adrianne xx

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