Cranberry Brie

5 from 6 votes

Cranberry Brie gets the party started. This baked brie recipe uses both cranberry sauce and dried cranberries mixed with nuts.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Western

Keyword: cranberry brie

Servings:

Calories: 239kcal

Preheat the oven: preheat the oven to 180°C / 350-375°F / Gas Mark 4-5.
Brie: remove the packaging from the brie (discard) and place the wheel onto a chopping board. Then use a knife to score the brie rind diagonally in both directions. Note 3
Oven bake: place the brie onto a silicon mat on a baking tray and bake for 10 mins. Note 3
Toppings: add the cranberry sauce to a heatproof jug and microwave for 1 min on high. Then remove the sauce from the microwave and dollop it over the baked brie. Then sprinkle the crushed walnuts on top, followed by the chopped cranberries and crushed pistachio nuts.
To serve: provide crackers on the plate and a cheese knife to serve.

Note 1 - Brie cheese: Everywhere from Walmart to Safeway, Tesco, Aldi, Woolies and Coles will stock what you need to make the recipe. You won't have to drive all over town to get anything special! The brie cheese wheels have a slight range from 200 grams (8 ounces) to 1kg (2.2 pounds). If you want to use a super huge wheel then you will need more quantities of each of the toppings. However, if you are sticking to a reasonably traditional size within that range, you will be fine with the quantities specified.
Note 2 - Cranberry sauce: I use store bought cranberry sauce for this recipe. The consistency is like jam and it comes in a jar. Simply transfer sauce to a heat proof jug to allow it to be heated in the microwave before pouring on the baked brie. Hard it is like jelly, heated it melts and has an able to pour consistency.
Note 3 - Cooked cheese: Your brie will be soft to the touch when it is ready. Gently push the side of the wheel with the tip of your finger at the 10 min mark. The brie is ready if you can feel that slight give, ie less bounce back than in the beginning.
Note 4 - Serving size: I say 6 as yes, 6 sophisticated people can sit around and share this cheese, 1 cracker at a time. Realistically if there is just 2 of you, you can equally smash it out of the park, sophistication not needed 😉👍.