Easy Baked Brie in Puff Pastry Recipe

Name: Easy Baked Brie in Puff Pastry
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 large sheet of puff pastry dough or 1 tube of refrigerated crescent dinner rolls; 1 round or wedge of Brie cheese (do not remove rind); 2 tablespoons raspberry jam, or other sweet jam; 1/4 cup of maple syrup; 1 tablespoon brown sugar

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What is Brie?
Pastry
Variations
Make-Ahead

Why Make This

Brie, jam, and puff pastry create a gooey, crowd-pleasing appetizer with minimal effort.
You only need five ingredients, including a round of Brie and store-bought dough.

Brie wrapped in puff pastry and baked until it has thoroughly melted inside is one of the world's easiest yet tastiest appetizers.

In this recipe the Brie is topped with raspberry jam, surrounded with puff pastry, and drizzled with maple syrup.

What is Brie Cheese?

Brie cheese is a soft, buttery, French cow's milk cheese and quite possibly a gift from the gods. It was most likely created many centuries ago by monks. Brie can range from very mild to rather pungant, and its rind is edible. If you're new to buying Brie, find a good cheesemonger who can help you pick a wheel—one that's about 8 ounces for this recipe—that's to your taste. You can also use a wedge for this recipe, but it will be more difficult to wrap.

Pastry Choices for Baked Brie

Traditionally puff pastry surrounds Brie in recipes like this, but you can also use crescent roll dough. Crescent roll dough is a little sweeter than puff pastry. You'll find crescent roll dough in the refrigerated section. You'll find puff pastry in the freezer section.

If you go with the crescent roll dough, you'll need to press together the perforations.

Variations for Easy Baked Brie

We don't recommend substituting any other cheese for the Brie in this recipe, but feel free to switch up some of the other ingredients.

Substitute fig, apricot, sour cherry, red currant, peach, or other jam for the raspberry jam.
Substitute honey for the maple syrup, or delete the maple syrup altogether.
Substitute layered, buttered, phyllo dough sheets for the puff pastry or crescent roll dough.
Add slivered almonds or crushed pecans on top of the jam.

Make-Ahead Baked Brie

Baked Brie is best when it's baked as close to serving time as possible. It's not something you want to bake ahead of time and reheat because the pastry will get soggy. However, you can assemble the Brie as described in Steps 2 through 4 but leave off the maple syrup and brown sugar.

Wrap the assembled Brie in foil that's been sprayed with cooking spray so it doesn't stick to the uncooked dough and refrigerate for up to 2 days. When ready to bake, remove from the foil, add the maple syrup and brown sugar to the top, and bake as directed in Step 5.

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Easy Baked Brie in Puff Pastry

Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 35 mins

Servings 6 to 8 servings

You can use homemade puff pastry for this. You’ll need about 8 or 9 ounces (253g).

To make this with an 8-ounce can of refrigerated crescent roll dough instead of puff pastry, unroll the dough and carefully tear along the perforations to form 2 rectangles. Pinch the remaining perforations together so they won't break apart as you work with the dough. One rectangle should be enough to encase the brie, but use all or part of the second rectangle if you’d like to patch or decorate any spots. Bake at 350°F until browned, 35-40 minutes.

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1 sheet puff pastry, thawed according to package directions if frozen
1 round or wedge Brie cheese (do not remove rind), about 8 ounces
2 tablespoons raspberry jam, or other sweet jam
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 tablespoon brown sugar

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Slice the top off the Brie:

If you want, start with chilled Brie and use a sharp knife to carefully cut off the thin top rind of the cheese. This may help the crust stay with the cheese when served. The rind is edible so you don't have to do this step if you don't want to.

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Place the Brie on the puff pastry:

Lay out the puff pastry on the prepared baking sheet. Place the Brie round or wedge on top of the dough.

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Spread the jam on top, fold dough over Brie:

Spread the jam on the Brie and fold the dough over the top, cutting off excess dough.

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Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker

Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker
Top with maple syrup and brown sugar:

Drizzle the maple syrup over the wrapped Brie and sprinkle with brown sugar.

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Bake:

Bake until the pastry is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Serve with crackers or apple slices.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
311	Calories
20g	Fat
26g	Carbs
8g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 6 to 8
Amount per serving
Calories	311
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20g	25%
Saturated Fat 7g	33%
Cholesterol 28mg	9%
Sodium 259mg	11%
Total Carbohydrate 26g	9%
Dietary Fiber 1g	2%
Total Sugars 10g
Protein 8g
Vitamin C 0mg	2%
Calcium 68mg	5%
Iron 1mg	5%
Potassium 89mg	2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.