I always have the hardest time coming up with easy appetizers (that isn’t a cheese board). I don’t know why this is such a challenge for me? I think it’s because I want it to feel homemade, but I don’t want to spend a lot time making it. My focus is always on the main course, so the apps should always be easy.
Can we talk about how easy and delicious this ooey gooey cheesy baked brie appetizer is?
It’s also so pretty and perfect on it’s own, and such a crowd pleaser! Your guests will think you spent way more time on it than you really did. Isn’t that the point? ????
Let’s go over the steps.
1) Thaw out your frozen puff pastry and roll it onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
2) Generously spread the fig jam on the puff pastry then place your wheel of brie in the center. Spread more jam on the cheese and sprinkle the whole thing with flakey sea salt.
3) Wrap that puppy up, brush with egg wash and bake to golden perfection.
I mean, can you even handle it?! It’s like a perfect little package just waiting for you to dig in.
That buttery flakey crust literally has me drooling ????. Serve it alongside some delicious crackers and call it a day.
Your holiday appetizer game just become so strong. ????
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Baked Puff Pastry Wrapped Brie w/ Fig Jam
- Yield: 6 1x
Description
This Baked Puff Pastry Wrapped Brie w/ Fig Jam is the easiest and most delicious appetizer that will have your guests coming back for more!
Ingredients
- 8 oz wheel of brie
- ½ – ¾ cup fig butter
- 1 sheet thawed puff pastry
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- sea salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Unroll the puff pastry onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Spread an even layer of fig butter all over the pastry, then place the wheel of cheese in the center.
- Spread more fig butter on top of the cheese then sprinkle everything with sea salt. Gently fold the puff pastry edges up around the cheese, making sure it’s sealed all around.
- Whisk together the egg and water then brush the pastry with the egg wash, and sprinkle more sea salt on top.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until the outside is golden brown and puffed. Serve with crackers or add to a cheese board!
Comments
Terry Pearce
I want to make this but……do you keep the white casing on or shave off of the brie?
Laney Schwartz
You can do either!
Drew
There are a few differences between fruit butter and jam. Jam is typically sweeter. True fruit butter often contains sweeteners but can be made sugar-free, whereas jams rely on lots of sugar to preserve the original fruit’s color and texture. True fruit butter, meaning fruit that has been cooked down until it’s super concentrated.
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Judy Williams
What is fig butter and how is it different from fig jam?
Laney Schwartz
You can definitely use fig jam or any other type of jam
Denise
How long do you bake and at what temperature?
Laney Schwartz
There are directions in the recipe!
Shara R Nagel
Simply delicious
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Laney Schwartz
I’m so happy you liked it Shara! Thank you for leaving a star review!
SAS
Can you make this with cream cheese and strawberry jam
Rebecca
Fig butter or fig jam?
Life is but a Dish
Either one works!
Jennifer
Do you prep the brie first, or place it as is into the pastry??
Laurel Sheldon
This is very good but the recipe has a major flaw- it should tell you to fliour a rolling pin and roll the sheet pressing it out to make it much larger first before putting cheese & fig on and tying it up! If you don’t, it’s not large enough and dough too thick.
Life is but a Dish
Hi Laurel! I did not need to do this when I made it! My puff pastry was plenty large and thin!
Madison McDaniel
This was delicious and so easy! Made it for a birthday party and the guests loved it. Had a hard time finding the Fig jam at Trader Joe’s so I used cranberry sauce which was a great substitute!
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Madison
I made this with cranberry sauce instead of fig jam and it was delicious!!
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Claudia
Can this be frozen until it’s time to bake it?
Chanmuny
I made brie en croute last week, but it doesn’t look as nice as yours!! Where and what brand fig jam do you use?
P.S. I work with your mom! She just told me about your blog and I LOVE IT!! 😉
Life is but a Dish
Hi!! Thanks for following along! I bought both the cheese and fig jam from trader joes!