Description
This is a party in your mouth. Creamy, smoky, spicy, sweet, this recipe makes for a dramatic appetizer that will wow at your Thanksgiving cocktail hour! The recipe also works with a 16-ounce round of Brie if you’re feeding a big crowd. Serve with a baguette or your favorite crackers.
Ingredients
- 3 slices bacon
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- sea salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 Golden Delicious apples – peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- ΒΌ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 (8 ounce) round Brie cheese
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Lay bacon on the prepared baking sheet. Mix pecans
- brown sugar
- chili powder
- and sea salt together in a bowl. Sprinkle evenly over the bacon.
- Bake in the preheated oven until crisp
- and browned
- 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool. Chop bacon into rough pieces.
- Melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add apples and 1 tablespoon maple syrup. Saute
- stirring only every 60 to 90 seconds
- until apples are tender and brown
- about 8 minutes. Mix in remaining 2 tablespoons maple syrup and cinnamon. Transfer to a bowl.
- Cut a round of parchment paper slightly larger than the round of Brie cheese. Place the Brie cheese on the parchment paper; place onto a baking sheet. Top with the cooked apples to make a big mound.
- Bake in the hot oven for 5 minutes. Add bacon-praline mixture on top of the Brie. Continue baking until top is bubbly
- 2 to 3 minutes more. Transfer to a serving platter using a large spatula. Sprinkle with sea salt and rosemary.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 8 mins
Total Time: 33 mins
Servings: 8