Baked Brie with Pears and Fig Jam is the perfect elegant yet easy holiday appetizer! With just a few ingredients, melty baked brie is piled with sweet and savory sliced pears, fig jam, fresh rosemary, pecans and a drizzle of honey! Ready in just 30 minutes!
- Fancy but Easy! - Baked brie is the ultimate appetizer, so delicious but easy to put together! The fanned out pear slices give it a beautiful look, perfect for New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, girls night or any party around the holidays!
- Prepped in 5 Minutes! - You can get this brie ready and in the oven in just 5 minutes. We love it with Raincoast Crisp crackers, or something equally festive to scoop that baked brie with pears!
- You'll Love this other Cranberry Honey Baked Brie as well, or add another appetizer to the party like this Mediterranean Hummus or White Bean Bruschetta!
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Ingredients & Substitutions
With just 6 ingredients, a jar of fig jam, always available around the holidays, is really the star of the show!
- Brie Cheese - Use a wheel of brie, not a wedge, or any similar soft cheese such as Camembert. The rind is edible and it's ready to use right out of the package, no need to cut, score, or remove any part of the rind.
- Fig Jam - A sweet and thick jam perfect for appetizers, you could substitute apricot preserves or orange marmalade for a similar variation.
- Pear - Any type of pear will work, but make sure it is ripe by leaving it on the counter a few days.
- Pecans - Start with raw pecans since they will bake up in the oven and add a crunchy texture to contrast the creamy brie. Walnuts or pistachios would be good substitutes.
- Honey - Honey sort of holds it all together as it goes into the oven. It glazes the pear and the pecans so everything comes out sweet, savory and delicious!
- Rosemary - Fresh rosemary is that important savory element that balances the sweetness and compliments the cheese. You should definitely use fresh, but sage or thyme would be good substitutes.
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Instructions
Baked Brie with Pears and Fig Jam is prepared in just a few minutes and gets soft, gooey and sweet after 25 minutes in the oven!
Step 1 - Remove the brie from the wrapper and set it in a baking dish or on a sheet pan.
Spread the top generously with fig jam.
Step 2 - Slice down alongside the core of the pear, removing the flesh without the core. Thinly slice the pear and fan the slices out over the fig jam.
Pile the pecans and chopped rosemary over the top, drizzling with honey to adhere them.
Step 3 - Bake at 375°F from about 25 minutes or until soft. Serve in the baking dish or use a heavy metal spatula to transfer to a serving platter. Surround with crackers and a small knife for spreading.
Notes & Helpful Tips
- Use a Ripe Pear - While the pear will bake up soft in the oven, a ripe pear is at its peak of sweetness and will taste the best! Leave it on the counter a few days until the flesh is soft when pressed. You only need half the pear for this appetizer, use the other half in my Pear and Blue Cheese Salad!
- Use Honey to "glue" the Pecans - The pecans are going to want to fall off everywhere so the honey kind of keeps it all glued together. Don't worry if a few nuts fall off, once you surround it with crackers it will hold itself together.
- Serve it With - You can get some really tasty and grand looking crackers, especially around the holidays! Use whatever looks good to you, the crackers add a savory note to balance the sweet elements. I especially love Raincoast Crisp crackers with this baked brie!
- Storage and Make Ahead - This appetizer can be made up an hour or so before baking and set in the fridge. You don't want to make it much earlier than that or your sliced pears could start to brown. Leftovers will keep in the fridge for 2 days.
Recipe FAQs
This appetizer is done when it looks done! You want the pears to look baked and softened. The brie can really be eaten at any stage, from warmed and softened to completely liquidly runny cheese! So the exact timing isn't totally important and may be a personal preference!
Yes, this appetizer can be made with a wheel of brie or Camembert cheese.
No! The rind is edible, or at least avoidable if you don't like eating it. It holds the appetizer together while it bakes, containing all that oozy brie cheese!
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Baked Brie with Pears and Fig Jam
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- 8 ounces brie cheese round wheel, not wedge
- 2 Tablespoons fig jam
- ½ pear ripe, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup pecans roughly chopped
- ½ teaspoon fresh rosemary minced
- 1 Tablespoon honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- Remove the brie from the package and place it in a baking dish or on a sheet pan.
- Spread the top with fig jam. Fan out the thinly sliced pears over the top. Sprinkle on the pecans and rosemary and drizzle with honey to hold everything together.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until brie has puffed up a bit and the pears are softened. Use a sturdy metal spatula to transfer to a serving platter, or serve right in the baking dish.
- Garnish with fresh rosemary sprigs and serve with crackers and a small knife for spreading.
Notes
- The brie can be baked and served in the same dish, or transferred to a dish with a metal spatula. Be sure to wrap the hot dish in a towel so your guests don't burn themselves when it's hot from the oven!
- We especially like Raincoast Crisp crackers with this appetizer!
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