Baked Brie with Honey, Walnuts, Cranberries

Tempo

15 min

Picante

Dificuldade

Fácil

Rende

4porções

Ingredientes

small brie wheel (200-300g) — Casa Santa Luzia, supermercados maiores

2 tbsp

honey

½ tsp

chile flakes (red pepper flakes or Calabrian chile) *(or omit for heat 0)*

sprigs fresh rosemary, leaves stripped

50g walnuts, chopped roughly

50g dried cranberries (cranberry seca)

Pinch of flaky salt

To serve

Warm sourdough or crusty bread, sliced

Optional: thin slices of pear or apple

Optional: a thin drizzle of extra honey at table

Modo de preparo

01**Preheat AFO** to **180°C** (3 min).
02**Prepare the brie.** Place the wheel in a small baking dish or directly on a small ovenproof plate (it's going to weep). Score the top in a **losango (diamond) pattern** — shallow cuts that allow the toppings to seep in but don't break the wheel apart.
03**Top.** Drizzle honey all over the top. Scatter chile flakes, rosemary leaves, walnuts, cranberries. Pinch of flaky salt.
04**Bake.** 180°C, **10 minutes**. Watch the last 2 min — you want the brie soft and oozing inside but the rind still holding. Past the point of total melt, the wheel collapses.
05**Rest 2 minutes** before serving (so it's not lava-hot).

Baked Brie with Honey, Walnuts and Cranberries

The five-minute appetizer that doubles as a casual starter or a dessert-cheese course. A whole brie wheel topped with honey, chili flakes, rosemary, walnuts, and dried cranberries, baked until the cheese melts and the toppings caramelize. Serve with warm sourdough.

Heat: 1/5. Just a pinch of chile flakes — easy to omit.

Serving

Set the dish on the table. Each diner cuts/scoops a portion of melted brie + toppings onto a slice of warm sourdough. Eat immediately.

A glass of crisp white (Sauvignon Blanc, Albariño) or a sparkling rosé.

Notes

Brie quality. Real French Brie de Meaux or local-produced raw-milk brie gives the best result. Cheap Brazilian "brie" can be dry and rubbery; if that's all you can find, the dish still works but the magic is reduced.
Score, don't pierce. Shallow cuts on top — too deep, and the wheel collapses.
Variations:
- Sweet only (no chile): drop the chile flakes; this is the dessert-course version
- Savory: swap cranberries for caramelized onions and chopped sage; serve with crackers as a starter
- Camembert works identically — slightly stronger flavor.
Make ahead: assemble the topped wheel in the morning, cover, refrigerate. Bake when guests arrive.
Why not freezer-friendly: you wouldn't freeze brie, but if you somehow had to, freeze the un-topped wheel and assemble + bake from thawed.