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Once you try it, this hot and melty baked brie will be your go-to appetizer. It’s the one my family and friends request most often! Creamy, crunchy, and sweet, this recipe is so easy to make in just a few minutes with only five ingredients!
Delicious Details
- Cuisine Inspiration: French
- Primary Cooking Method: Stovetop, Oven
- Dietary Info: Gluten-free
- Skill Level: Easy
Why You’ll Love Baked Brie With Honey
Do you have a recipe that your friends or family ask you to make for every gathering? This, my friends, is that recipe. Even though I love making new things, this is my most requested contribution to any party.
- Easy. Simply bake your brie in the oven and mix up a simple topping made with nuts and honey.
- Only 5 ingredients! You’ll only need a few easy-to-find ingredients to make this recipe.
- So good! Everyone loves this recipe. Seriously, how can you go wrong? Ooey gooey Brie cheese is topped with nuts coated in honey with a hint of cinnamon. Once you make it, you’ll be asked to bring it again and again.
- Naturally gluten free. This baked Brie appetizer recipe is gluten-free. Just be sure to enjoy it with fruit slices or gluten free crackers. In the past, there were concerns that Brie might not be due to the source of the mold spores used to make it. Over the years, repeated testing shows Brie to have undetectable levels of gluten regardless of the source of the mold spores. However, if you have a severe sensitivity or are unsure, you might want to consult a doctor or avoid it altogether.
What is Baked Brie?
Baked brie is a popular appetizer idea where brie cheese is baked in the oven. Brie is a mild, soft cow’s milk cheese with a creamy interior and a white rind on the outside. When heated it melts and becomes semi-liquid. This makes baked brie perfect for dipping! You can serve baked brie with a simple topping, like we’re doing in this recipe. Or you can wrap the Brie in phyllo dough, puff pastry, or gluten free crescent rolls dough before baking.
Recipe Ingredients
Here is a short and sweet list of ingredients to make baked Brie. Be sure to scroll to the recipe card below for a printable list.
- Brie cheese – This recipe makes enough topping for about an 8 oz. wheel or wedge of Brie. If you get a larger wheel, such as the ones they sell at Costco, just double the topping.
- Nuts – You can use walnuts or pecans, though a combination of both is also nice.
- Honey – Agave or pure maple syrup also work.
- Cinnamon
- Salt
Do you take the rind off before baking?
The rind of Brie is edible. However, some people prefer not to eat the rind. Also, it is hard to scoop up the cheese with the rind still attached. Therefore, I like to remove the top of the rind before serving.
How to Make Baked Brie with Honey
This recipe is so simple! First, you are going to bake your brie (or warm it in the microwave). Then you’ll make the topping while the cheese warms up.
- Warm the Cheese. Place your wheel of Brie on a baking sheet or in a glass pie plate. Use a small paring knife to score a circle about 1/4-inch from the edge. Do not remove the rind. Bake it at 350°F for about 15 to 20 minutes or microwave for 3 to 5 minutes, just until the cheese is hot and melty.
- Make the Honey Nut Topping. In a small skillet, toast the nuts over low heat until they smell nutty. Be careful not to burn the. Add honey, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt and stir until bubbly.
- Top the Baked Brie. Remove the Brie from the oven and use a butter knife or small spatula to gently separate the top of the rind where you scored it from the cheese. It should peel off quite easily. Pour the honey nut topping over the melted cheese. Serve with crackers, apples, or whatever you would like to dip.
Tips for Success
- A wheel of cheese is best, but wedges work too. If you cannot find a wheel of Brie, you can pick up a wedge or two, slice off the top ring, and place it in a glass pie plate or small baking dish.
- Mix up the nuts! I like the combo of walnuts and pecans, but have made this baked brie recipe many times with only one or the other.
- Add chopped fruit. You can also toss in some chopped apples when you are caramelizing the nuts. Other ideas might include dried cranberries or chopped up fresh pear.
- Try maple syrup. For a little twist in the flavors, you can use maple syrup instead of honey.
- Make it for a crowd. Double the topping and get one of those giant wheels of Brie from Costco. Or get a couple of wedges, slice the rind off the top, and press them into a ceramic baking dish. The just pop the dish into the oven as directed and pour the topping right ove the cheese in the dish..
Variation Ideas
This is truly a versatile appetizer because you can customize it in endless ways. You follow the same steps for how to bake Brie but then add your favorite toppings. Here are all of my favorite Brie recipes:
- Caramelized Apple Pecan Baked Brie
- Balsamic Blueberry Baked Brie with Bacon
- Pineapple Pecan Baked Brie
For a fun twist, take the same honey nut mixture along with your Brie cheese and stuff it in these Honey Nut Baked Brie Bloomin’ Apples.
Serving Suggestions
You have a number of options for dipping. For softer dippable items, like the pita bread, I recommend including a small butter knife or serving knife so that it’s easier to scoop up the brie.
- Bread slices or pita – try this Gluten Free Baguette or some Gluten Free Pita!
- Crackers
- Pretzels
- Apple slices
- Carrot slices or celery
Or, you know, you could also just eat this with a spoon. It’s all good, whatever way you choose. I’m a big supporter of equal-opportunity cheese consumption.
More Cheesy Appetizers
Honey Nut Baked Brie
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Place the Brie round on baking sheet. With a sharp knife, cut into the rind on the top of the Brie about a quarter inch from the edge to score a circle. Do not remove the rind.
- Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is warmed through and the center melted. Alternatively, you can place it in a microwave-safe dish and microwave it for 3-5 minutes.
- While the Brie is baking, heat a small saute pan over medium heat and add the nuts, toasting until they are slightly brown and give off a nutty aroma.
- Add the honey, salt, and cinnamon to the nuts and stir to coat.
- Remove the hot Brie from the oven and transfer to a serving plate. Carefully remove the top rind using a sharp knife to separate it, if needed.
- Pour the honey nut mixture over the top of the Brie. Serve immediately with crackers, apple slices, bread, etc.
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I have made this recipe many many times!! It’s my go-to appetizer. Thank you for the recipe.
Easy and delicious
I need to take it to a party. Is there a way to warm up the topping when I get there and pour it on top?
You can just put it back in a skillet or in the microwave to warm it up.
Can’t wait to bring this to 2021 Christmas party it is amazing.
Enjoy! We love it so much!
This was really good! I just made it for New Year’s Eve for a cozy night in just my hubby and I. I added a little extra honey so there would be a little more “sauce”. Just a note, it needs to be eaten right after it’s made as the honey carmelizes as it sits. We had no problem devouring the whole thing quickly! We both lived it! Thanks for the great recipe!
I am so happy to hear that you and your husband enjoyed the baked brie, Debbie. You bring up a great point about the honey hardening up after it sits out for a bit. Happy New Year!
Any reason why the top rind is removed? Just curious… It’s my first time attempting to make baked brie 🙂
I personally don’t like to eat the rind, though some don’t mind it, and just want to be able to scoop up all the gooey cheese together with the topping.
Thanks for clarifying! I wasn’t sure if it was a personal preference or if it would just bake better without the top rind. Thanks again for the quick response! Can’t wait to make this for a dinner party this weekend!
Thank you for the recipe! So good. So easy. It smelled delicious. I eat keto, so I used Lakanto maple syrup. Definitely making this again.
Oh, great idea for a keto option!
3-5 min is way too long in the microwave! I set it in 3 and stopped it with a minute to go and I have a big puddle of goo. Disappointing!
I think it depends on the power of your microwave and if your Brie has been at room temperature or cold out of the fridge.
This looks INCREDIBLE Brianne! I just love baked brie and thanks so much for sharing the link for one of my versions.
I remember pinning your recipe so long ago. I have to make it!
I baked this on the weekend but used cashews instead af walnuts and pecans….OMG it was delicious
Now THAT I have to try! Love cashews! Thanks for the idea!
YUM. I made a baked brie for this month’s challenge too, but I love your sweet nut topping. Looks amazing!
I have to check yours out. My little guy got sick so I didn’t get to checking out this months entries yet.
Well, I can DEFINITELY see why this is a most requested recipe! WOW! I adore baked brie and I usually pair it with different jams. How have I never thought to top it with something like this incredible deliciousness? I need this in my life. This is awesome!
Hmm, thinking I now need to add jam to this 🙂
I love my Brie with apples too, and I love that you used the walnut and pecan combo. Brie is my absolute favorite cheese. You can never get enough!
Brie is one of my favorites too. I’ve made this plenty of times with walnuts OR pecans, but I really love both.
I would probably park myself right in front of that wheel of brie with a spoon and hog the whole thing for myself. I can just about taste how good it is.
You’d have to fight off my mom and sister!
The past few times I’ve had baked brie I disliked the flavor-pairings. This one looks fabulous, though! I’m going to pin it to try at my next luncheon with girlfriends.
Oh yay, I’m sure you and they will love it.