Baked Brie With Jam

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Serve warm baked brie with jam at a holiday party, and you'll be the real star of the show.

Southern Living Baked Brie with Jam in the dish ready to serve
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Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Active Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Servings:
4 to 6

This easy baked brie with jam is party-ready with only 10 minutes of hands-on time. While it's especially festive for the holidays, it is a great choice any time of year.

Learn how to make baked brie with jam. You can change out the jam to match your meal or personal choices. It will all disappear in moments anyway.

Ingredients For Baked Brie With Jam

You need just five ingredients for baked brie with jam. Then pick what you want to serve with it, and it couldn't be easier.

  • Brie: The main ingredient! Look for a wheel of brie that is 8 to 10 ounces in size.
  • Jam: We recommend four fruits preserves, but you can use another flavor of jam if you prefer.
  • Fresh rosemary: This herb adds a little extra depth of flavor to the appetizer and helps balance the sweetness of the jam.
  • Crushed red pepper: Optional, but recommended for adding a little extra heat to the cheese mixture.
  • Toasted pecans: Add some extra crunch to the mixture. Walnuts would also work well, if you prefer.
  • Crackers or toasted baguette pieces: To serve with the baked brie.
Southern Living Baked Brie with Jam ingredients
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Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

What Kind Of Jam Is The Best For Baked Brie?

While we recommend four fruits preserves in this recipe, it can be made with other flavors of jam. Blackberry, red currant, apricot, and fig would all be great choices. Pick your favorite!

How To Make Baked Brie With Jam

Full instructions are below, but here are the basics:

  • Toast the pecans. Save your baking sheet to put the pan you use to bake the brie on to catch any drips and make it easier to transfer to the oven.
  • Trim the top off of the brie. Place in a small round baking dish or oven-safe pan. Bake 10 minutes until cheese is warmed.
  • Make jam mixture. While the brie bakes, stir together the jam, rosemary, and crushed red pepper.
  • Top the brie with the jam mixture. Bake 5 to 10 minutes longer, until the cheese is melted. Sprinkle with toasted pecans and garnish with additional rosemary. Serve with crackers or toasted baguette slices.

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Ingredients

  • 1 (8-10 oz.) wheel brie

  • 3/4 tsp. fresh rosemary, plus more for garnish

  • 1/2 cup four fruits preserves

  • 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper (optional)

  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans

  • Crackers or toasted baguette slices, to serve

Directions

  1. Prepare oven and baking sheet:

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

    Southern Living Baked Brie with Jam lining a small baking sheet with parchment paper
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    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

  2. Toast pecans:

    Place pecans on a small baking sheet and toast in the oven 5-10 minutes until golden brown and smelling nutty. Remove pecans to a small bowl and set aside.

    Southern Living Baked Brie with Jam toasting the nuts on the baking sheet
    Credit:

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

  3. Trim brie:

    Unwrap Brie, trim and discard rind from top. Place brie in a small, oven safe skillet or baking dish. Place on the parchment paper-lined pan to make it easier to the oven.

    Southern Living Baked Brie with Jam trimming the top off the brie and placing in the baking dish
    Credit:

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

  4. Bake:

    Bake brie 10 minutes in preheated oven.

    Southern Living Baked Brie with Jam baking the brie 10 minutes
    Credit:

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

    While brie is in the oven, stir together preserves, rosemary, and crushed red pepper (if using).

    Southern Living Baked Brie with Jam stirring together the jam mixture
    Credit:

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

  5. Add jam:

    Spoon jam mixture over brie.

    Southern Living Baked Brie with Jam spooning the preserves over the brie
    Credit:

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

    Bake 5-10 minutes longer, until cheese is melted.

    Southern Living Baked Brie with Jam baking the brie with jam on it
    Credit:

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

    Sprinkle with pecans and rosemary and serve with crackers or toasted baguette slices.

    Southern Living Baked Brie with Jam sprinkling with nuts and rosemary
    Credit:

    Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

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