Baked Brie with Apples

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a small baking dish with parchment paper.

Step 2

Place brie into the baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes until the brie softens.

Step 3

Place sliced apples into a large bowl, add brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, and mix. Let apples sit for about 5 minutes to release juices.

Step 4

In a large pan, heat 2 tablespoons of butter on high heat.

Step 5

Add sliced apples (without juice at the bottom of the pan) to the butter in the pan in a single layer, and cook on high for about 3 or 5 minutes, checking periodically.

Step 6

After 3 or 5 minutes, flip sliced apples to the other side, and cook on medium-high heat for another 3 or 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

Step 7

Note: Depending on how hot your stove gets, it might take you less or more time to cook the apples, the key is to brown them or even get a slightly “burned” effect. But don’t overdo it, stop cooking the apples once they acquire this “roasted” appearance.

Step 8

Right after you remove the pan with roasted sliced apples from the heat, immediately add honey – it will make apples sizzle and will caramelize them beautifully, off heat. Then, add all other juices from the bowl.

Step 9

Carefully transfer the baked brie to a serving dish, using something flat like a pie server.

Step 10

Top with warm caramelized apples, scattering some of the apples around the base of the brie for presentation purposes.

Step 11

Sprinkle with chopped pecans.