Baked Camembert Recipe + How to Style a Grazing Platter

camembert cheese

🥗Healthier: brie cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Brie is a similar soft cheese, while cream cheese is more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is a budget-friendly option.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Maple syrup is a natural sweetener, while agave syrup is often less expensive.

Unwrap the Camembert cheese and place it back into the box it came in.

Cut the ends off a large clove of garlic and peel it.

Slice the garlic into small strips.

Score the Camembert cheese about 1 cm deep in a crisscross pattern.

Push pieces of garlic into the cheese where the cuts meet.

Pick leaves from fresh thyme and sprinkle over the top of the cheese.

Drizzle half a tablespoon of olive oil over the cheese.

Place the cheese into a baking dish.

Bake in a 180°C (350°F) oven for about 15 minutes, until the cheese has puffed up and the garlic has caramelized.

Prepare a grazing platter with a variety of items like cheeses, dips, crackers, grapes, and chocolate covered strawberries.

Remove the baked Camembert from the oven and place it onto a cheeseboard surrounded by small pieces of toasted bread.

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