Baked Brie and Apple | Easy Thanksgiving Appetizer Recipe

brie cheese

🥗Healthier: camembert cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Camembert offers a similar creamy texture, while cream cheese is more budget-friendly.

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: phyllo dough

💰Cheaper: crescent roll dough

Phyllo dough is lower in fat, while crescent roll dough is often more affordable.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: pecans

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Pecans provide a similar flavor, while sunflower seeds are a cost-effective option.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

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

Chop up 1/4 cup worth of pecans.

Peel the skin off a Granny Smith apple and remove the apple core.

Cut the apple into small pieces and slice into thin slices.

Add 1 tbsp of butter to a medium-sized saucepan and melt the butter over medium heat.

Add all the sliced apple to the saucepan and stir to combine.

Add in 1/3 cup of dried cranberries, 1/4 cup of chopped pecans, 1 tbsp of brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon, and a pinch of nutmeg to the saucepan.

Stir everything to combine and cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until the apple has just softened.

Lay out the 8 oz wheel of brie on a cutting board and cut the top third of the wheel off.

Transfer the thicker half of brie into a round baking dish.

Spoon and spread half the cooked apple mixture all over the top of the brie cheese.

Place the top third of the brie on top of the apple filling and spread the remaining apple mixture all over the brie cheese.

Bake the brie and apple in the oven at 375°F for 10 to 12 minutes.

Remove from the oven when the brie cheese is nice and melty.

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