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BRIE PULL APART BREAD!?
Yes, this is totally happening right now and I am so exited about it! It’s true what they say, sometimes the simplest things are the best, and this bread is simply the best.
I mean, come on do you see all that brie? What’s not to love about that? No joke, this bread is full on amazing. I might just eat it over turkey. No, I would totally eat it over turkey. Cheese and carbs for the win…my mom would be so proud! But guys, in all seriousness this is truly a great recipe to have on hand during the holiday season. I’ve already made it twice and definitely plan on making it again on Thursday as Thanksgiving appetizer. Even though we’re missing a few family members this year, we still have a large crowd and appetizers are a must.
Speaking of Thanksgiving, did you all spend your weekend planning and prepping? I know a lot of you might not be cooking, but those of you who are, are you ready? I should have been planning and prepping, but I totally did not. My game plan is not one I recommend to others, I’m going to cook everything on Thanksgiving Day.
I know, I know, how stupid is that? STUPID. But I’ve got lots to do leading up to Thanksgiving. That leaves me with just one day to prepare food. It’s totally cool though because I actually look forward to this kind of cooking day all year-long. I was telling my mom the other day that Thanksgiving is what I call a “fun, no pressure” cooking day. Normally I’m on the clock trying to get recipes tested and photographed before the sun sets, trying to be creative and plotting out how make my recipes look their absolute best. But on Thanksgiving, I’m just cooking dinner for my family. We listen to Christmas music, bake pies with mom, and Asher usually joins in to help with the sweets…along with making a giant mess…oh well. Now don’t get me wrong, I want to create a delicious meal for my family, but as long as they have turkey, gravy, rolls and mashed potatoes they’ll all be very happy. They are simple, nothing too fancy, kind of people, so it’s not a crazy hard meal to cook. Plus, I think I’ve said this before, but we always get our Christmas tree on Thanksgiving so that makes the day extra fun!
Not that you needed to know all that info, but that’s basically my Thanksgiving day in a nutshell. What do you guys do? I’d love to know your family (or friend) traditions!
Ahh ok, so back to this cranberry brie pull apart bread!
I am sure you guys know about pull apart bread, but have you have seen it with cranberries and brie? When this concept came to mind, I was way too excited about it. Cranberries and brie have got to be one of the best combos. For one, who doesn’t like brie? I feel as though it’s got to be one of the most loved cheeses out there. And with good reason, it’s buttery, and so gooey when warmed.
Perfect for pull apart bread!
Here’s how this works. You cut your bread in a cross hatch type of way, then stuff it with butter, brie, pecans and cranberries – bake, pull apart and eat. Yes, it’s truly as simple as that.
People go crazy for this. When I presented it to my family it was gone in minutes. There’s really nothing not to love. It’s excellence in every which way, and the perfect appetizer for both Thanksgiving and Christmas festivities. <–truth.
PS. these are personal size cheese breads right….yeah right, JUST KIDDING…but not really. 🙂
Cranberry Brie Pull Apart Bread.
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories Per Serving: 297 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1 round loaf sourdough bread
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2/3 cup raw pecans chopped
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 (16 ounce) wheel of brie, cubed
- 1 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Slice the bread horizontally and vertically to create 1 inch cubes, being careful not to actually slice all the way through the bread.
- In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons butter, the pecans and brown sugar. Use your hands to mix the butter into the pecans to create a crumble. Take the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and insert thin slices into the loaf of bread.
- Place the loaf on a baking sheet and stuff the brie inside the bread, filling in all the spaces in between the cuts. Add the cranberries and pecans. Transfer to the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the brie is melted and gooey. Serve immediately.
Cheese me please!
We love this recipe!! I want to make this as an appetizer on Thanksgiving, but I won’t have oven time available. Do you think I could do it in the air fryer? Thank you!!
Hey Kim,
Awesome! It’s so great to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks for giving it a try! Ahh so sorry I’ve never tried bread in the air fryer so I honestly don’t know how it would turn out. xTieghan
Absolutely DELICIOUS and so easy!!!!!
ok so my family and i just consumed a fair portion of this, and i must say it was pretty dang delicious…the only thing is that for me the brie tended to get a little bit overpowered by the pecans, cranberries and brown sugar, making the bread quite sweet and not quite what i was expecting. not entirely sure if it is because my amateur cooking skills, but i would make some small adjustments to the recipe if i was to make it again – less cranberries and less of the brown sugar pecan mix, and more cheese.
But i must say it was so much fun to make. if you enjoy a relatively easy, hands-on recipe, i recommend this!!
Hey Cari,
Thanks so much for making this recipe, I am glad it was enjoyed. Have a great week! xTieghan
Wonderful piece of article this homemade bread is high-quality to have available, and I honestly enjoy kneading the dough. The whole method is enjoyable. But I now have an toddler who does not remember that yeast has a schedule to preserve, so I simplest make bread sometimes. However, my friend and I nonetheless aren’t within the dependency of buying sandwich bread. I don’t recognize any of it.
Thank you
Hey Bruce,
Thanks a bunch for giving this recipe a try, I am so excited that it was enjoyed! Happy Friday! xTieghan
We made this for Christmas lunch and even my Carb-shy son loved it. It is wonderful and we all loved tracking down the rich cheese veins.
Hey Georgette,
Thank you so very much for giving the recipe a try, I am so glad it worked out for you! Happy New Year! xTieghan
I can boil water and make a decent grilled cheese sandwich or a fried egg sandwich. I decided that 2021 would be the year I elevated my cooking skills but the real start date would be Christmas Dinner 2020. I got a little crazy and decided to continue a tradition of my dad’s and make prime rib. My first.
For Christmas Dinner, I relied partly on Tieghan’s Coffee Rubbed Prime Rib Roast with Roasted Garlic Gorgonzola Butter, Sweet and Spicy Seasoned Crackers, Frosted Mistletoe Margarita, and her Cranberry Brie Pull-Apart Bread, the subject of this review I am writing up reviews on the other recipes this weekend.
I followed the recipe as written, making no substitutions. Probably due to my limited cooking skills, I found this particular dish for my dinner particularly troublesome. I really had to work at stuffing the brie inside the bread, filling in all the spaces in between the cuts. Even spreading the softened butter in between, I found I was tearing the bread apart more than I wanted.
Maybe it was the bread I used; I’m not sure. I like the idea of this recipe however, next time, I will make using a bread bowl. FWIW, of the four Tieghan recipes I used, this was my biggest miss of the evening.
Thanks, Tieghan, for a terrific web site, entertaining blog, and exquisite photography.
Hey Michael,
Thanks so much for giving the recipes a try, so sorry this one did not workout for you. Please let me know if I can help in anyway! Happy New Year! xTeghan
Second time I’ve made this one. Soooo yummy! I used a spicy Brie and it went really well with the brown sugar.
Hey Jacque-Lynne,
Thanks so much for trying the recipe, I am thrilled that it worked out for you! Happy New Year! xTieghan
Just made this and had to hurry and comment. This is so good!
Love, love, love this dish. This will become my new party appetizer. Can’t wait to share with people after the pandemic ends. My husband and I are gobbling this down as I type this.
Hey Chris,
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try, I am so glad it was enjoyed! Happy New Year! xTieghan
Terrific! I made this to bring to my friend’s for dinner tonight! A huge hit! She’s a fabulous cook but a bit of a skeptic thinking things are too much work or too many ingredients. This one she loved! We’ll both make this again! So simple and such a Big Bang for your efforts!
Hey Kyle,
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try, I am so glad it was enjoyed! Happy New Year! xTieghan
I made this as a Christmas appetizer with some homemade sourdough and it was out of this world. It was so simple to assemble and I love that there are only a few ingredients. I’m already thinking I will add this to my NYE roundup of appetizers, because I think I could eat this every day. Thanks, Tieghan!
Hey Blayre,
Thank you so much for giving the recipe a try, I am thrilled that it was enjoyed! Happy New Year! xTieghan
This was yummmmmy! I used leftover cranberry sauce instead of cranberries and it worked great. Another keeper from HBH❤
Hey Susan,
I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe, thanks so much for giving it a try! Happy New Year! xTieghan
Do you have a homemade bread recipe (not sourdough) that would work well for this?
Hey Stacey,
I do, the recipe is in the HBH Super Simple Cookbook. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! Happy Holidays! xTieghan
We made this to eat while we decorated the tree and no one wanted to step away from it for fear everyone else would eat it all. It was SOOOOO good!
Hey Sharon,
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try, I am thrilled that it worked out for you! Happy Holidays! xTieghan
This may be our new holiday staple! Could you use real cranberries instead of dried?! Do you have any suggestions?
Hey Lauren,
I am so glad you have been enjoying this recipe! I really think dried cranberries work best here. Please let me know if you have any other questions! Happy Holidays! xTieghan
Can you use fresh cranberries?
Hey Renee,
I would recommend sticking with dried cranberries for this recipe! I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan