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Pastry Wrapped Baked Brie with Maple Roasted Apples, a simple, yummy, holiday appetizer we can all make and enjoy! Store-bought puff pastry wrapped around creamy brie cheese with apple butter (or use fig preserves). Then bake until the pastry is golden and the brie is warm and melted. Top this flaky pastry with sweet, buttery maple-roasted apples. They’re so delicious over the melty wheel of brie. SO MUCH YUMMINESS – always a favorite at holiday parties!
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I was trying to figure out just what recipes to share on these final days leading up to Thanksgiving. I wasn’t sure what type of recipes you all might need most this week. Is it more Thanksgiving recipes, quick appetizers, or desserts?
I have ideas for them all. It’s the time of year when my mind never quiets. I’m always thinking of what to make. So many good recipes to share! I decided that easy dinners were an absolute must (yesterday’s yummy ramen). Then one appetizer, because we all need last-minute appetizers (today’s brie). And for tomorrow, well I just couldn’t wait anymore so we’ll be jumping into Christmas.
It’s time for Christmas cookies!
But today we’ve got pastry-wrapped baked brie. I serve some variation at every Thanksgiving and Christmas gathering. It’s my family’s favorite, and always the easiest to prepare.
This recipe is one I’ve had on rotation since 2017. It’s such an easy way to prepare brie and the maple butter roasted apples really make it so delish. I know you’re going to love this recipe!
Details
Step 1: roast the apples
I love to use Honeycrisp apples. Thinly slice them and toss them with salted butter and maple syrup. Then, roast them up in the oven until they begin to caramelize in the maple. They’re really delicious and your kitchen will smell wonderful too!
If you don’t love apples, I recommend making my cranberry brie instead.
Step 2: assemble the brie
One thing my Nonnie taught me, was that appetizers are best when they’re simple. Therefore, store-bought puff pastry is a must. Especially during the busy holidays.
Unwrap the brie, then sit it on top of the pastry. Top the brie with the apple butter. Or mix the apple butter with fig preserves (this is what I do and what we love most), Then wrap the brie up tight inside the pastry dough.
Step 3: bake
Now, brush the pastry with a beaten egg and add a sprinkle of coarse sugar. This step isn’t needed, but it makes the pastry really sparkle. It’s fun for the holidays and makes the flaky pastry extra delicious.
Throw the brie in the oven, and wait for the apples to finish up and the brie to bake.
When the brie comes out of the oven, serve it immediately topped with the maple apples and any sauce left in the pan. You can enjoy this with your favorite crackers or toasted bread. It’s hard to describe just how good this really is. But if you love apples and you love brie, you must make this. It’s classic but turned up a notch, and it really is roll-your-eyes-back GOOD.
Promise, this will be the favorite appetizer of the night! If you want to add a pop of red, try a few pomegranate arils. That would be so pretty!
Looking for other easy brie recipes?? Here are my favorites:
5 Ingredient Cranberry Brie Cinnamon Puff Pastry Swirls
Cranberry Brie Pull Apart Bread
Mini Pastry Wrapped Cranberry Baked Brie Bites
Lastly, if you make this Pastry Baked Wrapped Brie with Maple Roasted Apples, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Pastry Wrapped Apple Baked Brie
Ingredients
- 2 Honeycrisp apples, sliced
- 3 tablespoons salted butter
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
- 1 wheel (8-12 ounce) brie
- 2 tablespoons apple butter or fig preserves
- 1 egg, beaten
- coarse sugar, for sprinkling
- fresh thyme, for serving
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 425° F.2. In a baking dish, combine the apples, butter, and maple syrup. Transfer to the oven and roast for 25 minutes, until soft and caramelized.3. Layer the puff pastry flat on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Place the brie in the center of the pastry and remove a little of the rind from the top of the brie. I leave the rind on the bottom and sides intact. Spread the apple butter/fig preserves over top. Fold the corners of the pastry over the brie. Brush the pastry with beaten egg and sprinkle lightly with coarse sugar.4. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the pastry is deep golden brown. 5. Spoon the roasted apples over the brie. Top with thyme. Enjoy with your favorite crackers or just with a spoon. YUM!
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Did you make this recipe? Please rate & comment below.
Served this on Christmas Day as an appetizer, and it was so delicious! The apples are incredible, they get so nice and buttery, and we didn’t have fresh thyme so we used sage instead which worked just as well. Thank you!
Hey Sneha,
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try, I am so glad it was enjoyed! Happy New Year! xTieghan
This was absolutely delicious with the apple butter and Brie melting together and then the crispy pastry and warm apples. Couldn’t have been easier to make! The whole thing was finished in my house!
Thank you so much Jessica! xTieghan
I love all your recipes. So naturally when I want to make something I look on your website first 🙂 My son and I are creating some filled puff pastry snacks using ice cube trays. Do you have a recipe for puff pastry? Or do you prefer to buy it frozen? Thanks!
Hey Suzanne,
Thanks so much for your kind message! I do not have a recipe for puff pastry, I just prefer to buy it frozen, it’s so much easier:) I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
We totally loved this recipe!! we added some toasted pecans, thank you for sharing your beautiful and delicious art!!
Thank you! I am so glad this turned out so well for you! xTieghan
HI Tieghan. Looking to make this as an appetizer for Thanksgiving. I’m assuming by make ahead you mean that everything can be done in advance except for the baking? And I assume you can just keep it in the fridge? Would it work to prep it a day ahead? Thanks!
Hi! Yes, that is exactly what I mean. You can keep chilled in the fridge for up to 2 days, until ready to bake. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!! xTieghan
Took this to a party and it was a huge hit! And so easy. Will definitely make again
Thank you Peggy! xTieghan
wow its seems so delicious!
Thank you so much!
I made this twice this week and it was such a hit both times! I forgot to take any pictures. Thank you for the wonderful recipe and for your blog. I can only imagine the hard work that is required to create such beautiful blog posts. Please know that I enjoy them so much!
I am so glad you loved this Daisy! Also, taking the no pictures as a sign that they were just too good haha! Thank you!
Hi Tieghan,
I’ve been following you on instagram for a while now but I got your cookbook a few weeks ago, and I’ve been full blown fangirling ever since. I’m having company this weekend and it’s going to be a Half Baked Harvest affair! I want to make this brie, but I’m just wondering, when you say it’s easy to make ahead, should I be baking it, then re-heating, or prepping everything and then waiting to put the apples + brie pastry in the oven?
Thanks for your help!
HI Georgia! Thank you so much! I am thrilled that you are enjoying the cookbook! 🙂
I like to prep everything, keep in the fridge, then bake the brie + apples, then add the apples.. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipes and everything you make from the book too! Thanks! 🙂
I love this recipe and really wanted to make it in advance for my boyfriend for thanksgiving since we aren’t able to spend it together (I’m a nurse and have to work). He doesn’t cook and I wanted to be able to prep this in advance so he could just heat it up in the oven when ready. Do you have any suggestions?
Sadly this is best eaten right after it is baked. You can prep everything and keep in the fridge, then bake when ready. Also, so sorry for the late response! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
What would you serve this with? Crusty bread? Or crackers?
I like this best with crackers, but bread is great too. I just love the added crunch from the crackers. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Happy Thanksgiving! ?
Hey, I saw your remarks about making ahead but have you ever actually baked the brie in the puff pastry until almost done, then transported and finished baking on site? I’m not going far but a little worried the pastry will deflate????
Hi Judy! I don’t think the pastry will deflate once baked. It holds up pretty well. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thank you! 🙂
This was so delicious! I made it last night for a small dinner party appetizer and it was soo yummy! I added some cinnamon in as well when I cooked the apples. Thanks for a delicious recipe!
Great! Thank you Chelsea!
I’m excited to try this tomorrow! I picked up philo dough and was wondering if I should only use a single layer or the entire package?
Hi Taylor! You need just one sheet of the puff pastry. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Hope you love this recipe! 🙂
Hmmmm so yummy, i like apple 😀
Great!