Baked Camembert Recipes

BAKED CAMEMBERT WITH THYME & GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Remove the camembert from the box and discard any wax paper packaging. Take a 10-inch square of foil and place in the box. Place the camembert inside.
• Pierce the top of the camembert with the tip of a knife and push in the slices of garlic. Sprinkle the thyme leaves over the top and drizzle with the maple syrup. Loosely scrunch the foil up over the cheese. Set aside.
• Brush two 12-inch square sheets (the size of your baking sheet) of parchment paper with oil. Line a baking sheet with one of the oiled parchment sheets, oil-side up. Spread the slices of baguette over the sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with crushed sea salt. Place the remaining sheet of parchment, oil-side down, over the bread.
• Place in the oven with the camembert and cook both for 10 to 12 minutes until the cheese has risen and the bread is crisp. Open up the foil and dip in the hot baguette for a simple snack. Delicious!

HERB AND GARLIC BAKED CAMEMBERT

Steps:

• Heat:
• The oven to 350°F.
• Assemble:
• Most Camembert comes in a little wooden crate. If yours does, remove the crate lid and any packaging or wrappers around the cheese, and place it back inside the basket. Yes, it is safe to bake it right in there for the short time that this recipe calls for. If you're nervous about leakage, you can wrap the Camembert in foil or line the basket with parchment paper as a layer of protection. Place the cheese in the wooden crate on a baking tray.
• With a thin sharp knife, make gridlike cuts in the cheese, 3 or 4 in each direction, about 1 inch apart and going about 1 inch deep into the cheese but without cutting through the bottom rind. Use your knife tip to "open" each cut and your fingers to press a little sliver of garlic into each cut. Combine the olive oil with the thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper in a small dish. Spread thickly on top of the cheese.
• Bake:
• For 15 to 20 minutes, until the cheese is loose inside the rind. Serve immediately with crackers.

BAKED CAMEMBERT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
• Unwrap 250g camembert, brie or similar from its packaging, then place back into its box. Tie string around the box to secure.
• Slash the cheese a few times and top with 1 tbsp vermouth, dry white wine or kirsch, 2 thyme sprigs and a pinch of dried chilli flakes.
• Bake on a baking tray for 20 mins until gooey. Serve with toasted bread or crackers for dipping.

BAKED CAMEMBERT CHEESE

Steps:

• Remove the paper or plastic inner wrapping on the cheese and return the cheese to the round wooden box.
• Bake, wooden box and all, in a preheated 350F oven, or in the microwave, until the cheese is warm and runny under the rind. Top with preserves and nuts if desired, or serve alone with crackers for dipping.

BAKED CAMEMBERT WITH GARLIC AND HERBS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Remove Camembert from wooden box and remove and discard any plastic wrapping. Place wheel of cheese back into the wooden box.
• Using a sharp knife, score the top of the cheese in a crisscross pattern about 1-inch deep. If desired, remove the top rind.
• Press garlic slices into the scores. Sprinkle with rosemary and thyme leaves, pushing a few into the scores. Drizzle top of Camembert cheese with olive oil and season with freshly cracked salt and pepper. Wrap box with foil to prevent drips (leaving the top open) and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and remove the foil. Serve the cheese in its box immediately.

BAKED CAMEMBERT WITH CHERRY JAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place cheese on a piece of parchment-lined foil and make a small slit in top, about 1/2 inch long. Sprinkle with garlic, thyme, and bay leaf. Drizzle with vermouth. Wrap loosely in foil and place on a baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes, then remove and discard foil.
• Open parchment and dollop cheese with jam. Return to oven and bake until cheese is molten and jam is warm, 2 to 4 minutes more. Sprinkle with nuts. Serve with desired accompaniments.