Praline Topped Brie Recipes

BAKED BRIE WITH MAPLE CARAMELIZED APPLES AND SPICED PRALINE BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Lay bacon on the prepared baking sheet. Mix pecans, brown sugar, chili powder, and sea salt together in a bowl. Sprinkle evenly over the bacon.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crisp, and browned, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool. Chop bacon into rough pieces.
• Melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add apples and 1 tablespoon maple syrup. Saute, stirring only every 60 to 90 seconds, until apples are tender and brown, about 8 minutes. Mix in remaining 2 tablespoons maple syrup and cinnamon. Transfer to a bowl.
• Cut a round of parchment paper slightly larger than the round of Brie cheese. Place the Brie cheese on the parchment paper; place onto a baking sheet. Top with the cooked apples to make a big mound.
• Bake in the hot oven for 5 minutes. Add bacon-praline mixture on top of the Brie. Continue baking until top is bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes more. Transfer to a serving platter using a large spatula. Sprinkle with sea salt and rosemary.

PRALINE-TOPPED BRIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Place the round of cheese in a shallow oven proof serving dish or pie plate.
• In a small bowl stir together orange marmalade and brown sugar.
• Spread over top of cheese.
• Sprinkle with pecans.
• Bake about 15 minutes for smaller round (about 20 minutes for larger round) or until cheese is slightly softened and topping is bubbly.
• Serve with baguette slices and/or crackers.

PRALINE TOPPING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; stir in brown sugar, pecans, and nutmeg. Stir constantly and bring topping to a boil; allow to simmer until topping thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• To use as pie topping, spoon topping onto pie and broil until topping bubbles; watch carefully to avoid burning. Let pie cool before serving.
• To use as ice cream topping, just spoon warm or cooled topping over ice cream and serve.

BABY BRIE WITH PRALINE

Steps:

• With a long sharp knife, cut off and discard the top rind of the cheese.
• Combine sugar, pecans and butter, mix well.
• Sprinkle mixture evenly over surface of cheese.
• Place cheese in an ovenproof container slightly larger than the cheese.
• Broil 6 inches from source of heat until cheese is soft, slightly melted and topping is bubbly.
• Serve warm with strawberries or cookies.
• Variations: Replace brown sugar, pecans and butter with 1/4 cup apricot jam mixed with 2 tsp.
• brandy.
• After removing top rind from cheese, prick surface with fork and pour 1 tsp.
• more brandy over all.
• Top with apricot mixture and bake in 350 degree oven 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle with toasted sliced almonds to serve Note: Praline and Apricot Toppings can easily be doubled or tripled to cover a large wheel of Brie or Camembert.