Are you an 11th-hour party hostess? If so, I have the best express appetizer for you today! Get your oven ready for this French baked brie recipe with figs, walnuts and pistachios.
Appetizers, starters, hors d’oeuvres, or whatever you want to call them, are such an important part of any gathering. They provide the “welcome” and set the stage for what comes next. I found that appetizers, particularly dips, have a way of bringing people together at the kitchen counter. Don’t they? As a hostess, I don’t mind that. I love having everyone meet up around my kitchen island while I finish my work. I love to hear people catch up on life while they dig into the hummus or a warm baked brie like we have here today.
This baked brie with jam, figs, walnuts and pistachios is a great last-minute dip or appetizer. 15 minutes is all it takes. And it is nothing short of impressive! It is the perfect sweet, nutty, cheesy, and super gooey goodness. A party show-stopper!
Step-by-step Instructions for baked brie recipe
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the fig jam/preserves in a microwave-safe dish. Microwave for 30 seconds to soften.
In a small bowl, combine the sliced dried figs with the nuts.
Add half of the fig jam and mix well to coat the nut mixture.
Place the round of brie in a small cast iron skillet or oven-safe dish. Using a knife, coat the brie with the remainder of the jam.
Top the brie with the fig and nut mixture.
Place the brie dish on a baking sheet. Bake in 375 degree F-heated oven for 10 minutes (or until brie starts to ooze, but not melt)
Serve warm with your favorite crackers!
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PrintA French Baked Brie Recipe with Figs, Walnuts and Pistachios
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 6-8
- Category: Appetizer
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp fig jam or preserves, divided
- 1/3 cup dried mission figs, sliced
- 1/3 cup shelled pistachios, roughly chopped
- 1/3 cup walnut hearts, roughly chopped
- 13-oz French brie
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Place the fig jam/preserves in a microwave-safe dish. Microwave for 30 seconds to soften.
- In a small bowl, combine the sliced dried figs with the nuts. Add half of the fig jam and mix well to coat the nut mixture.
- Place the round of brie in a small cast iron skillet or oven-safe dish. Using a knife, coat the brie with the remainder of the jam.
- Top the brie with the fig and nut mixture.
- Place the brie dish on a baking sheet. Bake in 375 degree F-heated oven for 10 minutes (or until brie starts to ooze, but not melt).
- Serve warm with your favorite crackers!
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Amazing all my friends now have it. Thank you
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Awesome, Kay! Thanks for sharing it.
Such a beautiful appetizer! The ingredients are stunning!
Thank you! So glad you like it
I made this recipe for my daughts naby shower and everyone loved it. I was wondering what exactly are walnut hearts. The picture looks like your walnuts have a red skin! I made it with walnuts and it was fantastic but it wasn’t as colorful as your. Thanks
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Awesome, Jackie. Walnut hearts are basically just the inside of a walnut (without the shell). Mine were red walnuts, but this works with any walnuts. Glad you enjoyed it!
love your recipes …being diabetic 2 have to watch it
Thank you, Mary!! So appreciate your comment.
This was a hit! Made two of these for a wedding anniversary gathering and was gone in no time. I wonder where you go the walnuts with red-colored skins which gives the appetizer a pop of color? And did you use roasted/salted pistachios? I did and gave it a nice sweet & salty twist. Very nice recipe. Thank you!! Fernando
Wonderful! So glad everyone enjoyed it! You can get red walnuts online…here is the link–> http://amzn.to/2cIHARX
This looks lovely! I’ve made several versions of baked brie (current favorite being homemade pear preserves and praline pecans with a grind of fresh pepper), but recently ran across a baked brie recipe with a different technique that changed everything for me: They cut off the top rind (left about 1/4″ all around so that a little pool was created. Then they topped the brie with goodies and baked. Makes a HUGE difference!
Hi Donna. Thanks for sharing your great ideas! Yes, baked brie without the top rind is another great option!!!
A quick crowd pleaser for sure!
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Well this surely looks too amazing not to try to make. A wonderful wine pairing to this dish would be an Unoaked Chardonnay as this dish seems to already have oak infused ingredients. Can’t wait to try it out
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Hi! I have not tried your particular wine, but it sounds great! Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you Suzy for this great recipe.Greatings from Split,Croatia.
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Hello Deni! Welcome to The Mediterranean Dish. Glad you liked this recipe! Hope you find more to try.
Suzy, this is the best! I hadn’t made it before and took it to a cocktail party a couple weeks ago and it was the gone in 10 minutes. This will become my new recipe when I need to take a dish to someone’s house!
Karen, I am so so glad you liked this baked brie! It’s a go-to for me as well. So special, yet simple to put together. Happy 2016! Can’t wait to hear what more you’ll be cookin!
i just read through some more comments and found the answer to my questio. honey and dried cranberries are fine to use. can’t wait to make this.
The prettiest baked Brie EVER! I am making it (except I already have the toasted almond slivers!) and hope it looks as gorgeous as yours! Bravo, a real scene stealer!
Lauren
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question, do you think it would do as well if I cut off the top? I usually do that with all my baked bries. Yours is simply the loveliest to look at
and I can’t wait to make it!!!
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I have always kept the top (rind) on. But some do remove it. In that case, I think you might need to place it in a deeper dish or ramekin, and it won’t need as much time in the oven. If you keep the top on, you can make a small cut through it after it bakes, that allows people to dig in…people will avoid the rind if they don’t usually like it. It’s really personal preference.
Thank you, Lauren! It’s one of my favorites, I just made it for my uncle and his wife when they visited the other night. They loved it!
If this sits out and starts to harden can you just throw it back in the oven to soften again or put it in the microwave for a few seconds?
Hey Courtney, from my experience, this Brie will not harden. It will cool off but will still be soft on the inside. I have not re-heated it in the past, but I would imagine you could reheat it ever so briefly, you don’t want the figs and nuts to get burned.
just made this bakes Brie recipe for a French themed dinner party. What a perfect appetizer!
It was a hit with everyone. We used almonds instead of walnuts, and exchanged the dry figs for chopped dates. The fruit and nut mixture is so good by itself; it would make a great ice cream topper.
The next we go to the big warehouse store a giant wheel of Brie is coming home with us to make this dish again.
Great! I am glad you enjoyed this baked brie. Love that you made the recipe your own and used dates and other nuts! Well done!
Looks very tasty
Thank you, Kristin!
Looks so good!
Thank you! I should add, it’s Gluten Free 🙂
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Sharing over on my page <3 Gorgeous!
Thanks so much! Going over to give your page a quick like and hope we stay in touch.
Love baed brie! Such a stunning appetizer!
Thank you, Serena! If you ever try it, let me know. Happy New Year!
What an absolutely stunning dish…perfect for New Year’s parties!
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Thanks, Linda! Shrimp is one of those winning dishes at New Year’s parties.
Looks amazing!
Thanks!!
Hey Amanda, great question. I used dried mission figs from whole foods, the bulk area. The nuts and brie are quite available at all the places you mentioned. I bought mine at costco, the brie was for less than $6.00. And it was excellent. If you are comfortable, you could always tweak ingredients to what’s available. Like use dried cranberries instead of figs. Honey or a different jam instead of fig preseves. Hope this helps:-)
This looks amazing! Where do you buy all of the ingredients? Trader Joes? HyVee? I could see myself driving all over town looking for figs and brie. 🙂
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I planned on making baked brie, but was trying to figure a way to jazz it beyond the traditional puff pastry/ regular jam recipe. Thanks for saving the day!
great, Chrissy! Thanks for stopping in. Stay in touch.
We weren’t really planning on having baked brie at Christmas, but I think I’m going to have to make some menu tweaks. This is spectacular!!
Awesome, Joanne! Luckily, this is a very simple and quick recipe. Thanks so much for stopping in!
Yummy! It looks delicious and sounds very easy to do! Merry Christmas!
It is super easy, Penny. Merry Christmas to you!
Thank you Verna! Merry Christmas, my friend.
Heeeeey I here it calling … featured you several times at Big Momma’s Li’l Kitchen 😉 Merry CHRISTmas!
Looks so beautiful. I pinned it, SU shared and G+ shared.
Peter, you are awesome! Thanks so much for sharing the love
Me and my family LOVE baked brie around this time of year! Looks so delicious with all those chopped figs and pistachios!
Jess, thank you for stopping in! Glad you like this brie recipe. I love figs, wish they were available all year round! But dried figs work well in this recipe.
Thanks for the love! Hope we stay in touch.