Candied Bacon Baked Brie
From Anna Monette Roberts, POPSUGAR Food
Notes
You can use a larger wheel of brie if you'd like, but you may need to increase the bake time by 5 to 10 minutes. There should be enough candied bacon to cover the top.
Ingredients
- 1 4-ounce wheel brie cheese, like Marin French
1/3 cup brown sugar
4 slices cooked, cooled, and crumbled thick applewood smoked bacon (I microwaved mine)
Sliced sourdough, to serve
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Create a rimmed foil tray that is slightly larger than the wheel of brie. Place the brie inside the foil tray and place the foil tray on a baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes or until the brie gives a little when you gently press it with your finger (signaling the insides are melty). Remove from oven and keep on baking tray until ready to serve.
- Meanwhile, place a Silpat or piece of wax paper on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Pour brown sugar into a small saute pan and heat over medium-high. Use a rubber spatula to stir the brown sugar constantly until it melts, then immediately stir in the bacon crumbles. Then turn off the heat and pour candy onto the Silpat-lined baking sheet. Be careful not to burn yourself. The pan is really hot — put it back on the stove until it cools down.
- Once the candied bacon is cool enough to touch, break it into pieces and put it in a food processor. Chop until candied bacon resembles bacon bits.
- When you are ready to serve, carefully slide brie wheel onto a serving platter. Top with a generous amount of candied bacon. Serve with baguette slices. Store extra candied bacon in an airtight container in the fridge or freezer. It will keep for several days in the fridge or up to 2 months in the freezer.
Information
- Category
- Dips
- Cuisine
- North American
- Yield
- 4-6 servings
- Total Time
- 19 minutes, 59 seconds