Baked Brie with Caramelized Pears, Shallots and Thyme recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
2 shallots, thinly sliced
2 pears - peeled, cored and sliced
⅓ cup dry white wine
½ teaspoon brown sugar
½ teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
salt and pepper to taste
1 (8 ounce) round loaf sourdough bread
1 (8 ounce) round Brie cheese
½ cup slivered almonds
Assorted crackers

Nutrition Info

416.8 calories
carbohydrate: 42.9 g
cholesterol: 32.2 mg
fat: 21.1 g
fiber: 3.2 g
protein: 12.8 g
saturatedFat: 7.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 649.7 mg
sugar: 7.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add shallot, cook and stir for 1 minute to soften. Add thinly sliced pears, cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Pour in white wine, brown sugar, thyme, salt, and pepper, increase heat to medium-high and simmer until the liquid has evaporated, and the pears have lightly caramelized, about 10 minutes. Set aside.

  3. Cut a Brie-sized hole in the top of the sourdough bread to within 1/2-inch of the bottom. Cut the removed bread into pieces for serving, set aside. Score the Brie around it's edge, using a paring knife to cut 1/4-inch deep. Cut in half by looping an 18-inch piece of very thin string, or unflavored dental floss around the scored Brie and pulling the ends in opposite directions.

  4. Place the bottom half of the Brie, cut-side-up, into the sourdough loaf. Top with 1/2 of the pear mixture and sprinkle with 1/2 of the slivered almonds. Place the remaining brie half on top, spread with remaining pear mixture, and sprinkle with remaining slivered almonds. Place on a baking sheet.

  5. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes or until soft and gooey. Serve with sliced sourdough bread and crackers.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

Brie baked in a round sourdough bread bowl makes this ultimately easy! You could substitute a sweet chutney for the topping for even easier prep. I microwaved the final product for a few minutes to speed up the cooking (couldn't wait for it to be ready!)

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