Baked Camembert Recipe
The French Camembert au four, otherwise known as baked camembert, is a perfect party appetizer that everyone will enjoy.
Ingredients
- 1 box of camembert
- 1 loaf of bread eg. baguette, garlic bread, ciabatta, tortilla chips, toasted pita, breadsticks, or salted crackers.
Optional Sweet Toppings
- sliced fruit eg. pear or apple slices
- honey
- fig jam
- cranberry sauce
- raisins
- pomegranate
Optional Savory Toppings
- fresh herbs eg. thyme, basic, and rosemary
- pesto sauce
- cooked mushrooms
- cooked bacon lardons
- pistachios
- pinenuts
- chili flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C /350°F.
- Remove the plastic and paper packaging and place the camembert cheese back in its wooden box, or in a small baking dish.
- With a knife, score crosses or a crosshatch pattern on the top white rind of the cheese.
- (Optional) If adding bacon lardons or mushrooms, cook them in a frying pan on the stove for around 10 minutes.
- Add any toppings and accompaniments you wish to on top of the cheese or beside it, (other than fresh fruit which should be added after cooking).
- Bake in the oven for approximately 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and serve with bread.
Notes
After 15-20 minutes of cooking, the camembert will start to harden. Keep the timer on and pull it out as soon as the 15 minutes is up.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 432kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 10gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 331mgFiber: 6gSugar: 50g
Please note: We are not certified nutritionists and these estimates written and produced for entertainment purposes only.