Brie & Pear Galette
This baked brie wrapped in puff pastry is filled with thinly sliced pears, honey and cinnamon. It is the ultimate comfort appetizer! These flavors combined are so sweet and delicious and it is easy to make.
Baked brie is the appetizer you want to serve when you have people over. The warm gooey cheese is smothered with fresh fruit and is such an elegant appetizer for any occasion. I think we can all agree that it the best melted cheese is the world!
Watch full video on how to make this appetizer here!
Ingredients for Brie & Pear Galette
This appetizer requires only a few ingredients and has all the flavors of the holiday season! It’s the perfect appetizer to make when hosting people over. Gather the ingredients below and this will take you under 15 minutes to make in total!
brie cheese
puff pastry
pear
cinnamon
honey
egg
fresh thyme (garnish)
pomegranate seeds (optional)
Quality of brie cheese matters! I always recommend using a brie cheese that is French- brie cheese originated in France so if it is French you know it’s creamy, has notes of mushroom and will melt really well! When melted, the cheaper brie cheeses can often pool with oil which means they aren’t the best quality and stuffed with fillers & additives. When making baked brie, spend a little bit more on the cheese to make sure it’s a quality one.
TIP: cut your pear slices really thin, I find that they they fit better in the galette and taste delicious like this!
SHOP THE REICPE
TIP: drizzle the honey on AFTER this bakes! If you bake honey it becomes very liquidy and watery. It’s always best to put on after.
Brie & Pear Galette
Ingredients
- 8 oz brie cheese
- 1 puff pastry sheet
- 1/2 pear (sliced thinly)- Bartlett, Bosc, and Anjou pears are the best options for baking with due to their sweetness
- 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
- 2-3 tbsp honey
- 1 egg (egg wash)
- fresh thyme (garnish)
- pomegranate seeds (garnish- optional)
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 400 F and line a baking tray with parchment paper
- Put your puff pastry on a baking sheet
- Cut your brie cheese into slices and cut your pear into thin slices
- Add your brie cheese slices down first then arrange your pear slices on top
- Fold in the edges of your puff pastry sheet
- Brush the puff pastry sheet with egg wash
- Sprinkle on some cinnamon
- Bake for 15 minutes or until puff pastry is golden brown
- Out of the oven drizzle on honey, more cinnamon and fresh thyme as a garnish
- Cut and enjoy warm!
Notes
Note: for the pear use either Bartlett, Bosc, and Anjou pears as these are the best options for baking with due to their sweet juicy flavor!
Pair this galette with Wines of Sicily- there are so many varietals to choose from including red and white so there really is something for everyone at the table!
This is what your puff pastry will look like before going into the oven! You want to leave an opening in the middle for it to breath and cook evenly while it bakes
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