Fig & Brie Crinkle Tart
This appetizer is crispy, flakey with a hint of sweetness and oozy brie cheese. Every inch of it is covered crushed pistachios. It is a rich and decadent appetizer that is surprisingly still light and airy with every bite!
There is something about brie cheese and fig jam that go together hand in hand. It creates a sweet flavor combination that goes well with a crispy light tart like phyllo. Crinkling the phyllo into an accordion shape offers a new textures way to serve it and gives you slits to easily add in your jam and brie cheese slices. This appetizer is not only delicious but looks beautiful on the appetizer table!
Ingredients for Brie Cheese crinkle tart
For this recipe you can use any jam you’d like! I love the combination of fig, pistachio and honey- when baked its similar to a baklava- sweet, rich and decadent. It’s the perfect appetizer to make when hosting a big group of people over. Gather the ingredients below and this will take you under 10 minutes to prepare!
brie cheese
phyllo pastry
melted butter
fig jam (or jam of choice)
honey
egg
sugar
milk or heavy cream
vanilla extract
crushed salted pistachios (optional)
fresh rosemary or thyme (garnish)
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 brie cheese slices 3/4 of an inch thick, I find that that they fit better in the phyllo slits. You can either leave the rind on the brie cheese or take it off for this recipe.
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Fig & Brie Crinkle Tart
Ingredients
- phyllo dough
- 2/3 cup of melted butter
- 8 oz brie cheese
- fig jam or any jam of choice
- fresh rosemary
- 2 tbsp honey (drizzle on top after it bakes)
- 1/2 cup of heavy cream or milk
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp of vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350F and line a baking tray with parchment paper
- Lay out two sheets of phyllo dough sheets at a time and crinkle into an accordion shape inside the baking tray
- Brush on some of your melted butter to your phyllo sheets as this will make them crispy in the oven
- Then add in dollops of fig jam, sliced brie into the phyllo slits
- Pour the remaining melted butter on your phyllo tart and bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until it starts to get crispy
- While that bakes make your heavy cream mixture by whisking together- cream, egg, sugar, and vanilla extract
- Then pour this mixture on top of your half baked tart, then bake for another 20 minutes until golden and crispy
- Out of the oven serve right away with a drizzle of honey
Notes
You can use milk or heavy cream interchangeably for this recipe- either work well! I find heavy cream makes this a bit more rich and decadent whereas the milk makes it a bit lighter of an appetizer
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