Baked Brie in Crescent Rolls

Cutting out a portion of baked brie in a white dish

Bake up a super easy and beautiful appetizer with my recipe for Baked Brie in Crescent Rolls! Using crescent rolls for crust, it comes together in no time!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword baked brie, baked brie in crescent rolls, baked brie with crescent rolls, brie en croute

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 341kcal

Author Isabel Laessig

Equipment

Baking dish
Cooking spray
Whisk

Ingredients

8 oz. crescent rolls
½ cup brown sugar
8 oz. brie cheese
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 egg

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a bowl, whisk together ½ cup brown sugar, ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper, and ½ tsp. salt. Thoroughly combine.
½ cup brown sugar, ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper, ½ teaspoon salt
In a separate bowl, beat 1 egg with ½ tsp. garlic powder. Grease the inside of your baking dish with cooking spray.
1 egg, ½ teaspoon garlic powder
Arrange crescent rolls around the inside of the greased baking dish.
8 oz. crescent rolls
Place brie cheese at the center of the rolls.
8 oz. brie cheese
Top brie with most of the brown sugar topping. Reserve some for the outside of the pastry.
Fold the crescent rolls over top the brie to cover it.
Brush the pastry with the egg wash. Give it a good coating.
Finally, top the baked brie with your remaining brown sugar topping and bake for 30 minutes. Serve, and enjoy!

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Notes

I recommend using thicker, less ripe brie for baked brie recipes. Fluffy, super soft brie will pretty much turn to water when baked! My favorite is fromage d'affinois, which as a rich flavor described as "Pea pod" and a great butter-like consistency, plus a very mild rind.

Leave the rind on! It will serve as a useful guard against the cheese totally melting out of the pastry crust, and it tastes delicious baked.

You can use puff pastry sheets instead of crescent rolls! Just unfold and roll out the pastry, then place the cheese in the middle. Cut slices into the pastry so it can fold up over the cheese, then bake!

You can add your own blend of spices to the brown sugar mix! I like changing things up by adding pumpkin pie spice. Alternatively, you can swap the brown sugar mix out entirely for a jam of choice.

You can add even more crunchy flavor by crumbling nuts over the crescent rolls. I like using pistachios, walnuts, or almonds. You can also add them to the brown sugar mix!

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