Recipes Appetizers
Swiss Cheese Spread
Mix the mayonnaise thoroughly with the Swiss cheese, using enough mayonnaise to make it spreadable.
Put in a bowl just large enough to hold it, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. When ready to serve, turn out onto a platter and mold into a mound using your hands.
Sprinkle with th
Yogurt Dip
Mix all the ingredients and chill thoroughly to let the flavors develop.
Zucchini Puffs
Halve zucchini and scoop out a little of the center. Combine cheese, mayonaise and hot pepper sauce. Spread on top of zucchini. Broil until puffed. Cut into small sering pieces.
Baked Brie and Roasted Garlic
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Remove all but one layer of skin from garlic; do not expose flesh. Arrange garlic tightly in small baking dish. Drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with salt. Cover with foil. Bake until garlic is very tender, 75 to 90 minutes.
Preheat broiler. Score a
Brie Kisses
Cut the brie into 1/2-inch squares (leave the rind on if you like). Place on a dinner plate and put the cheese in the freezer while you thaw the puff pastry for 30 minutes at room temperature.
Unfold the thawed pastry, press together seams and roll lightly with a rolling pin to smooth
Brie-Almond Appetizer
Microwave the Brie for 30 seconds, just until warmed through. Saut� almonds in butter until slightly browned. Pour almonds over warmed Brie on a pretty plate and serve with warm chunks of French bread.
Variation
After warming Brie, cover with chutney and toasted almonds.
Blueberry Brie
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place Brie cheese in a baking dish. Pour blueberry pie filling over the top. Bake until hot, about 10 to 15 minutes.
Brie with Raspberry Sauce
Place the Brie in a microwave-safe 9-inch pie plate. Spread the raspberry preserves over the top. Microwave at 50% power for 2 minutes, or until warmed through. Sprinkle with the almonds and serve warm.
Serve this with crackers and/or apple slices.
Yields 8 servings
Candied Brie with Apple Wedges
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
Place the brie on a baking sheet. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until softened and warm.
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small nonstick saucepan over medium heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low; add the brown sugar and stir occasionally unt
Caramel Brie
Mix sugar, nuts and brandy. Cover and chill.
Place cheese on pie plate at bake at 500 degrees F for 4 to 5 minutes.
Place sugar mixture on top of Brie. Bake an additional 2 to 3 minutes or until sugar melts.
Serve with apple slices, pear wedges or table water cra
Caramelized Almond Raspberry Brie
Slice brie in half horizontally. Place bottom half of brie on 10 x 15-inch jellyroll pan.
Combine jam, brown sugar, honey and almonds; spread over cut side of brie. Replace top half of brie, rind side up. Sprinkle with brown sugar and almonds.
Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 t
Caramelized Pear Brie
Place pear slices in overlapping concentric circles to cover surface of brie. Sprinkle with brown sugar, then top with walnuts. Bake in preheated 400 degree F oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until soft in center. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Coffee Pecan Brie
Place Brie on large plate with a lip.
Coarsely chop the pecans and place them in the oven to toast lightly.
Place brown sugar and Kahlua in large frying pan over medium heat. Stir until the mixture becomes thick and bubbly (brown and on the verge of caramelizing). Add toast
Cranberry Rum Brie
In small bowl, combine brown sugar, rum extract, cranberry sauce and nutmeg. Stir to blend.
Scrape or cut off the top rind of the cheese, leaving 1/4-inch edge by scoring or making a circle on the top 1/4-inch from the edge with a small knife. Using a teaspoon, simply scrape off the t
Fried Brie
Remove and discard paper and plastic wrapping from cheese. Coat all surfaces with flour.
Beat egg with water in a pie plate until foamy. Dip cheese in egg, then in crumbs, coating well.
Heat butter in a small skillet or flameproof stove-to-table casserole just until it foam
Jalapeno Baked Brie
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Work crescent roll dough into a thin circle large enough to completely wrap the brie. Place brie in center of dough circle. With fork, poke top of cheese several times. Slowly pour 1 tablespoon Tabasco red/green pepper sauce over top of cheese, allowing
Mexican Baked Brie
Slice banana very thinly. De-seed and chop jalapeno. Chop cilantro leaves. Toast almonds until golden.
In a saucepan, combine marmalade and Grand Marnier and cook until bubbly. Set aside one-quarter cup of mixture. Add jalapenos to remaining mixture and saut� until soft. Add ci
Phyllo Wrapped Crab and Brie
Melt butter; add shallots and saut� until golden. Add crab; heat through and season. Spread slices of Brie over crab. Keep over low heat without stirring until Brie softens enough to be stirred without breaking lumps of crab. When mixture is homogeneous, set aside to cool.
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Phyllo-Wrapped Brie
Spray 1 sheet of phyllo with cooking spray, keeping remaining pastry covered with a slightly damp towel to prevent it from drying out. Place Brie in center of sheet; wrap phyllo around Brie. Repeat procedure 3 times, inverting Brie each time; set aside.
Layer remaining 4 sheets of phy
Praline Kahlua Brie
Remove packaging and then slice rind from top of cheese round and place on an oven or microwave-safe plate or dish.
Combine pecans, Kahlua, and brown sugar. Spread over the top of cheese. Bake at 350 degrees F for 3-5 minutes or just until soft or microwave on HIGH for 30-60 seconds,
Raspberry Brie Crescents
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Unwrap crescent rolls; separate into triangles. Lightly spread 1 teaspoon jam across wide end of each triangle. Place cheese strip on wide end of each triangle on top of jam.
Roll each from wide to nar
Rum Butter Brie with Fruit
In small bowl, beat butter with chopped almonds, rum, lemon juice, garlic salt, and paprika. Cut white crust from top of Brie; spread Brie with butter mixture. Garnish edge with whole almonds. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Serve with cut fruit and assort
Spirited Apricot Brie
Mix jam, orange peel, brandy, lemon juice and cinnamon in a shallow microwave-safe serving dish just large enough to also hold the brie.
Set brie in apricot sauce. Return to microwave oven and cook, uncovered, until the cheese is hot and slightly melted, about 1 minute; check at 20-se
Sugar and Nut-Glazed Brie
Stir together the brown sugar, chopped pecans and brandy.
Place cheese in a baking dish just slightly larger than the width of the cheese. Bake in a 425 degree F oven just until cheese begins to soften in the center, about 6 minutes.
Evenly sprinkle sugar mixture over chees
Tequila-Cranberry Chutney on Brie
To make chutney: Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat; add onion and cook 7 minutes. Stir in onion, cranberries, apples, sugar, pepper jelly, tequila, orange liqueur and orange peel; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, 20 to 25 minutes or until thick. Cool.
Wrapped Brie
Wrap crescent rolls pinched together around the brie. Brush with the egg. Bake at 375 degrees F for 11 minutes.
Apple Cheese Ball
Process first 4 ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Chill 30 minutes.
Shape into a ball; make an indentation in top to resemble an apple. Chill ball 30 minutes.
Coat ball heavily with paprika. Cover and chill for 1 hour. Insert cinnamon stick and bay leaf into ind
Apricot Cheeseball
Mix all ingredients, withholding sugar until you taste test. If you feel that it needs sugar, then add. Roll into a ball by placing mixture in plastic wrap and then forming it. Chill overnight to let flavors blend.
Serve with bland crackers.
Bacon-Cheese Ball
With all ingredients at room temperature, mix well. Shape into 2 medium balls or 4 logs.
Serves 20.
Beefy Cheese Ball
Combine 1/4 cup of the dried beef, cream cheese, sour cream, Parmesan cheese and horseradish; blend thoroughly. Refrigerate mixture for 15 minutes.
Form into a ball and roll in remaining dried beef. Chill thoroughly.
Serve with crackers.
Black Pepper Cheese Logs
Combine first 5 ingredients. Shape mixture into two 5-inch logs. Roll in coarsely ground black pepper. Cover and chill at least 3 hours.
Serve with assorted crackers.
Makes about 1 cup.
Cajun Cheeseball
Mix and form into ball. Serve with crackers.
Caramel Apple Cheeseball
In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, apple, pineapple and spices. Blend well. Add 1/2 cup pecans; blend well. Form into a ball and roll in remaining pecans to coat. Refrigerate until firm.
Serve with crackers or celery sticks.
Carrot Cheese Ball
Press carrots between paper towels to remove excess moisture; set aside.
Combine cream cheese and Cheddar cheese in a medium bowl; stir well. Add carrots and garlic; stir well. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
Shape cheese mixture into a ball; roll in parsley. Wrap in wax paper
Cheese Ball I
Cream the cream cheese. Add chipped beef. Add the tops of scallions, Accent and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well and roll in nuts. Form into one or two balls.
Cheese Ball II
Mix Hidden Valley Ranch dressing, milk and mayonnaise. Add in cream cheese and Cheddar cheese. Mix well. Put into freezer for about 20 minutes.
Shape into balls (makes 2 good size balls, 3 smaller). Put back into freezer just long enough to make the ball firm enough to roll. Roll chee
Cheese Ball with Raspberry Preserves
Grate American and Cheddar cheeses. Mix in pecan chips, chopped green onions and enough mayonnaise to hold together. Mold into a ball. Refrigerate until ready to use, then cover with raspberry preserves.
Serve with Ritz crackers.
Chili Cheese Ball
Combine softened cheeses, lemon juice, garlic powder and red pepper; beat with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in nuts. Shape into a ball and sprinkle with mixture of chili powder and paprika. Chill.
Chili Cheese Roll
Set cheese out until it is room temperature. Mix both cheeses until well blended. Stir in garlic powder and pecans. Form into a 10-inch long roll. Spread the chili powder on wax paper and coat the outside of cheese by rolling over the wax paper. Chill.
Slice and serve with crackers or
Chocolate Peppermint Cheese Ball
Process the chocolate chips, peppermint candies and pecans in a blender or food processor until finely ground. Place the mixture in an airtight plastic bag until ready to use. There will be enough mixture to make several cheese balls.
When ready to make a cheese ball, place the cream