Cranberry Brie Bread Bowl

5 from 56 votes

Get ready to impress on Thanksgiving with this Cranberry Brie Bread Bowl recipe. The warm bread stuffed with homemade, tart cranberry sauce, melty brie cheese, and sweet and crunchy pecans will go so fast and everyone will be begging for more!

Prep Time15

Cook Time35

Total Time50

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 364kcal

Author: Courtney Paige

Equipment

Saucepan
strainer
Baking sheet
bread knife
Rubber Spatula
Measuring cups and spoons
Tinfoil

Ingredients

For the cranberry sauce

2 cups fresh cranberries
2 tbsp brown sugar
6 stalks fresh thyme
2 tbsp orange juice

For the candied pecans

2 cups pecans
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp brown sugar
pinch salt
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp butter

Other ingredients

1 6-inch brie wheel
1 fresh bread loaf (circular is best)
cooking oil or spray

Instructions

To make the cranberry sauce

Wash your cranberries with cool water.
Heat a saucepan to medium-heat. Then, pour in washed cranberries, brown sugar, and orange juice.
Remove thyme leaves from the stalks and add to the pan. Then, stir with a rubber spatula for 6-8 minuets. The cranberries will expand and "melt" to create a jam.
Pour the cranberry sauce into a bowl and set aside. Rinse and dry the saucepan. We'll also use it to make the candied pecans.

To make the candied pecans

Heat your saucepan over medium-heat again. Add in Fisher Nut pecans, ground cinnamon, brown sugar, salt, and vanilla extract. Then, stir with a rubber spatula for 4-5 minutes.
Once the pecans and brown sugar are warm, add butter. It should melt pretty quickly.
Continue to mix until the sugar has caramelized. Then, remove from heat and let cool.

Now, we'll assemble the bread bowl

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Using a bread knife, cut a circular hole in the top of your bread loaf to make a bread bowl. To determine how much to cut, I placed the brie on top of the bread to see how large the hole needed to be.
Remove the dough from inside your hole. You want the brie to sit inside the bread bowl.
Then, brush the inside of the bread bowl with olive oil. You can also spray with cooking spray.
Using a spoon, spread the cranberry sauce inside the bread bowl. Then, layer in the candied pecans.
Place the brie wheel inside the bread bowl. Top with more cranberry sauce. Then, garnish the top with more candied pecans.
Before placing the bread bowl on a pan and in the oven, place a large sheet of tinfoil on the baking sheet. Place the bread bowl on the tinfoil and wrap the tinfoil around the bread bowl. (It will be a loose covering but it will allow the brie to warm and cook without burning.
Bake for 35-40 minutes or until brie is tender.

Notes

If you have leftovers, they should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

You can reheat this in the oven at 350°F for about 10 minutes or until warm. A toaster oven also works great for reheating! The microwave would also work. Just be aware that if you choose this method, your bread bowl may become soft or soggy.

If you have a can of cranberry sauce on hand, you could definitely use that. I suggest using whole berry cranberry sauce instead of jellied to maintain a similar texture.

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