Baked Brie with Kahlua Walnuts

I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. Our holiday was filled with great food, family, and laughter. We kicked off the holiday season by going to see the Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker. Hubby and I had the entire week off, so today is all about getting back into the swing of our routine.

Since December is right around the corner, the holiday parties are starting to accumulate on our calendar. It’s always nice to have a simple dish that you can bring with you. The Kahlua walnuts are a sweet addition to melty gooey baked brie. I served this with sliced apples, but crackers or bread would have worked as well.

I used the trick I described when I made this Baked Brie with Grape Balsamic Compote to remove the casing from the top of the baked brie. Prior to baking your brie, use a sharp knife to cut around the top of the rind. You don’t want to cut it completely off, just cut about a 1/4 inch into the brie right under the top all the way around. While the brie is in the oven, the cheese will get all melty and gooey. Then when you take it out of the oven, you can just remove the top of the rind like so:

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Baked Brie with Kahlua Walnuts

Yield: 8-10 servings

Ingredients:

13.2 oz wheel of Brie
2/3 cup pecans (2.5 ounces), toasted and chopped
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 1/2 Tbsp Kahlua
crackers
1-2 sweet apples (like Honeycrisp or Gala)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Place brie round in a small oven-safe dish. Using a sharp knife, cut into the rind about 1/4" all the way around, just under the top of the brie. You don't want to cut the top completely off.

Bake 8-10 minutes until the brie is softened, but not completely melted.

While the Brie is baking, in a small pan, mix the pecans, brown sugar, and Kahlua. Cook over medium heat until the mixture is bubbly and melted.

Remove Brie from oven and discard the top of the rind. Scoop walnut mixture over brie.

Serve with crackers and apple slices.

Recipe adapted from My Life as a Mrs

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7 Responses to “Recipe Ideas for Thanksgiving”

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    Megan — November 13, 2010 at 7:15 pm

    Can I have ALL of these dishes for Thanksgiving?? 😉

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    The Small Boston Kitchen — November 13, 2010 at 7:38 pm

    Great ideas!

    PS, Carbomb cupcakes are happening tomorrow!!

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    Julia — November 14, 2010 at 12:59 am

    Thank you for all of the yummy recipes that you posted on your blog. I especially like the recipe for Squash Bisque. I just bought a butternut squash and didn’t know what to do with it, so I completely understand the dilemma that you were in! I am going to try it and if it turns out well, then I am going to make it for Thanksgiving. I am always in search for new recipes for the holiday. I work with Better Recipes.com and if you are in search for the same, I recommend you check out their Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas

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    Kathleen — November 14, 2010 at 7:00 pm

    This looks like a great list of Thanksgiving dishes. Love your post on apple slab as well. I think I’m going to make one next week so I have it ready for Thanksgiving.

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    Rachel Blumenthal — November 15, 2010 at 4:58 pm

    Congrats! Your acorn squash photo has been featured as a Photo of the Week on BostonFoodBloggers.com: http://www.bostonfoodbloggers.com/2010/11/photos-of-week.html

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    Nutmeg Nanny — November 15, 2010 at 8:14 pm

    So many great Thanksgiving recipes! Yum!

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    Megan — November 16, 2010 at 6:28 pm

    I think I’m just making desserts this year, but I may sneak in that cranberry, caramelized onion, and goat cheese dip as well. Going to check out the recipe now.

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