Pumpkin-Shaped Baked Brie
This Pumpkin-Shaped Baked Brie is the ultimate cozy cheesy appetizer to make that is festive, made with just 4 ingredients and is a guaranteed crowd pleaser.
Ingredients
- 1 gluten-free puff pastry sheet, thawed
- 1 4-5 ounce wheel of brie
- 1/3 cup applesauce or pumpkin butter
- 1 egg white, whisked
- For pumpkin look: sage leaves and baker’s twine
- For serving: crackers, pretzels and apples
Directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- 2
Lay a puff pastry sheet on parchment paper then add the applesauce in the center and the cheese on top
- 3
Cut off any excess pastry on edges so pastry sheet is a large circle and wrap pastry around the brie and pinch edges to seal it
- 4
Cut about 6 stripes of baker’s twine and begin tying them around the wrapped brie to form “pumpkin” look
- 5
Flip over and brush egg wash around the pastry sheet and then bake in oven for about 20 minutes or until pumpkin is golden brown
- 6
Allow the brie to cool for a few then carefully cut and remove the strings and add the sage leaves for the pumpkin look
- 7
Serve with desired crackers, apples or pretzels!