French
Baked Camembert with Honey and Thyme
Whole camembert baked until molten, served with crusty bread
hot_biteEasyFrench
Prep10 minCook20 minTotal30 minServes2Temphot
✓ vegetarian
⚠ Contains: 🥛 Dairy, 🌾 Gluten, 🥜 Nuts
Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 wheelcamembert cheese(in wooden box or baking dish)
- 2 tbsphoney
- 1 sprigfresh thyme
- 1 clovegarlic(sliced thin)
- 2 tbspwalnuts(roughly chopped)
- crusty baguette(sliced)
- freshly cracked black pepper
Make Ahead
Must be baked and served immediately.
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 350°F
- 2If camembert is in wooden box, remove plastic wrapper and return to box
- 3Otherwise place in small baking dish
- 4Score top of cheese in crosshatch pattern
- 5Insert garlic slices into cuts
- 6Drizzle with honey and scatter thyme leaves
- 7Bake 15-20 minutes until cheese is molten inside
- 8Top with walnuts and pepper
- 9Serve immediately with bread for dipping
Notes
Pro Tips
Room temperature cheese melts more evenly than cold. The wooden box is oven-safe and makes a rustic serving vessel. Don't overbake or the cheese will separate. The garlic should be sliced thin so it softens in the oven. Serve while still bubbly and molten.
History & Origin
Baking soft-ripened cheeses like camembert transforms them into fondue-like dips without the fuss. The French have enjoyed warmed cheese for centuries, but the modern baked camembert trend emerged in the 1990s as a simple yet impressive appetizer for entertaining.
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