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Baked Camembert with Honey and Thyme

Whole camembert baked until molten, served with crusty bread

⏱️ Prep: 10min🍳 Cook: 20min⏰ Total: 30min👥 Serves: 2🌡️ hot

✓ vegetarian

⚠️ Contains: 🥛 Dairy, 🌾 Gluten, 🥜 Nuts

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

Preheat oven to 350°F
If camembert is in wooden box, remove plastic wrapper and return to box
Otherwise place in small baking dish
Score top of cheese in crosshatch pattern
Insert garlic slices into cuts
Drizzle with honey and scatter thyme leaves
Bake 15-20 minutes until cheese is molten inside
Top with walnuts and pepper
Serve immediately with bread for dipping

💡 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

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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