Home Made Apple Butter with Baked Brie

It’s that time of year again!  Holiday season is fast approaching and this means we will be seeing a lot more of our friends and family.  This also means the opportunity to eat and share lots of good food!  I love food.  In case you haven’t noticed.

So this is the perfect time for me to try out some new recipes, and do some planning for the upcoming holidays!  When I’m putting together appetizer and meal ideas for company I really try to keep things simple, and use ingredients that most people love.

This easy to make apple butter is one of those recipes!  Apple Butter is the perfect thing to keep on hand for a number of different occasions.  It’s great served on top of Brie for an appetizer, or spread on a ham & Brie sandwich for lunch, or scooped onto ice cream for dessert.  It’s so versatile!

This apple butter is made in the crockpot over a 10-12 hour period, so that the apples and spices have time to come together and make a smooth apple spread.  Don’t be afraid of the length of time it takes to make it though, it’s really very simple.  All you have to do is put the ingredients into a crock pot and let it simmer during the day or even overnight.  Then you have the most delicious treat!

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There are so many ways to serve up apple butter:

• Make a ham and brie cheese sandwich, and spread on some apple butter.  You could cook it like a grilled cheese sandwich.  Yum!
• Serve alongside roast or BBQ’d pork.
• Serve on vanilla ice cream.
• Spread on toast.
• Or….serve it on a brie cheese wheel

I have an obsession with anything having to do with Brie cheese, so I wanted serve it up for you here!  Apples and Brie are a match made in Heaven.  Major deliciousness going on.

Actually the whole inspiration for me to make Apple Butter was just imagining it baked onto some Brie cheese.  I thought it would make a perfect fall appetizer…apples, cinnamon & spices with cheese…a delicious seasonal dish.  Mmmmmmm!

But you may notice in this picture that the apple butter is not smooth.  I wanted the mixture to be chunky on top of the brie…I just like the texture better.  All I did was take about a 1/2 cup of the apple butter out of the crockpot before I blended the rest.  This step of course is entirely up to you.

Instructions:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
• Place a brie cheese wheel in an oven proof serving dish.  Score the top with a knife, then place it in the oven for about 5 minutes, until the brie is softened.
• Then mound about 1/2 cup of the apple butter on top of the brie, and bake for about 3-4 minutes more.
• Serve with crackers or chunks of bread.
• Enjoy!

 

I hope you enjoy these recipes for Apple Butter!

Have a delicious day!