Grilled Brie with Apricot Chutney

One of our favorite restaurants in Cleveland serves a similar dish so when we saw this recipe we wanted to try to make it. This was the perfect amount of sweetness to go with brie and bread. I would make this again for a cocktail party, it was good as a light dinner, but I think it would be good as an appetizer too.

This recipe is from Veg Inspirations.

Ingredients:

-1 apple peeled, cored and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
-1 heaped cup dried apricots cut into quarters
-1/2 cup dark raisins
-1/4 tsp ground ginger
-1/2 tsp salt
-4 tsp sugar
-1/2 tsp red chili powder
-2 tbsp lemon juice
-A splash of white wine, if desired

Add all the ingredients to a pan with a little bit of water.
Cook until it gets soft, it took probably 30-45 minutes.

Everything got soft, but the pieces were still
intact.

We served ours with brie and french bread, the combination was great. To get the brie warm, I sprayed the grill with cooking spray, then grilled on medium for about 5 minutes on each side (Grilled brie is also really good on it's own).

Brie Bruschetta Dip

We really like brie, as you can tell from our recent posts. We've also recently had Green Bean Casserole Grilled Cheese, Brie Soup, Apple and Walnut Pancake with Brie. So this recipe is another that uses brie, one of my favorite cheeses.  The original recipe comes from Magpie's Recipes.

Ingredients:

-1 Tomato

-1 Clove Garlic

- 1/2 tsp Basil

-1 tsp. Balsamic Vinegar

-1 tsp. Olive Oil

-1/2 Wheel Brie

-french bread

Slice the bread and toast in the oven until slightly browned.

Dice the tomatoes.

Cut off the rind of the brie (it won't melt, you can see the little
bit I still had left on mine) and melt it slightly in the microwave.

Mix in the other ingredients.

Serve with bread.

This was really simple to make, it only took about 15 minutes. Tomato and cheese are a classic combination, and this worked well too.

Brie Soup

Alecia and I both really love brie, so any new way to use brie in a recipe we have to try. We both agreed on this on that it was better as just a cup of soup as an appetizer rather than a bowl for a meal. The taste of wine and vinegar was pretty strong, but it was really good to have a bite of bread with the soup. This one comes from recipe.com.

Ingredients:

-1 1/2 cups dry white wine
-1/2 cup white wine vinegar (I substituted
-1 quart heavy cream
-12 ounce round Brie cheese (cut off the rind and cut into 1-inch pieces)
-1 clove garlic, minced
-thyme
-basil

-salt and pepper
-french baguette

Bring the wine and vinegar mixture to a boil, and simmer for 8 minutes.

Add the brie, cream, and seasonings. Cook until the chunks of brie
are cooked down.
After the soup is cooked, strain it before serving.  I thought this was
unnecessary at first, but there were bits of cheese that didn't
get cooked down that strained out.

Pour into small individual bowls.

Add slices of bread.

I didn't have white wine vinegar, so I substituted a mix of vinegar and extra white wine. This had a pretty strong taste of vinegar and wine, but besides that it was good. It was a little difficult to remove the rind from the brie, but besides that it wasn't too hard of a recipe.

Apple and Walnut Pancake Topping served with Brie

I have a confession to make...I have a bad habit of leaving Food Network on the tv while I'm doing my reading for class -- unproductive, I know. That's where I first saw this tasty recipe, it comes from the Colossal Cafe in Minnesota and was featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. I know the recipe sounds weird, but as soon as I saw this on DDD, I knew that I had to find a recipe for it.

This specific recipe comes from Tasty Kitchen and is just for the pancake topping, so whip up your favorite pancake recipe and spoon on some of this awesome pancake topping. This is perfect for your next Sunday breakfast because it is something that your family hasn't seen before!

Ingredients:
-1 whole Granny Smith Apple, Peeled And Sliced Thin
-⅓ cups Packed Brown Sugar
-¼ cups Real Maple Syrup
-1 Tablespoon Honey
-¼ cups Walnuts
-Dash Of Cinnamon
-1 Tablespoon Heavy Cream (optional)
-2 slices Brie Cheese

Mix up your favorite pancakes, as many as  you want.
You can put the topping on many stacks or on one.

Mix all ingredients except for the cream and brie in a saucepan, heat on medium  until apples are soft.
Once the mixture is thoroughly heated, add a little cream if desired, stir until incorporated.   

Spoon the topping over the pancakes.

Make sure to pour a little syrupy goodness over the  pancakes.

This made easily enough for three stacks of pancakes.

Top with slices of brie and serve. 

Enjoy for every meal!

This recipe was one of the best recipes we've ever made, I easily ate my entire stack or pancakes and all of the toppings that tried to escape. It was so delicious, the topping itself was the perfect amount of sweet and cinnamon, the apples were warm, but still a little crisp. The brie was a perfect substitute for butter, it was subtle and creamy, do not skip the brie when you make this!

If you're having company over for breakfast or if you want to wow your family, this is the way to do it. You cannot go wrong with this topping.