Description
A cozy fall appetizer with brie cheese, crostini, and homemade apple butter!
Ingredients
- 1 baguette, sliced
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1/3 pound brie cheese (one medium-sized wedge), cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup apple butter
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Lay baguette slices on a baking sheet in a single layer and drizzle with olive oil.
- Bake baguette slices at 350 degrees F for 5-7 minutes until very lightly toasted. Remove pan from oven.
- Top each baguette slice with a piece of brie and a dollop of apple butter (I like to use about 1/2 teaspoon of apple butter per crostini).
- Return pan to oven and bake 3-4 minutes more, until brie has just started to soften and melt. Remove from oven and serve immediately.
Notes
This recipe is really just a loose guideline - dial the ingredients up or down depending on your personal tastes!
How to cut your brie. Brie is easiest to cut when it's very cold. Pop your brie in the freezer for 10-15 minutes before slicing to make it easy to cut! You can eyeball the exact size of the brie pieces - you just want them to be roughly the same size so they bake evenly!
Depending on the size of your baguette (and the size of your sheet pan!) you may need to use two baking sheets or bake in batches.
What apple butter should I use? We recommend our stovetop apple butter or slow cooker apple butter here! You can also use your favorite store-bought version.
Make-ahead tips. Prep the ingredients ahead of time to make assembly a breeze. Baguette slices will keep a day or two in an airtight container on the counter; sliced brie will keep a day or two in an airtight container in the fridge. You can also lightly toast the crostini up to 5 hours before serving, top with brie and apple butter as directed, then loosely cover and store in the fridge until you're ready to bake. See the full post above for more details on making these cheese crostini ahead of time!
Additions and Substitutions. Use your favorite jam (we love fig jam!), honey, or cranberry sauce instead of apple butter. Add apple or pear slices, prosciutto, walnuts, pecans, or a pinch of flakey sea salt if you like.