Baked Camembert
Baked Camembert takes just 5 minutes to prep, but will be the star of your appetizer spread.
Servings: 4
Calories: 205kcal
Ingredients
- 8 ounces camembert round in wooden box
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 large sprig fresh thyme
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon hot honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° Fahrenheit.
- Take cheese round out of its box and unwrap it.
- Cut across the top of the cheese in 4 lines diagonally in two directions, to make a kind of grid. Don’t cut all the way through the cheese.
- Thinly slice garlic clove.
- Break fresh thyme into individual pieces.
- Tuck garlic slices and thyme pieces into the openings made in the grid. Use a knife to push the garlic slices down if you can’t manage it with your fingers.
- Put the cheese back in its box, then put the box in an 8x8 baking dish.
- Drizzle the top of the cheese with olive oil.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and use a flat spatula to transfer cheese box onto a serving platter.
- Drizzle with hot honey to serve.
Notes
Storage Tips:
Wrap the camembert box tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil, or put it in an airtight container. Then store in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. Reheat in the oven on a baking dish or baking sheet. You can also reheat more quickly using an air fryer. Expert Tips:
Make sure your garlic slices are very thin, unless you are a big raw garlic fan. It will cook a little bit in the oven, but 15 minutes isn’t long enough to roast the garlic. The light punch of garlic with the thin fresh slices though is such a lovely pairing with the cheese. Look for camembert packaged in a wooden box that is stapled. Those boxes will hold together better in the oven, though even the stapled ones may still come apart a little. You definitely want to put the cheese in a baking dish, just in case the box opens and the cheese spreads as it melts. Making sure not to cut entirely through the cheese will also help it keep its shape. Note that some cheeses are meltier than others. Look for a cheese that is closer to its sell by date, as Camembert cheeses get softer as they age.
Wrap the camembert box tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil, or put it in an airtight container. Then store in the refrigerator for 2-3 days. Reheat in the oven on a baking dish or baking sheet. You can also reheat more quickly using an air fryer. Expert Tips:
Make sure your garlic slices are very thin, unless you are a big raw garlic fan. It will cook a little bit in the oven, but 15 minutes isn’t long enough to roast the garlic. The light punch of garlic with the thin fresh slices though is such a lovely pairing with the cheese. Look for camembert packaged in a wooden box that is stapled. Those boxes will hold together better in the oven, though even the stapled ones may still come apart a little. You definitely want to put the cheese in a baking dish, just in case the box opens and the cheese spreads as it melts. Making sure not to cut entirely through the cheese will also help it keep its shape. Note that some cheeses are meltier than others. Look for a cheese that is closer to its sell by date, as Camembert cheeses get softer as they age.
Nutrition
Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 478mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 477IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 223mg | Iron: 0.3mg
