Hot Honey Bourbon Baked Brie

Want an easy go-to appetizer for upcoming holiday parties? I have you covered with my recipe for gooey, cheesy, crusty Hot Bourbon Baked Brie.

Warning for the Hot Honey Bourbon Baked Brie

Once you make this for a party, your friends and family will ask you to bring it again & again.

Ingredients:

One 4-5″ wheel of Brie
One roll of refrigerated croissant dough
1/4 cup Nature Nate’s honey
2 Tablespoons of Rockbridge Farmstead Hot Honey
2 Tablespoons of Whiskey Thief whiskey (or preferred Kentucky bourbon)
1/4 cup sliced almonds (or other chopped nut of choice)
1/8 cup chopped dried cranberries

Let’s Make This Crusty Cheesy Goodness Happen for Your Hot Honey Bourbon Baked Brie

Preheat oven to 385 degrees.

Unroll croissant dough and allow it to rest for 10 minutes. If your dough is perforated, just pinch the perforations together with your fingers.

Use a pizza cutter to cut off 1/4 of the dough to save for decorating the top.

Place croissant dough on a piece of parchment paper. Then place brie in the middle of the dough. Pull the dough up to the center until the brie is completely covered. It’s okay if the dough overlaps a bit.

Use the pizza cutter to cut some triangles from most of the leftover dough. Create poinsettia leaves by pinching the wider part of the dough together at the bottom. Lay the leaves in a circle from the center of the brie.

Next, roll about 6-8 small balls from the dough, just about the size of a small marble. Place these balls randomly on the top of the brie.

Place parchment with croissant covered brie on a cookie sheet and into the oven for 18-22 minutes. Check after 16 minutes to see if the top is browning evenly.

While you wait, mix together your honey, hot honey and bourbon into a glass measuring cup. Cover with a paper towel and microwave for 15 seconds, stir, and then microwave 10ish seconds more until piping hot.

If any part of the croissant is getting too brown, just use a small piece of aluminum foil to cover it and continue baking. Once the croissant crust has reached desired brownness, remove from the oven.

Slide the baked brie onto the final serving plate (it will need some sort of edge to hold the honey glaze).

Now the fun part of the Hot Honey Bourbon Baked Brie

Now the fun part! Drizzle the hot honey & bourbon mixture over and around the croissant baked brie. Sprinkle the nuts and chopped dried cranberries. Voila! Cut and serve immediately for a deliciously crusty, bourbony and melty brie paradise. (yup, these are all words)

Anatomy of a Smiley Pete Magazine Photo Shoot

I had such a great time shooting photos with the Smiley Pete team in the Bluegrass Kitchens studio kitchen with photographer Emily Giancarlo. Be sure to pick up a December copy of the Southsider or Chevy Chaser for more. Snap a photo of your creation and tag @bluegrassblog on Instagram or Facebook for a share.

If you love Kentucky bourbon, you’ll enjoy my Bourbon Cocktails for Every Season blog.

Hope you enjoy it!

Want an easy go-to appetizer for upcoming holiday parties? I have you covered with my recipe for gooey, cheesy, crusty Hot Bourbon Baked Brie. Warning for the Hot Honey Bourbon Baked Brie Once you make this for a party, your friends and family will ask you to bring it again & again. Ingredients: One 4-5″…