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Baked Camembert: a really easy recipe

Posted on by John Proestakes
Baked Camembert and Baguette

To bake Camembert, heat the oven to 350°F (180°C), cut the top of the rind off, season it with garlic and sea salt, score the top, and bake it for 15 to 20 minutes, until it is soft and molten in the middle. Serve it hot with toasted baguette.

Probably one of the easiest and tastiest cheese recipes out there is a baked Camembert. Camembert and its cousin Brie are absolutely ideal for baking because the cheese melts so well. And, let's face it, everyone loves melted cheese.

I adapted this recipe from Jamie Oliver, but you can change or add whatever ingredients you would like. For instance, I decided I could go without the cranberries. If you're looking for inspiration, look on this page for other cheese recipes.

The recipe

Ingredients

  • Almonds (pinch)
  • Rosemary (2-3 sprigs)
  • 1 wheel of Camembert
  • Sea salt (pinch)
  • Olive oil (1-2 tsp)
  • Chopped garlic (1 clove)

Directions

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
  2. Unbox and unwrap the wheel. You'll put it back in its wooden box to bake, so take off the paper and plastic first.
  3. Cut the top of the rind off and season with chopped garlic and sea salt. Replace the rind and score the top with a knife.
  4. Push in a few sprigs of rosemary, drizzle a teaspoon of olive oil on top and sprinkle on a couple of pinches of sliced almonds.
  5. Replace the wooden box top and bake for around 15 to 20 minutes.
  6. Serve hot with toasted baguette, and use a flat cheese knife.

Change the toppings

You can change the toppings to anything you like, such as honey, jam, nuts or herbs.

Pair with wine

Camembert goes with most wines, so feel free to be creative. I chose a pinot noir.

What are your favorite toppings? Let me know in the comments below.

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6 thoughts on “Baked Camembert: a really easy recipe”

      1. Tried it! We have some French friends that have a French restaurant here in Key West. They went on vacation and left the cat for us to feed. For our service, we took a wheel of Camembert from the restaurant fridge. This was great! Thanks, we will try this again with friends.

    1. So there is the wood box that the Camembert usually comes in and then there is the plastic wrap that the cheese is wrapped in, inside of the wooden box. You should always take the plastic (or paper wrap) off of the Camembert first before baking it. However, you can bake the Camembert inside the wooden box. Hope this answers your question!

      1. Yes, it definitely answers the question–the few articles I’ve seen haven’t been explicit about this.

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