Baked Camembert, Roast Pecans and Hazelnuts, Apricot, Chilli and Thyme Honey is exactly as you would imagine – luscious, rich, creamy, dreamy, hot, baked Camembert drizzled with sweet, seasoned, runny honey and apricots with a deliciously warm and spicy kick, and finally, some crispy, crunchy nuts and seeds.
Collect together your equipment (see Recipe Notes below) and ingredients.
Preheat oven to Fan Oven 180°C/200°C/400°F/Gas 6
First prepare the Camembert, Nuts and Seeds – remove the Camembert from the packaging and place in baking parchment inside a ceramic Camembert dish or small bowl. Ideally it should fit inside quite snuggly and the baking parchment should be overhanging.
Bake in the centre of a pre-heated oven for 20 – 25 minutes, or until the cheese is very soft.
Scatter the nuts onto a baking tray and pop in the oven, alongside the cheese, for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, remove from the oven, make sure the nuts are at one end of the tray, and add the seeds to the other end of the tray. Cook for a further 2 – 3 minutes. Remove from the oven and when cool, roughly chop the pecan nuts and hazelnuts. Set aside.
Now make the Apricot, Chilli and Thyme Honey – chop the apricots and add to a saucepan with the honey, water, chilli flakes and sprigs of thyme. Simmer gently for 5 minutes to reduce slightly and then set aside to infuse. Taste and add more chilli flakes and some salt and pepper, if necessary.
Now bring it all together – divide the Camembert into 4 and place each ¼ in the centre of a warmed serving plate.
Scatter over the nuts and seeds equally, between the plates.
Discard the thyme stems from the honey. Divide the apricots between the 4 plates and drizzle over any remaining syrup.
Garnish with fresh thyme sprigs and serve immediately with your choice of serving options.
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When should I serve this delicious dish?
You can serve this Baked Camembert dish as an appetiser, a light lunch, it is a great alternative to a cheeseboard or instead of dessert, and it makes a wonderful snack whilst watching a film or sport on the television. We also love it after a long, cold walk or a day on the piste. Mouthwatering, warming, hearty; this is one phenomenally speedy recipe which you will come back to, time and again throughout winter.