Something that I always saw was brie stuffed filo pastry and for me - it didn't really scream "OMG amazing!" That being said - I have yet to make one myself...but if we are just talking looks and possibly the idea of how it might taste - I'm not sold on it yet.
So last Christmas I decided to whip up a dessert for my at the time boyfriend's family and despite it looking crazy fancy - it wasn't. It was so simple and easy to do.
Sadly, I only have photos of the final result!
What you need:
- Filo pastry thawed
- A lot of melted butter
- ½ a large pear thinly sliced
- Brie cut in chunks
- Toasted pecans (or slivered almonds or walnuts could work too)
- Homemade sea salt caramel sauce
- Vanilla ice-cream - I made a no-churn vanilla maple ice-cream actually!
- Ground cinnamon and nutmeg
- Brown sugar
What to do:
- Pre-heat oven to 175*C.
- Line your baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Taking one sheet of filo pastry at a time - lay it on the baking paper and brush melted butter all over and then add another sheet. Do this repeatedly with the whole package.
- If you do this while it's still a little frozen it will crack and that's annoying.
- Whatever isn't being used as you're brushing butter - should be covered with a damp towel to avoid drying out (which can also lead to cracking). Damp - not soaked because then you'll have stuck together sheets that will be a pain to separate and then that leads to holes and you get my drift....
- Brush melted butter generously on the final top layer and then sprinkle brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Spread the toasted nuts, brie and pear slices evenly.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes- middle rack. Be sure to check on it regularly to prevent burning.
- Serve warm with ice-cream and sea salt caramel sauce.
I absolutely loved it and the great thing about this kind of dessert with filo pastry is that it's so flexible and forgiving! My filo sheets were still a bit frozen and they cracked all over. I just slapped some more melted butter and kept going.
Besides - it all gets chewed up anyway!
This was a nice light alternative to a cake or pie which can be pretty heavy and it was well received by everyone! It looked super fancy but it wasn't - at all! :D But don't tell your guests that!
I would definitely recommend bringing this to your next potluck!
XO,
Dominique
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