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Apricot and Pecan Topped Brie Appetizer

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Apricot and Pecan topped Brie

 

 

I’ve been working with Libby’s recently and I was so excited to be asked to create a Thanksgiving recipe using their product.  I chose to use Libby’s apricot halves.  Apricots are a favorite of mine.  I used to eat them with breakfast every day. Yum!

This appetizer couldn’t be simpler to make.  It has plenty of fall flavor too.  Apricots and pecans get spiced up with cinnamon, nutmeg and a splash of vanilla.  The warm fruit tops melty brie for an appetizer that your guests will love!  It will definitely keep them happy and willing to wait a bit longer for dinner.

(I’ve also got a fantastic giveaway at the end of this post, so keep reading!)

Here’s what you’ll need to make the appetizer:  

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Apricot and Pecan Topped Brie Appetizer

  • 8 – 10 oz Brie
  • 15 oz can Libby’s apricot halves
  • 1/2 cup pecan pieces
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
  • pinch nutmeg
  1. Scrape the top of the rind from the Brie with knife.
  2. Drain apricots and reserve juice.
  3. Chop apricots and place in small sauce pan.
  4. Add spices, vanilla and pecans to the pan.
  5. Heat to warm over medium heat.
  6. Place brie on microwave safe plate. Microwave for 30-45 seconds.
  7. Pour apricots over top of brie.
  8. Serve with crackers and sliced apples.

Apricot and Pecan Topped Brie Appetizer

 Bake Set Giveaway!

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Libby’s is providing this fantastic Bake Set from USA Pan for me to give to one of you!

To enter, just leave a comment telling me what new recipe you’d like to try for this Thanksgiving.

Giveaway is open to readers in the U.S.  You can enter through Sunday 11/10.  Winner will be contacted by email.

Bonus!  Libby’s “Cansgiving” Sweepstakes!

You can also enter the Cansgiving sweepstakes via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Just submit a photo of what you are most thankful for this holiday season, and including the hashtag: #Cansgiving. Libby’s will award ten participants, chosen at random, with a grocery gift card (worth $350) each toward their family’s Thanksgiving feast, plus a prize pack of Libby’s fruit and vegetable products to help prepare the big meal.  The sweepstakes open at noon EST on Nov. 4, 2013, and end at 11:59 a.m. EST on Nov. 18, 2013. Official rules are available at www.getbacktotable.com starting November 4th.

Disclosure: I have been compensated by Libby’s for my time.  All opinions are my own.

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  1. says

    I’d actually really like to try some sort of baked brie for Thanksgiving or maybe Christmas this year. I’ve never had it and they always look so tasty with the different topping options and also easy to throw together.

    Thanks for the chance to win!

  5. Sara N says

    I go up to grandma’s so there isn’t too much room in the kitchen– I usually try and make a breakfast something– whether casserole or baked goods so that we can indulge a little–given that we focus so much on “dinner”. A butternut soup sounds yummy– thanks previous poster!!

  7. Amy K. says

    I would like to a scalloped sweet potato recipe.
    Thank you for this recipe I can’t wait to try it …… I love apricots

  8. Kym says

    This apricot & pecan topped brie looks so good, I am going to try it for Thanksgiving! It’s definitely out of my family’s comfort zone, but looks pretty yummy to me. I’d also like to try a turkey breast in the crock pot, I’ve read it can be done and love cooking with my crock pot.

  10. Marlene says

    I would like a new vegetable recipe for the holidays. Preferably something that you could mix up ahead, then pop in the oven at the end.

  12. Rose Sicurello says

    I would like to try a pecan pumpkin pie saw a recipe in magazine. Sounds like a nice change from just plain pumpkin.

  15. Becka Loach says

    I’d like to try a new pie recipe but I’m afraid my family might rebel if I don’t serve their old favorites!

  16. says

    We are still trying to find the perfect stuffing/dressing recipe after deciding we prefer the turkey brined (not stuffable) and no longer using family recipes . . .

  17. Dawn Renee' says

    I am defiantly trying a pumpkin cheesecake this year. NOT making the traditional pie, trying to start a new tradition.

  20. Sherri says

    We always have the same menu on Thanksgiving, but I’d love to try this brie recipe and have it as a surprise appetizer.

  21. Randee Smith says

    I would like to try a fruit dessert — maybe something with carmelized pears and cranberries. I’ve never tried carmelized pears, but it sounds interesting and would be something different than the usual pumpkin or apple Thanksgiving dessert.

  25. Sandy says

    How about something cajun? Gumbo or jambalya? If I could make in the crock pot, even better. Thanks

  26. Amy says

    I’d love to try a cranberry salad recipe this Thanksgiving. I’m not generally a big fan of cranberry salsa and the like, but I had a frozen cranberry salad a couple of Thanksgivings ago and it was AMAZING!

  27. Brenda says

    Baked brie is something I had years ago at a Christmas Eve party and I’d love to try some. Maybe I could do a goat cheese “brie” on my own since it’s nicer to me these days.

  31. Vicki Olejarczyk says

    I love to make desserts! Mastered pumpkin roll and banana roll this year maybe a chocolate roll
    or lady fingers!

  35. Alicia says

    I would like a new healthier version of Sweet potatos. My husband loves them, but I dint usually make them.

  38. Tracy says

    I would like to try a Cheese Ball recipe as an appetizer. I love them but have never made one.

  41. Leah says

    I’m wanting to try something different with the sacred turkey this year. Thinking about brining then using some different spices. Also wanting to try possibly a squash soup for an appetizer.

  45. Dottie Allen says

    I will try to do a crockpot breakfast strata for Thanksgiving morning.
    Also, I would love a recipe for Cranberry nut bread. My mother in law used to make one with a can of cranberry sauce, but when she passed, she hadn’t written down any of her recipes. My attempts have been sad.

  49. shannon cox says

    I am going to try making pumpkin pie/cake without sugar or wheat flour this year. I’m trying stay away from flour and simple carbs for a while. I read a recipe that calls for coconut flour or almond flour in place of wheat flour and honey in place of sugar. We’ll see.

  53. Katrina L says

    I would love to try making a crumb cake. They taste so yummy, but I have never made one myself.

  54. Melanie Gordon says

    I’d love to make some cakes and new desserts for the holidays.Im on the lookout for new pans,my old ones rusted from a busted pipe in my cabinet 🙁

  58. Cj Hensley says

    I’d really like to try my hand at a layered sweet potato casserole I just found the recipe for. woot woot! Desperately need new pans, haha

  60. Jennifer Essad says

    Actually our family has never really had soup for a course during our holiday meals – we’ve always made soup the meal in our family. I would love to try making a Butternut Squash Soup or an Onion Soup for this Thanksgiving

  61. Kathy E. says

    Great pans! I’d love a set!
    I am going to try a Sweet Potato Pie for Thanksgiving. I may be the only one to try it, but it’s going to be on my menu!

  64. says

    I love apricots and pecans and I have never tried brie so this is one recipe that I will have to try thanks for the combination of flavors I will divinely have to try this for thanksgiving

  66. Stephanie says

    I am looking for a new vegetable side dish. And, I plan to make oven roasted brussel sprouts this year.

  67. Katrina S says

    I want to try some sort of hot potato salad – we had one years ago that was SO good, and I never got the recipe… but it had cheese and bacon and green onions, and it was excellent!

  69. Laura Bradham Frisch says

    I too am looking for a great veggie side dish as we have more and more folks either watchign what they eat or eating paleo as well.

  71. lisa powell says

    I think I would like to try this one! Baked brie is wonderful and this twist sounds awesome!

  72. Faith says

    I am definitely trying this Brie recipe – always looking for something new & different to hold over the appetites of my Thanksgiving guests! This looks like the perfect started to our Thanksgiving dinner! Can’t wait to try it – having 5 boys, I’m sure there will be ZERO left!! 🙂

  73. Andrea D. says

    I am going to try a new pumpkin pie recipe for Thanksgiving. Thanks for the chance to enter.

  74. Laura Cross says

    My husband & I are trying to lose weight and saw and Cornbread & Sausage stuffing recipe in Weight Watcher’s new issue that I plan on trying. I grew up in the South, so Cornbread Stuffing has always been my favorite, but was high in fat (lot’s of butter). This recipe looks much better.

  77. Cathy George says

    I am wanting to try a new salad recipe for Thanksgiving. I love our traditional dishes but it’s always exciting to try something new!

  78. says

    My family likes the traditional type of Thanksgiving. I like a recipe for carmelized carrots, or creamed baby onions. I make mashed potatoe and mix it with rutabaga and of couse lots of butter.

  79. Tracy says

    I’m going to try using soy milk in the sweet potato casserole this year since our baby’s allergic to milk.

  85. says

    I think I’d like to try this brie recipe for dinner tonight. And trust me, I could eat the whole thing as my meal!!

    We usually stick the basically the same menu every Thanksgiving, since many of the dishes are ONLY prepared for Thanksgiving, and we wait all year for them. But, I’m going to try and add something gluten-free, since my brother just discovered he needs to follow a gluten-free diet.

  86. Jessica Smith says

    OOhhhh!! New bakeware! Always fun. I would like to try some new bread recipes this year for Thanksgiving!

  87. Alicia Alcorn says

    I am finally going to make the Bourbon Sweet Potatoes I have had my eye on for nearly 3 years. It would be great to make them in a new pan instead of my scratched up old rusty ones. 😉

  88. Deb says

    I would like to try to make an appetizer. We really like brie, but I have never baked any. We had one once in a restaurant in Galveston Texas that was really good. Light golden crust, creamy brie served with fresh fruit on the side. The restaurant was destroyed during Ike.

  90. Ashley Vazquez says

    That brie appetizer actually sounds perfect and right up my husband and I’s alley! 🙂

  91. says

    Well I made a Pumkin and Cheesecake to see how it went and it went fast so I’m going to make it again for Thanksgiving. I would like to win the new pans but if not just go out and buy some.

  93. Susan Broughton says

    Well this is a good question for me. I have been searching high and low for recipes with no or low sugar. Because of health reasons I can no longer eat much sugar or carbs so I am investigating recipes that I can do for Thanksgiving. It seems like everything we eat is either sugar or carbohydrates especially around the holidays. So I will be trying out new low or no sugar and carb recipes, that is if I can find any that sounds halfway good.

  95. Jennifer says

    I am looking for do-ahead recipes for all the appetizers, side dishes and desserts so I can spend more time with my guests rather than in the kitchen!

  101. Stefanie says

    We have reached a milestone in our family. this will be the first time one of our adult kids, and his wife, will be hosting Thanksgiving. This is the first of the children who have come to the point in life that they want to move forward with a naturally evolving tradition. SO! Since my husband and I will be guests instead of hosts for the first time in a very long time, I’m hoping to make Apple Pie (Grain-Free, Paleo, Gluten Free). That is, unless our daughter-in-law has a specific dish she wishes us to contribute! I’ve seen these baking pans several times over the past month or so and have drooled just a little every time. Oh the things we could make! 😀

  102. Meg says

    I will be making this appetizer for Thanksgiving, thank you very much!!! It looks amazing! I would love to win the baking pans! Love your blog. Thanks so much for all your hard work.

  104. Jennifer says

    This Thanksgiving we will probably try all sorts of new dishes. I think some new roasted veggie recipes would be great! Maybe a pie too, a variation on pumpkin. A new baked brie recipe, the last one I did was a hit- brown sugar and whiskey with almonds.

  106. Barbara says

    Got to make the traditional homemade cranberry sauce and creamed corn cornbread. My pans definitely need replacing!

  109. Alana Tomlin Denton says

    I would love to make a pumpkin cream cheese roll from scratch! Someone made one for me and I loved it! Also have never tried brie, but that looked yum!

  112. Crystal says

    A new dressing! My mom’s is fabulously delicious but loaded with unhealthy canned soup and other vegetables. I would love to try a healthier just as tasty version!

  113. Lara Noble says

    I am hoping to try a great sweet potato dish. I know, sounds simple, but I’ve never made sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Maybe I can find a recipe on your website! 🙂

  114. Shar says

    I want to make a Butternut Squash Lasagna for the vegetarians at our Thanksgiving Table this year…..Well, everyone else too!

  115. Betty says

    I purchased pumpkins this year and am gonna make fresh homemade pies and breads for hostess gifts this holiday season. Enjoy your posts!

  117. Monica Young says

    I’m not much of a baker but I’d love to find a good recipe for some pineapple upside down cake 🙂

  118. Leslee Machado says

    I would like to try a squash recipe. I’m keeping a lookout for a good one to come along this month.

  122. Ellen B says

    ok this may sound weird but I have never had a sweet potato – I guess I would just bake them in the oven? Well anyway this year I am going to buy some and see what I can do with them

  127. sharonjo says

    I want to try making a squash pie. My neighbor gave me some acorn squash from his garden, and I’ve heard they make great pies. Thank you for the giveaway.

    (I’ve never eaten Brie-sad, I know! Looks delicious though.)

  128. says

    I’m going to learn how to make my Mom’s Southern-Style Cornbread Dressing. I’ve always been the one to bring the paper products for Thanksgiving Dinner).

  129. Kathy Gonzalez says

    The Brie sounds good except I don’t like apricots. I would like a really good cranberry sauce recipe this year for Thanksgiving. I would also like a good bread stuffing recipe with no cornbread or oysters. My sister-in-law made one 2 years ago that was fantastic but she got hers from two different recipes and couldn’t repeat it. 🙁

  131. Dulcie says

    I want to try some new appitizers. We eat the same spinach dip each year. I will do a test run of the baked brie ahead of time to see how many I will need to make. It looks super scrumptious!

  134. Rodney Meeks says

    Bake some great dressing to go with the baked turkey! Thanks for this great contest! HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY!!!!!

  136. Joan Cannon says

    I have always wanted to try to make a brie appetizer but was afraid to try. Your Apricot and Pecan Topped Brie Appetizer recipe looks good enough to make me want to do it!

  137. Anastasia says

    I’d actually like to try making a turkey for thanksgiving! Someone else has always made the turkey before, so I would like to be the one to try out a turkey recipe this year 🙂

  140. kelly says

    i would like to make a breakfast casserole with apples, cinnamon and “fall spices”…but i would also like to do a stuffed french toast with brie or cream cheese and “fall-ish” spices

  141. Maria B says

    I am going to try this brie appetizer! I am going to a party and was asked to bring an appetizer, and this looks easy and delicious.

  142. Shirley Franklin says

    A combination sweet potato/pumpkin pie. I’ve seen some great recipes I’d love to try!

  144. Regina says

    I would love to do a pumpkin challah bread pudding for breakfast and make some pumpkin scones for dessert or for coffee after dinner. There are tons of recipes I would love to make if I won these pans. 🙂

  147. James Kennedy says

    I’d make an incredibly delicious Apple Strudel with these new pans if I’m chosen to be the lucky one!

  148. DeAnn O says

    I think I would like to try a pumpkin cheesecake. I’d also love to bring out a fairly new Brussels Sprout recipe, but since our Thanksgiving gathering is huge and the recipe is made on the stove top…I’ll probably save it to make with all those lovely leftovers. 🙂

  150. Laura says

    I think THIS recipe would make a wonderful Thanksgiving appetizer, so it’s going on my list! mmmm apricots and brie.

  152. says

    I would love to try a pumpkin-pecan pie. I tried it at a restaurant while out of town earlier this year, and I have been craving it since. A traditional pumpkin pie with the traditional pecan pie topping. It seemed so simple, but, trust me, it was utterly delicious.

  154. Melanie Dee says

    I’d like to make a gluten free sweet potato pie this year. Last year I did the bacon wrapped turkey my aunt told me she make hers with onion slices under the bacon layer I’d like to give that a go that this time `round!

  156. Connie Shafer says

    The Brie Appetizer looks incredible, we would try this on Thanksgiving to keep everyone tied over til dinner was ready!

  158. Crystal Irvin says

    I would love to try the baked brie recipe for this year holiday at my house for the first time!

  160. Joan Gales says

    I’m think I would like to try to make the Brie appetizer! This one sounds wonderful and I believe we would love it.

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