Air Fryer Baked Brie
Looking for air fryer appetizers? This air fryer baked brie topped with pear compote and bacon is an easy recipe that only takes 8 minutes to bake.
Ingredients
- 1 cup pears (diced, see note 1)
- 1 tablespoon dried cranberries (see note 2)
- ⅛ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup pancetta bacon (see note 3)
- 1 round brie (4.5 ounce/125 grams, see notes 4 & 5)
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine diced pears, cranberries and sugar. Add ¼ cup water and simmer on low heat until the pears have softened and the syrup is slightly thicker.
- Fry bacon until it is crispy (or to your liking).
- Meanwhile, remove any plastic packaging from brie and put it back to its box (minus the lid). Place it in the air fryer and bake at 350° Fahrenheit (180° Celsius) for 6 minutes or until heated through.
Notes
- Two small pears should be plenty.
- You can use more dried cranberries, if you like. Dried cranberries can be substituted with fresh ones as well.
- Use any bacon you like. If your local store carries ready-cooked bacon pieces, feel free to use them instead.
- Find a brie that comes in a wooden box, like Camembert does! This will help the cheese hold its shape when cooking but you can easily take it out after. If you can’t find such brie, use a sheet of baking parchment under.
- A larger brie can be used but you might need to increase the air frying time. You can also cook 2 or 3 small ones in one go.
- Note that cooking pears takes about 10 minutes, frying bacon about 5 minutes and air frying the brie about 6 minutes. However, if you cook all of these at the same time, you should be finished within 10 minutes. You can also cook the compote ahead of time and reheat it, if you want.
Nutrition
Calories: 181kcal (9%)Carbohydrates: 13g (4%)Protein: 7g (14%)Fat: 12g (18%)Saturated Fat: 6g (38%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 33mg (11%)Sodium: 239mg (10%)Potassium: 101mg (3%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 10g (11%)Vitamin A: 163IU (3%)Vitamin C: 1mg (1%)Calcium: 51mg (5%)Iron: 0.2mg (1%)
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