Brie and Blackberry Crostini with Cinnamon Sugared Pecans
These appetizers are a crowd pleaser! They work great when serving a few different appetizers, giving your guests a sweet and filling bite. Serve at a brunch or an evening party, or for your family as a special treat alongside a salad!
Servings: 30 appetizers
Ingredients
- 1-2 French bread baguettes (sliced diagonally, about ¼” thick)
- 2 jars of very good seedless blackberry jam
- 2 c dried craisins
- 1 6" wheel of good brie
- Vegetable/canola oil to grill bread
- 3 c whole or pieces of pecans
- 2 egg whites
- 1 T cinnamon
- 4 t allspice
- ¼ t nutmeg
- 1 t salt
- ½ c sugar
Instructions
Pecans
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- Whisk egg whites until frothy.
- Add 1 T of water.
- Add cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and sugar.
- Put pecan in a bowl.
- Drizzle on egg white mixture until pecans are coated but not drenched.
- Spread in one layer on a parchment-lined casserole dish.
- Cook in the oven, stirring a few times for about an hour.
- Remove and cool on the counter out of the pan.
Crostinis
- Paint each side of bread lightly with oil.
- Grill in a skillet until each piece until golden brown, then cool completely.
- Spread each piece with jam.
- Slice brie, creating enough pieces for the amount of bread you have.
- Top bread/jam with a piece of brie.
- Press sugared pecans and craisins into brie.
- Put arugula on platter
- Arrange appetizers on top of arugula on the platter.
- Serve and ENJOY!