Appetizers

Chocolate Covered Brie

Gail

Creamy brie, semi-sweet chocolate, and dried fruit combine for a tasty snack. Serve Chocolate Covered Brie at your next party to complement your cheese tray.

squares of chocolate covered brie decorated with dried fruits sit on a floral plate. The square in front has a bite taken so you can see the brie inside. Each square is topped with dried apricots and/or dried cranberries.

I’ve never been much of a professional football fan. I love college football but I’ve never really found a pro team that draws my interest. My family always watched the college games on Thanksgiving Day so I have fond memories of playing cards and cheering on our favorite teams.

I am always up for a good party though and Super Bowl gives a reason to have a party. Since I’ve been in Texas, I’ve been invited to many Super Bowl parties and have had some really fun snacks. Usually there is a cheese and fruit tray along with the chili and chips. One thing that is usually lacking is chocolate.

4 sqares of brie covered in dark chocolate and decorated with dried cranberries and dried apricots sit on a plate with a floral pattern. The square in front has 2 slices of dried apricot in a v shape with 2 dries cranberries in the middle of the V. The sqaure to the left of center has a dried cranberry at the bottom and three slices of apricot arranged vertically above the cranberry. The square to the right has 1 slice of dried apricot only. The square in the back is out of focus but is decorated like the square in the front center.

Not surprisingly, Joan would always make snacks with chocolate for her Super Bowl parties. She usually made muddy buddies of one sort or another: chocolate muddy buddies one year and loaded peanut butter muddy buddies another.

Cereal is quite expensive here and imported groceries are unpredictable so I needed another way to add chocolate to our celebrations. We do have lots of imported French foods here and a few days ago the store had French brie on sale.

Brie pairs so well with fruit and other sweet things. My sister made a wonderful baked brie with walnuts, raisins and maple syrup.

Three squares of chocolate covered brie on a floral plate. The square on the left is decorated with a single slice of apricot. The slice on the front right is topped with two slices of dried apricot arranged in a V with dried cranberries at the point. The slice at the back right is topped with a dried cranberry and three slices of dried apricots.

Baked brie is wonderful but a little harder to serve at parties than finger foods. It’s so much easier to grab bite-sized snacks and return to the celebrations than hanging out by the buffet.

Slicing the brie into bite-sized portions before coating it in chocolate makes it really easy to serve at parties. I tried coating some of the pieces all around and just the tops of some others.

Chocolate covered brie squares sit on a floral plate. The square in the front has a bite taken out so you can see the brie. It is topped with a single slice of dried apricot. The sliced behind it are out of focus.

Being the chocoholic I am, I prefer the fully coated variety. They’re so creamy inside and  but you can just coat the tops if you want to save on calories.

Adding a slice of dried apricot or some dried cranberries makes the Chocolate Covered Brie a little more sweet or you can top with nuts for a more savory flavor.

Yield: 8

Chocolate Covered Brie

Three squares of chocolate covered brie on a floral plate. The square on the left is decorated with a single slice of apricot. The slice on the front right is topped with two slices of dried apricot arranged in a V with dried cranberries at the point. The slice at the back right is topped with a dried cranberry and three slices of dried apricots.

Squares of creamy brie covered in semi-sweet chocolate.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (170 g) semi-sweet chocolate, melted
  • ½ pound (227 g) brie cut into bite-sized squares
  • dried fruit for decoration

Instructions

Coat top and sides of brie slices with melted chocolate.

Refrigerate until the chocolate hardens.

Turn pieces over and coat the bottom with melted chocolate.

While the chocolate is still soft, top with dried fruit.

Refrigerate until chocolate hardens.



Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 213Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 182mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 2gSugar: 15gProtein: 7g

nutrition information is provided as a guide only. Please consult a dietician if you have specific dietary needs.

© Gail Dickinson

 

 

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