Apricot Brie Recipe

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Your guests will never guess how easy this elegant appetizer is to create. The pretty apricot sauce is delightful with the creamy Brie cheese.

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Apricot Brie Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 8 Servings

15 5 20

Ingredients

1/2 cup apricot preserves
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon orange juice
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 round (8 ounces) Brie cheese
Sliced French bread

Directions

In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Cook, uncovered, on high for 1 minute or until heated through. Pour into a shallow 3-cup microwave-safe serving dish. Place cheese on preserve mixture. Cook 1 to 1-1/2 minutes longer or until cheese is softened. Serve with bread. Yield: 8 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Nutritional Facts 1 ounce cheese with about 1 tablespoon sauce (calculated without bread) equals 145 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 186 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Apricot Brie in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2009, p27