For any number of people, it is a really simple premise that requires little effort. Individually baked eggs with a square of cheese and a bacon strip on top. Simply by baking the eggs instead of frying them in the more traditional way, these eggs get a very pleasant flavor. It’s great to be able to prepare 12 or more eggs at once without their being any splatters everywhere.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 5 mins |
| Additional Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 (8 ounce) wedge Brie cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes
- ½ cup dry bread crumbs
- 3 cups oil for deep frying
- 1 cup cranberry sauce
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg with some salt and pepper using a fork. Place the bread crumbs in a separate bowl. Dip the cubes of Brie into the egg, then roll in breadcrumbs until evenly coated and well covered. Place the cheese cubes on a tray, and refrigerate for about 20 minutes, to firm up.
- Heat oil in deep-fryer or heavy saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Fry the cheese cubes for 3 to 5 minutes, until deep golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon, and drain on paper towels. Serve warm with cranberry sauce for dipping. You can also make these before your guests arrive, and keep them in a warm oven.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 256 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 19 g |
| Cholesterol | 52 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 247 mg |
| Sugars | 14 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
These are delicious. Put the Brie in the freezer for 30 minutes before cutting into pieces. I coated them lightly in flour before dipping in the egg. Used panko bread crumbs instead. After coating put in fridge for recommended time. Only took 2 minutes to cook in fryer. Served with jelopeno jelly. Will make again.
I used a wok pan and filled it so half os the breaded Brie was covered, fried for a few minutes then turned over until they were golden brown. I also coated in plain flour before dipping in egg and took them out of the pan when golden.
I also ended up with hardly any cheese inside the breadcrumbs. Where did it all go?
This was pretty good. I added a pinch of italian seasoning and basil to the egg mixture, as well as the pepper and salt. Would be better with a different type of cheese, but I’ll definitely make the egg mixture/breading again for other cheeses. Make sure you press the cheese into the bread crumbs really good on all 6 sides of the cube, otherwise the breading can tend to fall off a bit.
Yummy! I pan fried the brie in vegetable oil–a deep fryer is definitely not necessary. Be sure to use plain bread crumbs; I used Italian seasoned bread crumbs and the added flavor clashed just a little with the brie. Served with cranberry sauce on multi-grain baguette was perfect!
Just tried this & am obviously doing something wrong because when I took them out of the frier, there was hardly any cheese inside the breadcrumbs! I gave them 3 minutes as suggested. Did I not coat them enough? Please advise as I know I can do it right! 🙂
Use tempura batter…MMMMM MMMMM! Drizzle with honey and grated peppercorns!
This was pretty darn good. You really have to keep an eye on them to make sure they don’t burn, though.
well worth it absolutely great
I have made this recipe for about 3 years now. It has ALWAYS been a hit. It is fabulous. Yum, can’t wait to make it again!!!
Amazing! I also tried it with Feta and fresh, drained Mozarella.
Absolutely delicious. I added lots of salt and didn’t use the cranberry. The description of the recipe says it all!
I was anxious to try this as a local restaurant serves a favorite of deep fried stilton with cranberry sauce. Unfortunately the flavor of the brie doesn’t hold up to the frying. Perhaps a larger chunk of brie or stronger cheese would work better for this recipe.