Hot Honey Pear and Brie Mini Appetizers

Impress your guests with this simple and irresistible appetizer – hot honey roasted pear and baked brie in puff pastry with prosciutto. Follow our easy recipe and enjoy the perfect blend of creamy brie cheese, flaky puff pastry, and sweet and savory toppings.

I have been obsessed with our roasted pear salad, so I based these mini baked brie appetizers on the flavors in that salad. I pretty much roast pears in the oven constantly or brown them in a skillet for seriously everything including just on cottage cheese or oatmeal for breakfast. It is the most delicious thing ever!

I know that hot honey is all the rage right now, and it should be! It is the secret ingredient in this appetizer recipe that just sends the flavor through the roof. I can’t wait for you to try this one! Great for New Years Eve, game day, a bridal shower…ideal for any occasion!

Ingredients for Roasted Pear and Brie Appetizers

This recipe looks and sounds so fancy, but it’s so simple! All you have to do is roast some pears and everything else is ready to assemble. Here is your grocery list:

• Pear: Bartlett, Anjou or any pear you love works great
• Olive Oil: helps roast the pears
• Salt: enhances the pear flavor
• Puff Pastry: just buy it pre-made at the store usually by the pie crusts
• Brie: grab it in your deli section, you can buy a large wheel of brie or small wheels because they will get cubed
  • You can leave the rind on or remove it.
• Egg and Water: makes an egg wash to help the puff pastry get crispy and golden
• Prosciutto: you can find it in the specialty meats section of the grocery store or ask at the deli counter
• Thyme: fresh is preferred and chop it slightly
• Hot Honey: my favorite brand is Savannah Bee Company brand over Mike’s and Nate’s

The details for all the ingredients can be found in the recipe card at the end of this post.

What is Brie?

Brie is a soft, buttery and creamy cheese that originated in France. It is off-white in color and made from cow’s milk. It is rich, fruity and earthy in flavor.

How to Make Puff Pastry Appetizers

The crispy puff pastry creates a cup that holds the melty brie, roasted pears, salty prosciutto with a burst of herby freshness from the thyme and a sweet heat from the hot honey. It’s the perfect combination of textures and flavors!

1. Prep: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Roast: Slice the pear th

Roasted Pear and Prosciutto Treasure Cave Blue Cheese Dip

Get ready for the most decadent and irresistible blue cheese dip of your life! I never thought I’d see the day that I would say the secret is in the blue cheese, but in fact, the key to this recipe is the Treasure Cave Blue Cheese!

The other secrets are the crispy prosciutto, roasted pears and the other 3 cheeses in the dip, but with everything combined and that unique flavor of blue cheese, this dip recipe is one that will have everyone asking for more!

This tasty blue cheese dip is the next recipe in my partnership with Treasure Cave. Have you tried the blue cheese gratin potato casserole yet? If that didn’t make a blue cheese lover out of you, then this dip surely will!

Treasure Cave is a brand that embraces bold and fun flavors and adventures, and that 100% describes everything I want out of life. So, I partnered with them to create a recipe inspired by my favorite adventure, a trip to Italy that reignited a love for combining flavors in beautiful yet approachable ways.

All haters of blue cheese, I welcome you to the table and challenge you to give this easy blue cheese dip recipe a try and let it make a blue cheese lover out of you! The combination of flavors and textures is so dreamy, I’m so confident you’ll love this creamy blue cheese dip, I’m willing to buy you a new car if you don’t love it! Ok, just kidding, but you absolutely have to give it a try!

Ingredients for Blue Cheese Dip

I took the blue cheese dip basics of sour cream, blue cheese and mayo and augmented them a little to elevate the flavor and make it even more gooey and cheesy. Here is everything you will need:

• Prosciutto: Adds crunchy texture and a salty, smoky flavor to the dip.
• Pear: Slice them thin and roast them until brown. They add sweetness and delicious flavor.
• Olive Oil: Helps roast the pears.
• Cream Cheese: I prefer the flavor and texture of full fat cream cheese and make sure it is softened so it isn’t clumpy in the dip.
• Sour Cream: Avoid the light or fat free stuff for the best texture and flavor.
• Mayonnaise: Use a good quality brand of mayo and choose whatever your favorite brand is.
• Spices: Ground Cardamom and Ground Nutmeg
• Salt and Black Pepper: for flavor
• Treasure Cave Blue Cheese: You can also use Treasure Cave Gorgonzola Cheese if you just can’t get past the blue-ness of the blue cheese.
• Fontina Cheese: Buy a block if you can find it and shred it yourself.
• Parmesan Cheese: I like to use a microplane to grate the parmesan myself.
• Herbs: Thyme and Chives are our favorites, and parsley is also a great option. Be sure to use fresh herbs!

Scroll down to the end of the post for all the measurements for each ingred