Strawberry Brie Flatbread (Printer-friendly)
Crisp flatbread with melted Brie, fresh strawberries, honey, and basil. Quick 25-minute appetizer or light meal.
# What You Need:
→ Flatbread Base
01 - 2 pre-made flatbread rounds or naan bread
02 - 1 tbsp olive oil
→ Cheese
03 - 5.3 oz Brie cheese, sliced
→ Fruit
04 - 7.1 oz fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
→ Toppings & Finishing
05 - 2 tbsp honey
06 - 1 tbsp balsamic glaze (optional)
07 - 1 handful fresh basil leaves, chopped
08 - Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
# How to Make It:
01 - Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Place the flatbread rounds on the prepared baking sheet. Brush each evenly with olive oil.
03 - Arrange the Brie slices in an even layer across each flatbread, covering the surface.
04 - Scatter the sliced strawberries evenly over the cheese layer.
05 - Drizzle the honey evenly over the top of each flatbread.
06 - Bake for 10–12 minutes until the Brie is melted and bubbly and the flatbread edges are golden and crisp.
07 - Remove from the oven. Drizzle with balsamic glaze if desired, sprinkle with chopped fresh basil, and season with freshly ground black pepper. Slice and serve warm.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- Sweet meets savory meets creamy in every single bite, and somehow it only takes twenty five minutes from start to finish.
- It looks like something you would order at a trendy restaurant but requires zero actual cooking skill to pull off beautifully.
02 -
- Watch the oven like a hawk after the ten minute mark because the line between golden crisp and burnt is about sixty seconds.
- Let the flatbread rest for two minutes before slicing so the cheese settles and your toppings do not slide right off onto the cutting board.
03 -
- Slice your strawberries fairly thin because thick chunks release too much juice and make the flatbread soggy instead of crisp.
- Warm the honey for ten seconds in the microwave before drizzling so it flows in a thin elegant stream rather than clumping in stubborn globs.