No holiday is complete without a spectacular cheese board. Get ready to WOW your guests with this Holiday Cheese Board with Baked Brie with Bacon Onion Jam and Glazed Pecans!
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Diamond of California Nuts. As always, all opinions are 100% my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that help make The Beach House Kitchen possible.
One of my favorite things about the upcoming holidays has to be cocktail hour. And cocktail hour wouldn’t be epic without a gorgeous cheese board.
I mean who can pass up cheese folks??? If your hand is up, I’m sorry, we may need to reconsider our friendship.
It’s something I cannot pass up. Along with everything else on the board, I might add.
So to make today’s cheese board nothing short of EPIC, I called in my good friends from Diamond of CA Nuts.
Growing up, in-shell nuts were always displayed in various spots of our house for quick holiday snacking. And now that I have my own family, I keep to the tradition and Diamond of CA In-Shell Nuts are my nuts of choice.
When you buy Diamond of California nuts, you’re not only purchasing the best-tasting, quality nuts; you’re supporting a collective of farmers who have been proud to grow them for generations.
Their in-shell nuts are a mix of walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, pecans and Brazil nuts. There is always something for everyone, so they absolutely needed a spot on my holiday board.
And baked brie is always on our cocktail party menu. It’s a MUST for the holidays
This Baked Brie with Bacon Onion Jam and Glazed Pecans is sweet, savory and just seriously delicious.
It’s melty, gooey cheese friends. And it’s topped with homemade bacon onion jam. Yes, BACON, another winner in my book, and sweet little glazed pecans.
You only need a handful of ingredients, you can make the jam ahead of time, and since I know the holidays are crazy busy, I short-cutted the recipe by using my favorite Diamond of CA Glazed Pecans.
Have you tried them? Holy Moly, I’m addicted. They’ve got four different varieties of Nut Toppings, and no joke, they’re all amazing!
I use them for all kinds of things, salads, breakfast bowls, toppings for veggie side dishes, desserts, and if you haven’t yet had the pleasure, for God’s sake, get to the store and grab a few bags. You NEED these for the holidays!
I used their Original Glazed Pecans for the recipe today, but any variety will do nicely.
A Few Cook’s Notes for Holiday Cheese Board with Baked Brie with Bacon Onion Jam and Glazed Pecans Recipe:
My recipe for the Bacon Onion Jam will yield more than the 1/2 cup you will need for the baked brie. You can save the rest for another time (perfect on grilled cheeses), or serve the remainder on the board to top the other cheeses or meat with.
I added some sliced salami, some blue cheese, honey, sliced jalapeno jack cheese, in-shall mixed nuts, chocolate covered almonds, a mix of olives, grapes and two kinds of crackers and grissini (Italian breadsticks) to my board.
Feel free to add whatever cheeses/crackers that happen to be your favorite.
To make your life a bit easier, grab all the ingredients for your cheese board this weekend and make your bacon onion jam, so the day of all you’ll need to do is grab your board and put it all together.
I guarantee this baked brie will disappear faster than you can say gobble-gobble! Enjoy!
One more tasty recipe next Monday before the big day! An easy little dessert you won’t want to miss!
Holiday Cheeseboard with Baked Brie with Bacon Onion Jam and Glazed Pecans
Print Recipe Pin RecipeIngredients
Bacon Onion Jam
- 6 slices bacon, diced
- 5 cups (about 2 lbs.) Vidalia onions, peeled, sliced and diced
- 1 tsp. mustard seeds
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
Baked Brie with Bacon Onion Jam and Glazed Pecans
- 8 oz. wheel of Brie Cheese
- 1/2 cup bacon onion jam
- 1/2 cup Diamond of CA Glazed Pecans
Instructions
Bacon Onion Jam
- Heat a large Dutch oven over medium high heat.
- Cook bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon from the pan. Set aside.
- Add the onions to the fat in the pan. Cook until onions are translucent and lightly browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Add the bacon, mustard seeds, brown sugar, cider vinegar, red pepper flakes and balsamic vinegar. Stir to combine. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat and continue to cook until the liquid has reduced, about 45 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
Baked Brie Topped with Bacon Onion Jam and Glazed Pecans
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Unwrap the Brie wheel and slice the rind off the top of the round using a sharp knife. Place the wheel, shaved side up in an oven proof dish.
- Top the brie with a 1/2 cup of the bacon onion jam. Save the rest in a small serving dish for your cheese board, if desired, or save for later. (Perfect on grilled cheeses!) Top the jam with 1/2 cup Diamond Glazed Pecans, roughly chopped.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Serve on cheese board with crackers, meat, nuts and other cheeses.
This is so timely MaryAnn bc I am hosting wine night for the neighborhood ladies tonight. I am going out and getting all this and not even thinking about it. They will love it! Thanks for your help dear!
Woohoo! I know the ladies will enjoy it all! That brie is my FAVE!Have a great time Karen!
My husband and I love cheese boards, particularly around the holidays. We always put together one as we trim the tree, and it’s something I look forward to every year. Brie is a favourite of ours too, and I think your bacon onion jam will need to be tried for sure. It all sounds amazing Mary Ann!
You’ll LOVE that jam Leanne! My son puts it on everything!
I couldn’t agree more! No holiday is complete without a stunner of a cheeseboard like this! Beautiful, Mary Ann!!
Thanks Annie! A cheese board never fails to impress, right?! Happy Holidays!
The cheese board is my favorite part of any party! I just park myself next to one and sample everything–repeatedly :). Yours truly is epic!
Mine too Kelsie! So many delicious things to enjoy! Thanks so much!
This is gorgeous and I love the idea of the onion jam with Brie! And those pecans! Definitely epic!
Thanks Chris! Can’t beat a holiday cheese board! You’d love that brie! Hope you have a wonderful holiday in your new home!
I can never turn down cheese – EVER! Love it! Hubby and I regularly enjoy cheese boards and I love how I can have a bite of this, a bite of that and try different flavour combos from what’s on the board. Perfect for holiday entertaining! Pinned! Have a wonderful weekend, Mary Ann :)
I can’t resist wither Dawn! It’s one of my favorite things about the holidays! Hope you have a wonderful weekend too!
This is so gorgeous! give me all the baked brie!!! Everything looks amazing!
Thanks Alice! There’s just something about the holidays and baked brie! And all the holiday nuts!
Well MaryAnn I know what I will be cooking this weekend , your onion jam. I love condiments like this, especially for the upcoming holidays. We used to have a walnut tree in Germany and I remember many a night sitting with my family and my grandfather cracking nuts for us. My husband likes his evening news with a drink and some pistachios in the shell.
Yay! I know you’ll love it Gerlinde, and it’s so delicious on top of the baked brie with the glazed pecans! In shell nuts bring back such memories for me too! They’ll always remind me of my Mom!
This is literally PERFECT!
Thanks Jennifer! A cheese board is always a hit at the holiday party!
WOW!! I am speechless. And HUNGRY!!
You speechless? I doubt it! Wink wink…
This is definitely a ‘guest wower,’ Mary Ann! I love the idea of having warm, melty cheese alongside sliced and, of course all of the other goodies. Genius!
That brie is so delicious Marissa! I’ve made it a few times already this fall season and it’s gotten rave reviews! You’ve got to try all the nuts from Diamond! Soooo good!
That is maybe the most epic baked brie ever! So yummy and perfect for any holiday spread Mary Ann!
Thanks Leigh Ann! I hope you give it a try! It’s soooo yummy!
Yes, yes, yes, to your baked brie with that delicious topping. BTW, my mother always put out whole nuts during the holidays. She even had a beautiful wooden bowl with places that held a cracker and picks to get the nuts out. I hadn’t thought about it in many years. :)
Thanks Karen! I’m so glad they brought back special memories! I hope you give the brie a try!
This is soooo timely! I’ve just been looking for cheese plate ideas for when the relatives are over. They would love this! Also, how awesome does your display look :)
Yay! Hope you give it a go Matt! Happy Holidays!
Cocktail hour and cheese boards are definitely my favorite part of any gathering – holiday or not! Or, to be honest, I love a good cocktail + cheese board for date night in. ;) This spread is absolutely GORGEOUS, Mare! Literally, perfection happening here! Who needs the main meal when I can have this and call it a day!? Yes, please! Pinned!
Yes! Totally perfect for date night in! I’d give up a meal for an epic cheese board any day!
This would be so perfect for a wine night with friends or even just a Saturday night with the hubby! Your pictures are making me drool!
Yes! Perfect for a cozy date night at home Katherine! Drool is good! That means my job is done!
Such a spectacular board! This is so perfect for holiday entertaining!
My most favorite thing about the holiday season Laura!
AHHHH just the title of this post sounds delicious! And the photo of this spread is awesome!
It’s a mouthful Kevin, but a delicious one! Thanks so much!
Such a stunning cheeseboard Mary Ann! That baked Brie! Swoooon!
Thanks Lovely!
I am a cheese lover through and through! But even more than that, I’m loving everything on this tray. I may need to plan a party simply so I can make a delicious cheese board like this!
Sounds like a good plan Kathy! Happy Holidays!
I love fun cheeseboards like this, great job Mary Ann!
Thanks so much Matt! Happy Thanksgiving!
This is my kind of holiday cheese board! So gorgeous and delicious!
Thanks Lindsay! One of my favorite things about the holidays!