Whipped Brie Butter
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Whipped Brie butter is everything you've been looking for ... and so much more! This rich, buttery spread incorporates a whole wheel of Brie that is then whipped together with softened butter and then drizzled with runny honey and chopped pecans to create something truly unique.
You'll need a food processor or high powered blender to achieve the creamy texture of this whipped brie butter recipe that is going to up your appetizer game.
If you enjoy whipped butters, you might also enjoy these delicious recipes for whipped herb and garlic butter, whipped jalapeño honey butter or this whipped honey cinnamon butter. And have you tried your hand at making a butter candle yet?
Why You'll Love This Recipe!
Star of Your Next Cheese Board - When it comes to cheese spreads, this one is going to rise to the top! Whether it's a charcuterie board with all the things or a cheese platter served with warm crusty bread, this dreamy whipped Brie butter is sure to steal the show!
Easy Recipe - With very few ingredients and only a few steps, this quick and easy recipe will become your go to recipe to impress family and friends with minimal effort! It's such an impressive party starter!
Pairs Perfectly with Sourdough Bread - This buttery cheese pairs perfectly with all types of sourdough bread ... I love serving it with sourdough crostini or a golden brown sourdough French loaf ... next level good!
What Does Whipped Brie Butter Taste Like?
This dreamy spread has a creamy consistency and tastes rich and buttery with creamy Brie cheese under tones. It's not overpowering, has a mild taste and is really the perfect base for so many other flavors to be layered on top.
Using a stronger tasting or better quality Brie will give you a more complex flavor to the whipped butter, but you really can use any type of Brie you like, whether it's triple cream, double or just whatever is on sale at your local grocer.
If you're looking for a more cheese based dip, you might prefer this whipped ricotta dip.
How To Make Whipped Brie Butter
Take the butter out of the fridge around 10 minutes before you want to make this recipe.
While the butter is softening, take a sharp knife and cut the rind off the Brie (it doesn't matter whether you use a larger wheel or 2 smaller wheels, as long as it weighs 250g). Dispose of the brie rind (my chickens love eating brie rind).
Once the butter has softened a little, chop the butter and Brie into chunks and add it all to your food processor.
Whip the butter and Brie until it's pale and creamy and looks like butter. This will take around 1 to 2 minutes, depending on how powerful your food processor is. You might need to scrape down the sides of the bowl a few times to ensure it's all incorporated.
Scrape the whipped brie butter into a serving bowl and give it a generous drizzle of honey and scattering of chopped pecans.
Serve with sourdough crostini, sourdough French bread or toasted sourdough cibatta. I also love serving this with gourmet sourdough crackers.
Is A Food Processor Essential for this Recipe?
I would say yes. A food processor or high powered blender is essential to get a creamy texture. I used my Thermomix (a type of food processor) and blended the Brie and butter for around 1 minute.
You could try using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer, but it will depend on the Brie as to whether this works. Creamy Brie should be fine, but if your Brie is a bit harder or too cold, the electric hand mixer might have difficulty whipping it together.
Different Variations of Whipped Brie Butter?
I am absolutely obsessed with this whipped Brie butter and have been making it several times a week (don't judge me ... I have a lot of sourdough bread to use up haha). Here are some of the other things I love to add to the top of my whipped brie butter when I'm sick of honey and pecans (crazy I know).
- Drizzle in extra virgin olive oil and fresh herbs. Fresh thyme, dill, parsley and chives all work really well. A little sprinkle of salt crystals is welcome here too!
- Warm some fig jam just a little and spoon onto the top of this Brie cheese recipe. Add some toasted walnuts or chopped pecans and a sprinkling of black pepper.
- For a spicy version, drizzle your Brie butter in hot honey and chopped jalapeños. A drizzle of chili olive oil is nice too!
- A beautiful variation to this recipe is using a wild flower honey to drizzle over the top and then sprinkling with some crushed lavender flowers and a little salt. So special!
How To Use Whipped Brie Butter
While this really is the dreamiest spread ever, you can actually use this whipped Brie butter in lots of different ways!
- Use it as the base of a butter board (such a fun way to serve sourdough bread and butter).
- Roll it into a log and wrap in parchment paper and use as a compound butter on top of steak, fish or chicken.
- Serve on a platter with other soft cheese like goat's cheese or feta cheese and a selection of sourdough crackers.
Whipped Brie Butter
Equipment
- Food Processor
Ingredients
- 225 g Butter (salted is best)
- 250 g Brie (rind removed)
Optional Toppings
- 30 g Honey (runny honey is best)
- 50 g Pecans (roughly chopped)
Instructions
- Take the butter out of the fridge around 10 minutes before you want to make this recipe.
- While the butter is softening, take a sharp knife and cut the rind off the Brie (it doesn't matter whether you use a larger wheel or 2 smaller wheels, as long as it weighs 250g).
- Once the butter has softened a little, chop the butter and Brie into chunks and add it all to your food processor (don't try this in a stand mixer as it's not strong enough to whip the Brie).
- Whip the butter and Brie until it's pale and creamy and looks like butter. This will take around 1 to 2 minutes, depending on how powerful your food processor is.
- Scrape the whipped brie butter into a bowl and drizzle in runny honey and chopped pecans.
- Serve with sourdough crostini or sourdough French bread.
Notes
- Drizzle in extra virgin olive oil and fresh herbs. Fresh thyme, dill, parsley and chives all work really well. A little sprinkle of salt crystals is welcome here too!
- Warm some fig jam just a little and spoon onto the top of this Brie cheese recipe. Add some toasted walnuts or chopped pecans and a sprinkling of black pepper.
- For a spicy version, drizzle your brie butter in hot honey and chopped jalapeños. A drizzle of chili olive oil is nice too!
- A beautiful variation to this recipe is using a wild flower honey to drizzle over the top and then sprinkling with some crushed lavender flowers and a little salt. So special!
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