Mom's New Favorite Brie and Berry Bake!

Prep Time:  15 minutes   |    Cook Time:  1 hour   |    Total Time:  1 hour, 15 minutes   |    Servings:  9

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup  Wicked Grove  Hard Cider
  • 2 cups  Baker's Corner  Brown Sugar, divided
  • 3 large pears, diced
  • 3 pints blackberries
  • ¼ cup  Baker's Corner  Granulated Sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon  Stonemill  Iodized Salt
  • ½ teaspoon  Nature's Nectar  Lemon Juice
  • ½ cup  Baker's Corner  All Purpose Flour
  • 2 tablespoons  Countryside Creamery  Butter
  • Carlini  Cooking Spray
  • 15 ounces  Bake House Creations  Pie Crust, room temperature
  • 8 ounces  Happy Farms  Preferred Brie Cheese Round

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350º.
  2. In a saucepan, over medium-high heat, combine cider and 1½ cups brown sugar, stir well. When mixture begins to boil, add pears and reduce heat. Simmer for 5 minutes, remove from heat and drain. Reserve.
  3. In a medium bowl, roughly smash blackberries. Stir in sugar, salt and lemon juice.   In another medium bowl, combine remaining ½   cup brown sugar and flour. Cut butter into mixture, only small chunks of butter should remain.
  4. Coat an 8x8-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Unroll pie crust and place inside, shaping it to the dish. Slice brie into 16 pieces. Line bottom of pie crust with brie until completely covered. Top with pears then blackberry mixture. Evenly cover with flour mixture.
  5. Bake for 40 minutes. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.

Recipe Courtesy of Chef Megan, ALDI Test Kitchen