A delicious keto appetizer recipe, this prosciutto-wrapped brie will be the hit of your holiday buffet! This post is sponsored by Rockridge Press.
Oh kids, you are going to love me! Not only am I bringing you a delicious keto holiday appetizer, but I am also giving away 3 copies of The Big 15 Ketogenic Diet Cookbook. Because everyone, myself included, can use more low carb, high fat recipes and this book is chockfull of them. It’s a great book for people just starting out on the keto lifestyle who want basic recipes that don’t require much fuss or any special ingredients. And I know that with the New Year quickly approaching, many people are eyeing keto as a means to get healthy and stay healthy. A cookbook that breaks it down for you into 15 major ingredients can only help but simplify the getting-started process. The easier it is, the more likely you are to stick with it!
You know I love nothing more than creating really interesting low carb recipes. But basics are good too and we can all use them. That’s what The Big 15 Ketogenic Diet Cookbook does. Now it may seems scary to be “limited” to 15 ingredients but don’t worry, it’s not at all restrictive. These are more like ingredient “categories” that you can use to base your meals and meal planning on. I like how the blurb on the back of the book describes it:
“At any given time, the keto dieter’s refrigerator is likely to feature a small range of fresh vegetables and animal proteins. From cauliflower and cabbage to bacon and beef, this book starts with the essential low-carb basics and adds fat and protein in proper proportions from there”.
The book contains 150 recipes but it also has some fun variations for each recipe, so the total number of recipe ideas totals 300. So much to choose from that the keto beginner is not going to suffer diet ennui any time soon. When I flipped through the book, I landed almost instantly on the recipe I wanted to try. It’s holiday season and I’ve been working hard cranking out the low carb holiday cookies so I was in the mood for something a little more savory. I love baked brie (I love anything with brie!) and the idea of wrapping it in prosciutto really appealed to me. This is actually one of the variations on the recipes and so I got a little inspired to marry the two together by wrapping the brie as well as topping it with the rosemary almonds.
Oh my word, this is melty gooey cheesiness at its finest. It’s my dream appetizer recipe and if I saw this on your holiday buffet table, I would essentially stand there in front of it until I’d finished the whole thing. You wouldn’t be able to shift me out of the way and all your other guests would be mad that they didn’t get a crack at it. And I wouldn’t care, I’d be too happy hogging it all to myself. And what would I be eating it on? Well, I actually used the pecans to scoop some of the delicious melted cheese up. But you could try the Almond Sesame crackers from this same book. Or if you happen to have my book, you can try the Basic Almond Flour Crackers. Or try these Keto Rosemary Parmesan Crackers.
Want to enter to win your own copy of The Big 15 Ketogenic Diet Cookbook? Of course you do! Leave a comment with your favourite low carb ingredient to use in cooking. Bacon? Beef? Chicken thighs? Heavy cream? All of the above?
This sweepstakes is open only to US Residents 18 years of age or older.
Prosciutto Wrapped Baked Brie
Ingredients
Brie
- 1 ¾ pound wheel Brie cheese
- 3 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or avocado oil
Rosemary Pecans
- 3 ounces pecans
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 ½ tablespoons melted butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
- Wrap the brie in the prosciutto and brush with the oil.
- Toss the pecans in a bowl with the garlic, rosemary, butter, and salt and pepper. Place the pecans on the Brie and bake 10 to 15 minutes (I found I had to bake mine longer to get it melty...could be the brand of cheese).
- If you have too many pecans to top the Brie, simply place them around on the baking sheet to toast. But watch them carefully as they will cook faster than the brie. Simply remove when they are nicely toasted.
Kim Pitts says
Heavy whipping cream, butter, eggs, and cream cheese are probably my most used ingredients!
Karina says
Hard to decide but in our house it’s a toss up between bacon or cream.
Sharon L Nuest Jankosky says
Browned butter
Nancy says
My favorite ingredient would be bacon!
Pam says
I would say my fav low carb ingredient is butter. When I was little I had a friend that would eat a stick of butter when ever her mom wasn’t looking. I guess she was ahead of her time. Me, I am just a late bloomer!
C. Bailey Ramsden says
My favorite low carb ingredient? Eggs.. Not because I love them so much, but brcausevthey’re so versatile, and really arevkeyvto my keto success!
Kathi Saage says
Favorite low carb ingredient? Can I be as general as to just say “fat”? In all it’s delicious forms. Pork fat rules, but heavy cream, and really good olive oil also make regular appearances in my food. I remember when my household first went LCHF (about 18 months ago), rather than feeling deprived at mealtime, we felt almost giddy that we could eat all these delicious fats and know they are actually healthy rather than bad for us as we’d been told for so long. Carolyn, your recipes have been feeding us since the beginning of our keto life. Thank you for creating them and sharing them with us.
Elizabeth Rugg says
My favorite low-carb ingredient is cream cheese, because it is so versatile and can be savory or sweet.
Megan C. says
I love my heavy cream sauces, but I’m more glad to have an “excuse” to top everything with more avocado!
Amy Diers says
Love substituting cauliflower for crusts!
Lynne says
Since I have problems with dairy, my favorite ingredient is coconut milk, cream and oil. Basically anything coconut!:)
Nancy Hanns says
Fairly new to being low carb, I would say almond flour is my favorite ingredient. It adds a great texture.
Cindy Mann says
Favorite? Yikes! Well, since at the moment I am drinking coffee,I will say… cream.:-)
Ilana says
This is a tough one. I’m going to say butter but in truth I have a lot of favorite keto ingredients.
Frances leone says
Hmmm heavy cream. Avocados
Karen Dill says
Bacon and cream cheese are my favorite keto cooking items!
Brenda Jackson says
Favorite low carb ingredient: butter. Butter butter butter BUTTER!
Heidi Loftus says
I’ve just started keto recipes so I️ don’t have a favorite ingredient yet but I️ do love the bagels made of cream cheese, mozerella, butter and almond flour, they are so delicious, especially warm right out of the oven!
Kay says
Where can I find this recipe for the bagels? Thanks.
Lisa says
Swerve is my favorite low carb ingredient. It has truly changed our lives and allowed so many things. But I guess I would have to also say alternative flowers like almond coconut and way! Thanks Carolyn for all you do!!!
Lisa says
Swerve is my favorite low carb ingredient. It has truly changed our lives and allowed so many things. But I guess I would have to also say alternative flours like almond coconut and way! Thanks Carolyn for all you do!!!
Laurel Hensley says
It’s so hard to pick a favorite, there are many. I guess at the top of my list would be eggs, bacon, heavy cream and cheese. Love your recipes, you make this whole way of life so much easier!