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?
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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.
Aimee Liparoto says
My heart belongs to cheese. Not just any specific kind, ALL THE CHEESE! Bacon is a close second.
Nicole Shults says
Cream cheese and heavy cream.
Pamela says
My favorite LC/Keto ingredients for cooking/baking is Kerrygold butter and heavy cream from a local dairy! There are many more, but those are never missing from our fridge.
My 12 yo son has been asking me to buy brie and I showed him this recipe. He is already drooling ?. Haha!
Lisa says
Cheese! I laugh and tell everyone that I could a slab of concrete if it has cheese melted on it!
Shandra says
Favorite low carb ingredient- heavy cream! It makes everything better!
Diane says
Its a toss-up between bacon and heavy whipping cream! Love them both!
Cynthia says
Butter and cream
Kay says
I just found this website. What is the difference between Swerve and Splenda?
Carolyn says
Go check out their ingredients. Very different.
Ksy says
Yes, I see the ingredients are very different. Is one better than the other?
Carolyn says
Depends on taste and your comfort level with a chemically-derived substance like Splenda. I am much happier with a naturally derived sweetener like Swerve and I also find it bakes better.
Kay says
Thanks for explaining the difference. I’m new to this website and trying to start my keto diet. Need to buy me some Swerve. Really could use the Keto cookbook. Thanks!
Laura T says
I think my favorites are butter, eggs, cream, bacon and cheese. I can make just about any dish with one or another of these.
Linda Cobb says
Heavy Whipping Cream, Butter, Cream Cheese, Beef, Bacon…….
Penny Reveile says
EVERYTHING is better with buttah!…and bacon, and cofffeeeeeee!
Sarah Feaster says
Heavy cream makes my dishes so satisfying.
Mandy v says
My favs are bacon and cheese!!
Jenni says
I loooooooooove bacon. Used as bacon bites, bacon wrapped, it goes with pretty much anything. Mmmmmmmmm!
Holly says
My favorite low carb ingredient is bacon or prosciutto. It’s too hard to choose between the two.
Jenne Rose says
So many but FAT is my favorite! Years of depriving myself of delicious fat and no results. A few short months of fat and the ponds are melting off like the butta on my steak 🙂 Thanks for the delicious post, this will be perfect for a get together we are hosting next weekend. Cheers!
Debra Beard says
Almond flour. I use it almost everyday!
Andra says
Seriously a fan of anything cream cheese!
MimiSue says
butter, FAT, cream…
Dawn says
My favorite ingredient has to be bacon. Bacon makes everything taste great!