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 3/4 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 1/2 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.
Nutrition
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I love it all. No exceptions. I would love your book.
At my house I do not run out of butter. I buy several packages at Costco and keep them in the freezer. It has been my habit since way before changing to a low carb lifestyle.
Great recipe! Can’t wait to make it. But as usual with all such low-carb melty/dippy things, what do you eat it ON?
I mention that in the post.
Heavy cream, butter, or just about any cheese…I sense a theme here.
Oh this is so much better than Brie in a puff pastry! Thank you!
I like boneless chicken thighs, so versitile!
Bacon wrapped chicken thighs!!! Whole
Family favorite!!!
I love using heavy whipping cream. When I was younger I always thought that heavy whipping cream was bad for me, then I started keto and read so much about it that I discovered that heavy whipping cream (not the spray but the fluid) actually has absolutely no carbs at all, so I was in heaven. It took me a minute to get used to drinking my coffee with it but I was very fast a fan of it. I tend to use it also when I make different meats and veggies in my skillet. It just gives it this creamier taste. That along with bacon, all kinds of cheeses and most green veggies are my favorites.
My favorite low carb/keto ingredients are butter and bacon. 🙂
My favorite keto ingredient is cheese. Cheese as snack, cheese as taco shell, cheese as topping, cheese blended in a cake … yeah, I have to go with cheese. And what a great idea for a cookbook. Sometimes I want to just cook dinner, without having to run to the store to do so. Thanks for the chance to win it.
You can never have too much cheese! Love all kinds and kids know we always have cheese in our house
Can not wait to try this. I think my favorite ingredient would be bacon, especially with veggies, gives them an additional flavor and bumps up fat content
Love anything with bacon or avocado. ?
My favorite low carb item(s) is cream cheese and Parmesan cheese. Lots of recipes are done with these.
I’m new to keto cooking but I love bacon & butter & have enjoyed learning about all of the flour alternatives.
I love bacon so I would say that’s my favorite low-carb food!
My favorite has to be almond flour!
All the fabulous desserts help to make us feel as though we’re not deprived.
Thank you for all you do!
Eggs. These are my life savers
Crushed pecans make fantastic “breading.” They’re my favorite ingredient these days.
Oooohhh cream cheese! Heavy cream!! Two of my favorites!