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.
Lindsay says
I use leftover bacon fat to cook all my veggies for some nice added flavor
Sue kust says
Love both beef and cream, so I love a good hamburger finished with a sun dried tomato cream sauce, especially this time of year?
Mindy says
Eggs! I’ve loved them since I can remember.
Cheryl P says
Probably heavy whipping cream, closely followed by butter and lard!
Sharon says
Heavy whipping cream!
Tory says
I’d say cauliflower for its amazing versatility…
And then there’s liquid egg whites, and organic ground turkey (never ate it before this WOE), and erythritol, of course!
Karen Steward says
Heavy Whipping Cream
Karen says
The B words: Butter and Bacon.
Corina says
If I could only choose one… soft Cheeses, they are my weakness.
Christine says
My favorite low carb ingredients…got to be eggs. They can be a simple breakfast or elevated to a souffle!
Jan Gabbard says
So difficult to pick just one! I have been enjoying experimenting with incorporating pork belly into recipes lately….and some roasted brussels sprouts. ..love!!!
Judith Bailes says
My favorite ingredients are bacon and butter. Everything is better with these!
patricia says
My favorite low carb ingredient has been cheese all my life ….until 2 years ago when I found out that I now have to be diary free! What a change in my life. So now I am onto eggs and bacon.
Mandy says
Butter is my favorite.
Linda says
My favorite low-carb ingredient? You would have to ask for just one. I always have trouble winnowing lists of favorites down to just one. But I think it has to be eggs because they’re so versatile.
Jodie Hill says
Although there are SO many, my favorite has got to be cheese! All kinds. Cheese makes everything better!! ?
Jacquie says
Cream & bacon!
Jackie says
Bacon!
Teresa Rodgers says
I am still fairly new to this lifestyle, but heavy cream and cream cheese have become UBER staples in my household, even switching my kids to a KETO hot chocolate that they whole heartedly approved, even thinking it was better than nestle or swiss miss. YAY less sugar for them! Now that’s #MOMFTW
Melinda A says
Bacon!!!!!!!!!