Baked Cheese with Bread (Print Version)
Melted baked cheese served with toasted crusty bread for a warm, comforting snack or appetizer.
# What You'll Need:
→ Cheese
01 - 1 wheel (7–8.8 oz) Camembert or Brie cheese
→ Bread
02 - 1 baguette or rustic loaf, sliced
→ Aromatics & Toppings (optional)
03 - 1 clove garlic, halved
04 - 1 tbsp olive oil
05 - 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves or rosemary (optional)
06 - 1 tbsp honey or fig jam (optional)
07 - Freshly ground black pepper
# Directions:
01 - Set the oven to 350°F (180°C) to prepare for baking.
02 - Unwrap the cheese and place it in a small ovenproof dish or an oven-safe wooden box. Score the top surface in a criss-cross pattern.
03 - Insert thyme or rosemary leaves into the cuts if using, drizzle olive oil and a small amount of honey on top. Season with freshly ground black pepper.
04 - Bake the cheese for 15 to 20 minutes until it becomes soft and gooey at the center.
05 - Rub bread slices with the cut side of the garlic clove, brush lightly with olive oil, then toast in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes until golden brown.
06 - Serve the warm baked cheese immediately with toasted bread slices for dipping. Optionally add extra honey or fig jam on top.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- It looks restaurant-worthy but takes less time than ordering delivery.
- The creamy center paired with crispy bread is exactly the textural contrast that makes people keep coming back for more.
- You can have everything ready in 10 minutes and let the oven do the real work.
02 -
- The cheese will continue cooking slightly after you remove it from the oven, so pull it out when it looks slightly less done than you think it should be.
- Using a ceramic dish instead of metal changes how the cheese heats—ceramic keeps it warmer longer, which is the kind of small detail that separates a good version from a memorable one.
03 -
- Bring your cheese out of the fridge 15 minutes before baking so it heats through more evenly and becomes truly creamy rather than just warm on the outside.
- The moment cheese and bread come out of the oven together is critical—warm bread with warm cheese is a completely different experience than adding cold bread to the mix.