Incredible apple and brie crostini with prosciutto, fresh arugula and a drizzle of homemade hot honey. These easy brie crostini are the perfect combination of sweet, savory and spicy. A wonderful appetizer for the holidays!
Course Appetizer, Holiday, Snack, Thanksgiving
Cuisine American
Keyword apple and brie crostini
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 7 minutesminutes
Total Time 32 minutesminutes
Servings 20servings
Calories 90cal
Author Monique Volz of AmbitiousKitchen.com
Ingredients
For the crostini:
1french baguette, cut diagonally into 1/2 inch slices
8ouncesbrie cheese, sliced (you’ll need as many slices as crostini slices you have)
1large honeycrisp or granny smith apple, thinly sliced
2ouncesprosciutto, cut into 20 pieces and rolled
1cuparugula
For the hot honey:
2tablespoonshoney
½teaspoonhot sauce (or sub a pinch of cayenne pepper)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and place baguette slices on top. If you can’t fit them all, you’ll need to use two baking sheets.
Add slices of brie cheese to each crostini and bake for 7-9 minutes or until the cheese is nice and melted. Top with an apple slice, a piece of prosciutto and a few leaves of arugula.
Make the hot honey: add honey and hot sauce to a small bowl, microwave for 10-15 seconds. Drizzle honey over the crostini. Serve immediately. Makes approximately 20-24 crostini.
Notes
Customize these apple & brie crostini
If you're not a fan of brie, feel free to use fontina, havarti or gruyere.
Feel free to mix up your fruit and try pear slices, fresh figs or pomegranate seeds, or even your favorite jam.
If you're vegetarian, simply leave off the prosciutto.