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Elegant pastry desserts on white plate with yellow glaze, sliced almonds, and cocoa powder, arranged on red-trimmed surface.

Brie Toasts With Pear And Chocolate Wine Sauce

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Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Red Wine
  • 4 tbsp. Sugar
  • 2 tbsp. Chopped Bittersweet Chocolate
  • 1 French Baguette sliced into 40 slices
  • Olive Oil
  • 1 pkg Alouette Double Creme Brie 13.2 oz
  • 4 tbsp. Almonds finely chopped
  • ¼ tsp. Allspice
  • 2 Pears peeled and finely diced

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Combine wine and sugar in a saucepan and reduce over medium heat for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and cool slightly. Stir in the chocolate to blend and set aside.
  • Brush bread slices with olive oil and broil until golden brown on both sides. Cool.
  • Cut Alouette Brie into 4 quarters. Cut each quarter into 10 slices. Lay the slices on a chilled plate.
  • In a small skillet, over medium heat, toss the chopped almonds until golden brown.
  • Remove from heat, add allspice, and blend. Set aside to cool.
  • Peel and finely dice pears.

Assembly:

  • Place the French bread slices on a cookie sheet. Spread a ½ tsp. of the chocolate wine sauce on each slice.
  • Divide the minced pear equally among the slices.
  • Lay a slice of Alouette Brie on top of each “crouton” and sprinkle with toasted almonds.
  • Heat in oven for 5 minutes.