Brie with Honey and Spiced Pepitas

Published on by carol lou

Short on time and in need of a quick appetizer?   Brie with Honey and Spiced Pepitas is the perfect quick to prepare appetizer.  If you are not familiar with pepitas – pepitas and pumpkin seeds are sometimes interchangeable.  However, there is a difference – pumpkin seeds are the white seeds you find when you carve your Halloween pumpkin and they are typically roasted in their shells.  Pepitas are seeds without a hull and found in specific types of pumpkins, when you cut open one of these pumpkins (oilseed or Slyrian) you will find their seeds are hulless and are small and green.  Pepitas are often found in Mexican cooking; many times used as a garnish for soups, salads and desserts.  For this recipe I toasted the pepitas in a combination of spices and olive oil.  

 

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Brie with Honey and Spiced Pepitas

Servings 10

Ingredients

  • 1 round wheel of Brie cheese
  • 1/3 cup pepitas
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon coriander
  • 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • honey

Instructions

  1. Remove the Brie from the refrigerator one hour prior to serving.  Cut off the top rind, place on a serving dish.  Cover and let sit at room temperature.  Combine the spices and olive oil.  Preheat a skillet over medium heat, add pepitas and stir over medium heat until lightly toasted - this will take up to five minutes.  Remove pepitas from the skillet.  When you are ready to serve, drizzle the top of the Brie with honey and sprinkle with the spiced pepitas.  Serve with assorted crackers, apple slices are also a great addition.