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Brie and Pear Millefeuille

Brie and Pear Millefeuille is a tasty puff pastry appetizer that combines sweet and savory flavors in one finger-licking dish. Let's make it together.
Recipe Brie and Pear Millefeuille
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 10 minutes
  • Cooking 15 minutes
  • Servings for 4 people

Brie and Pear Millefeuille is a quick and easy recipe for a tasty appetizer, ideal to serve during the Christmas season. Rich and flaky, this Savory Millefeuille comes together in a handful of minutes and will reward you hugely once it’s out of the oven: the creaminess of the melted brie and the firm flesh of the pear slices create a truly irresistible balance of flavors and textures that will win you over from the first bite.

A Gourmet Savory Millefeuille that brings together the timeless pairing of Brie and Pears with the sweet, mellow touch of honey, added at the very end to finish this Tasty Christmas Appetizer.

What’s more, the Pear and Brie Millefeuille Recipe lets you have one of the courses of your Christmas menu ready in just a few minutes, with little effort, while still bringing to the table an elegant, flavorful dish your guests will fall in love with.

If you’re looking for more tasty ideas for your Christmas menus, we recommend taking a look at these collections of ours: Tasty Christmas Appetizer Recipes, Best Christmas First Courses, Must-Try Recipes for the Christmas Eve Menu and the Best Traditional Christmas Recipes.

Now let’s head to the kitchen and tie on our aprons: today we’re making some wonderfully tasty Brie and Pear Millefeuilles together. Just enough time to turn on the oven!

Ingredients for 4 people

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Method

  1. To make the Brie and Pear Millefeuille, first unroll the puff pastry and prick it all over to keep it from puffing up during baking. Cut the puff pastry with a square cutter and arrange the 12 squares on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
    Pear and brie millefeuille, photo 2
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  2. Pre-bake the puff pastry squares in the oven for 5 minutes at 200 °C (400 °F). Meanwhile, cut the brie into thin slices, then peel the pear, slice it too and remove the core with the seeds.
    Pear and brie millefeuille, photo 5
    Pear and brie millefeuille, photo 6
  3. After the 5 minutes of baking, take the puff pastry squares out of the oven and let them cool slightly, then assemble the millefeuille: start with a square of puff pastry, lay a slice of brie and a slice of pear on top and close with another square of puff pastry. Make a second layer the same way and you’ll have 4 millefeuilles.
    Pear and brie millefeuille, photo 7
    Pear and brie millefeuille, photo 8
  4. Bake the Brie and Pear Millefeuilles at 200 °C (400 °F) for 5-10 minutes. Once ready, plate them and drizzle with honey. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!
    Brie and pear millefeuille, second view

Variations and Alternatives

You can customize the Savory Millefeuille with whatever filling you like best: speck and brie, gorgonzola and pears, cooked ham and provola. Or you can add to the brie and pears a few walnut halves for an extra touch of flavor.

Tips

For this Brie and Pear Millefeuille recipe, use a firm pear that isn’t too ripe, otherwise it may fall apart during baking and release too much liquid, which would make the pastry soggy.

Storage

Brie and Pear Millefeuille is best eaten right away, to enjoy the flaky pastry and the creamy melted brie and pears at their best. But if you have leftovers, store them in the fridge, in an airtight container, for 1-2 days and reheat them in the oven for about ten minutes before eating.

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