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Melting baked camembert cheese in a bread bowl on wooden board.
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Slow Cooker Baked Camembert

This slow cooker camembert in a bread bowl is a twist on oven-baked camembert for the slow cooker, you can enjoy oozy French camembert with delicious warm bread as a starter without turning on the oven.
Course Appetizer, Lunch
Cuisine British, European
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 552kcal
Author Lucy Allen | BakingQueen74

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 whole Camembert 250 g
  • 400 g round boule loaf
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes
  • 10 g rosemary leaves 1 sprig
  • 10 g runny honey
UK Measurements - US Measurements

Instructions

  • Take your round loaf, place the wrapped camembert on top of it and score around it using a serrated knife. You want to cut out a circular shape without cutting into the base of the bread.
    1 whole Camembert, 400 g round boule loaf
  • Take the wrapped cheese away and finish cutting the circle so you can pull it out in one piece to create a hollow.
  • Using your fingers, pull out the bread from the centre of the loaf as you pull away the lid, to create a hollow where you will place the cheese. Keep this bread to eat with the baked camembert.
  • Make some criss cross cuts on the edges of the bread. Unwrap and put the camembert cheese in the hollow, you might need to stretch the sides of the bread slightly to push it in.
  • Make slashes in the top of the camembert.
  • In a small bowl, mix the oil, rosemary leaves, chilli flakes, salt and pepper.
    3 tbsp olive oil, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp chilli flakes, 10 g rosemary leaves, ½ tsp pepper
  • Spoon the oil with herbs etc over the camembert and edges of the bread. Drizzle over some runny honey.
    10 g runny honey
  • Transfer the bread to your slow cooker pot. Cook on high for 1 to 1.5 hours or until the cheese is melting. Carefully remove the bread and cheese to a serving board and serve. Tear off pieces of the bread loaf and dip it in!

Notes

Variations
  • Garlic and herb - use chopped garlic and fresh parsley in the oil
  • Cranberry - dot a little cranberry sauce in with the camembert before serving
  • Crackers, bread sticks - dip crackers and bread sticks into the cheese as well as the bread.
  • Grapes - grapes are great served with cheese

Nutrition

Calories: 552kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 1293mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 666IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 277mg | Iron: 4mg