Brie With Glazed Almonds

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (14 ounce) brie round, room temperature (reserve original container and line with foil)
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup sliced unblanched almonds
• 10 seedless grapes, halved
• 6 bunches red seedless grapes (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 scrape rind from top of cheese.
• 2 sift 1 tablespoon powdered sugar evenly over surface.
• 3 arrange sliced almonds over top, pressing firmly into place.
• 4 *can be prepared 1 day ahead at this point, returned to container and refrigerated. remove from container and bring to room temperature before proceeding.*.
• 5 preheat broiler and line a baking sheet with foil.
• 6 sift remining 1 tablespoon powdered sugar evenly over cheese.
• 7 transfer to baking sheet.
• 8 broil 6 inches from heat source, turning cheese as necessary , until top is evenly browned.about 1 to 2 minutes. * watch carefully as sugar carmelizes quickly!*.
• 9 using foil as aid, transfer cheese to serving platter.
• 10 cut away as much foil as possible.
• 11 arrange grape halves in center of cheese, garnish with the bunches of grapes and serve.