Looking to elevate your grilled cheese? This Brie and Apple Grilled Cheese takes the classic sandwich to the next level with the addition of crisp tart apples, sweet honey, and ooey-gooey brie cheese.
With all of those incredible fillings sandwiched between two golden-brown buttery slices of toasted sourdough bread, this Fall favorite has quickly become one of my go-to vegetarian lunch options (along with this Pan-Fried PB&J).
Plus, this simple yet effective sandwich meets all my criteria as a time-crunched mom who doesn’t want to sacrifice on flavor—easy, efficient, and elevated! 5 ingredients and 15 minutes is all you need!
Brie and Apple Grilled Cheese Ingredient Specifications
I usually use classic brie, which will give you the best melt! I’ve seen spreadable brie in the store, which is admittedly easier to slather on the bread, but won’t give you that ooey-gooey grilled cheese you want.
My favorite bread for this grilled cheese is sourdough but use whatever you have on hand!
How to Make Brie and Apple Grilled Cheese
Add a generous amount of butter! The butter will caramelize on the bread in the pan, giving you that golden brown that you want with any grilled cheese.
You only need to butter one side on each slice. The buttered side will touch the pan directly.
I love when our community takes one of my recipes and makes it their own—check out this great twist from Jelora!
This is a delicious sandwich suitable for any meal of the day. My only suggestion is to use hot honey or sprinkle regular honey with crushed red pepper flakes just to add one more level of flavor.
I love to serve this apple brie grilled cheese sandwich with this Sweet & Salty Rainbow Veggie Orzo Salad or these Baked Old Bay Fries.
15-Minute Brie and Apple Grilled Cheese
SAVE RECIPE TO COLLECTION PIN PRINT RATEIngredients
- 2 slices sourdough bread
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- ¼ ounce brie cheese
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ½ large green apple
- 1 handful fresh rosemary for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Generously spread butter on one side of each slice of bread. Flip bread over so buttered side is facing down.2 slices sourdough bread, 2 tablespoons salted butter
- Remove brine from brie and spread it across the unbuttered side of one slice of bread.¼ ounce brie cheese
- Spread honey evenly over the brie.2 tablespoons honey
- Core your apple and thinly slice one-half, spreading the slices across the top of the honey.½ large green apple
- Add the second slice of bread to the top with the buttered side up.
- Get a frying pan fit with a lid hot over medium heat, then place the sandwich in the center of the pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes covered over medium heat, until the bread is golden brown.
- Remove the lid, flip and replace the lid. Cook for another 2-3 minutes on the other side until both slices of bread are golden brown and the cheese is melted.
- Slice in half, garnish with fresh rosemary (optional), and enjoy hot.1 handful fresh rosemary for garnish
Pro Tips
- You can absolutely use unsalted butter in place of salted butter, the salted butter just gives this grilled cheese a bit more flavor.
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6 thoughts on “15-Minute Brie and Apple Grilled Cheese”
This is an amazing recipe, I made them tonight and they where delicious
I’m SO glad you enjoyed, Christopher! Definitely one of my Fall faves 🙂 Thank you for taking the time to let me know!
I must say that the Brie Apple Grilled Cheese Sandwich was delicious! I made one for dinner using one of the Fuji apples. The nutty, sweet flavor brings out the sandwich’s taste. Great recipe.
SO glad you enjoyed Charissa!! Fuji sounds perfect in here- totally trying that next time!
This is a delicious sandwich suitable for any meal of the day. My only suggestion is to use spicy honey or sprinkle regular honey with crushed red pepper flakes just to add one more level of flavor.
My goodness that sounds delish! I’m definitely going to try that next time 🙂