12 Pumpkin Baked Brie Appetizers for Fall Parties

Warm, gooey baked brie is already a party legend — add pumpkin and fall spices and it becomes unforgettable. These twelve appetizers wrap creamy brie in pastry, top it with spiced pumpkin, and pair it with everything from candied pecans to cranberry compote.

1. Pumpkin Baked Brie in Puff Pastry

Molten brie with spiced pumpkin, wrapped in golden puff pastry.

Ingredients

• 1 wheel (8 oz) brie
• 1/2 cup pumpkin purée
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• Crackers and apple slices, to serve

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400°F.
2. Mix pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
3. Place brie on the pastry; spread pumpkin mixture on top and sprinkle with pecans.
4. Fold pastry over, seal, and brush with egg.
5. Bake 22–25 minutes until deep golden.
6. Rest 5 minutes; serve with crackers and apples.

2. Pumpkin Butter Baked Brie with Candied Pecans

The easiest showstopper: brie, pumpkin butter, and crunchy candied pecans.

Ingredients

• 1 wheel (8 oz) brie, top rind removed
• 1/2 cup pumpkin butter
• 1/4 cup candied pecans, chopped
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• Crostini, to serve

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Place brie in a small oven-safe dish.
3. Spread pumpkin butter over the top.
4. Bake 12–15 minutes until soft and melty.
5. Top with candied pecans, honey, and cinnamon.
6. Serve with crostini.

3. Maple Pumpkin Baked Brie with Cranberries

Maple-sweet pumpkin and tart cranberries over molten brie.

Ingredients

• 1 wheel (8 oz) brie
• 1/2 cup pumpkin purée
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• Baguette slices, to serve

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Whisk pumpkin, maple syrup, and pumpkin pie spice.
3. Place brie in a baking dish and spoon the mixture over.
4. Top with cranberries and walnuts.
5. Bake 15 minutes until bubbly.
6. Serve with toasted baguette.

4. Crispy Pumpkin Brie Wonton Bites

Two-bite wontons with molten brie and spiced pumpkin centers.

Ingredients

• 24 wonton wrappers
• 4 oz brie, cut into 24 cubes
• 1/2 cup pumpkin purée mixed with 1 tbsp brown sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 egg white, beaten
• Oil, for frying or baking
• Honey, to drizzle

Instructions

1. Place a brie cube and 1 tsp pumpkin mixture in each wonton wrapper.
2. Brush edges with egg white, fold into triangles, and seal.
3. Fry in 350°F oil 2 minutes per side, or bake at 400°F for 10 minutes.
4. Drain on paper towels.
5. Drizzle with honey and serve warm.

5. Pumpkin Cheesecake-Style Baked Brie Dip

Whipped brie and pumpkin baked into a scoopable, cheesecake-like dip.

Ingredients

• 1 wheel (8 oz) brie
• 3/4 cup pumpkin purée
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup gingersnap crumbs
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• Apple slices and crackers, to serve

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Blend brie (rind removed), pumpkin, brown sugar, and spice until smooth.
3. Spread in a small baking dish.
4. Toss gingersnap crumbs with butter and sprinkle over.
5. Bake 18–20 minutes until set at the edges.
6. Serve warm with apples and crackers.

6. Pumpkin Brie Crostini with Pomegranate

Jewel-toned crostini: brie, pumpkin butter, and ruby pomegranate.

Ingredients

• 1 baguette, sliced
• 4 oz brie, sliced
• 1/2 cup pumpkin butter
• 1/4 cup pomegranate arils
• 2 tbsp chopped pistachios
• 1 tbsp honey
• Fresh thyme leaves

Instructions

1. Toast baguette slices at 400°F for 6 minutes.
2. Spread with pumpkin butter and top with brie.
3. Return to the oven 3 minutes until the brie softens.
4. Top with pomegranate, pistachios, honey, and thyme.
5. Serve immediately.

7. Pumpkin Brie Crescent Ring

A pull-apart crescent wreath stuffed with pumpkin and brie.

Ingredients

• 1 wheel (8 oz) brie
• 1/2 cup pumpkin purée
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tube crescent roll dough
• 1 egg, beaten
• Coarse sugar, to sprinkle

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375°F.
2. Mix pumpkin, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
3. Arrange crescent triangles in a ring on a lined sheet.
4. Spoon pumpkin mixture and brie cubes along the ring; fold points over.
5. Brush with egg and sprinkle with coarse sugar.
6. Bake 20–22 minutes until golden.

8. Caramel Apple Cider Baked Brie

Brie under a glossy apple-cider caramel with tender apple chunks.

Ingredients

• 1 wheel (8 oz) brie, top rind removed
• 1/2 cup apple cider
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ginger
• 1/2 cup diced apple
• 1 tbsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp water
• Crackers, to serve

Instructions

1. Simmer cider, brown sugar, cinnamon, and ginger 5 minutes.
2. Add apple and cook 4 minutes until tender.
3. Stir in cornstarch slurry and simmer until glossy.
4. Place brie in a dish and bake at 350°F for 12 minutes.
5. Spoon the hot caramel apples over and serve.

9. Mini Phyllo Pumpkin Brie Cups

Elegant one-bite phyllo cups with pumpkin and melty brie.

Ingredients

• 12 mini phyllo shells
• 4 oz brie, cubed
• 1/3 cup pumpkin purée mixed with 1 tbsp maple syrup and 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 2 tbsp chopped pecans
• Honey, to drizzle

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Fill each shell with 1 tsp pumpkin mixture and a brie cube.
3. Top with pecans.
4. Bake 8–10 minutes until the brie melts.
5. Drizzle with honey and serve warm.

10. Bourbon Pumpkin Baked Brie

A grown-up brie with bourbon-spiked pumpkin caramel and pecans.

Ingredients

• 1 wheel (8 oz) brie
• 1/2 cup pumpkin purée
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 cup bourbon or apple juice
• 1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans
• Flaky sea salt
• Crackers, to serve

Instructions

1. Simmer pumpkin, brown sugar, spice, and bourbon 5 minutes until thick.
2. Place brie in a dish and bake at 350°F for 12 minutes.
3. Spoon the warm pumpkin caramel over.
4. Top with pecans and flaky salt.
5. Serve with sturdy crackers.

11. Cranberry Pumpkin Baked Brie

Tart cranberry-pumpkin compote over creamy baked brie.

Ingredients

• 1 wheel (8 oz) brie
• 1 cup fresh cranberries
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup pumpkin purée
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• Crostini, to serve

Instructions

1. Simmer cranberries, sugar, pumpkin, cinnamon, and orange juice 8 minutes until jammy.
2. Place brie in a dish and bake at 350°F for 12 minutes.
3. Spoon the compote over the hot brie.
4. Serve with crostini.
5. Let the brie rest 5 minutes so the cheese settles before serving.

12. Chocolate Hazelnut Pumpkin Brie

Dessert brie: chocolate-hazelnut swirled with pumpkin and toasted nuts.

Ingredients

• 1 wheel (8 oz) brie
• 1/2 cup pumpkin purée
• 3 tbsp Nutella or chocolate hazelnut spread
• 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts, toasted
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• Pretzel crisps and apple slices, to serve

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Whisk pumpkin, chocolate hazelnut spread, and cinnamon.
3. Place brie in a dish; spread the mixture over the top.
4. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and hazelnuts.
5. Bake 14 minutes until melty.
6. Serve with pretzel crisps and apples.