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Alouette® Baby Brie® Toasts with Pear and Chocolate Wine Sauce
Makes 40 "toasts"
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Ingredients
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1/2
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cup red wine
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4
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tablespoons sugar
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2
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tablespoons chopped bittersweet chocolate
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1/4
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teaspoon allspice
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1
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loaf French bread, sliced into 40 slices
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1
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(13.2-ounce) wheel ALOUETTE® Baby Brie®, Original
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2
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ripe pears, peeled and finely diced
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4
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tablespoons almonds, finely chopped
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Olive oil
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Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Combine wine and sugar in non-reactive saucepan and reduce over medium heat for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly. Stir in the chocolate to blend and set aside.
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Brush bread slices with olive oil and broil until golden brown on both sides. Cool.
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Cut wheel of Baby Brie® into 4 quarters. Cut each quarter into 10 slices. Place slices on a chilled plate.
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Over medium heat, toss the chopped almonds until golden brown. Remove from heat, add allspice and blend. Set aside to cool.
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Peel and finely dice pears.
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To assemble, place the French bread slices on a cookie sheet. Spread a 1/2 teaspoon of the chocolate wine sauce on each slice. Divide the diced pear equally among the slices. Lay a slice of Baby Brie® on top of each "crouton" and sprinkle with toasted almonds.
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Heat in oven for 5 minutes.
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Tip
Great as an appetizer.
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© Alouette® Spreadable Cheese, Alouette® Baby Brie®, Alouette® Crème Spreadable, Chavrie®, Saladena®
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