If you're looking for some gender reveal food ideas, why not try this Blueberry or Raspberry Baked Brie! Creamy brie cheese is wrapped in puff pastry and baked until golden brown. The whole thing is drizzled with honey and then cut open to reveal an oozing pink or blue cheesy center!
Gender Reveal Food Ideas
Every since I got pregnant, I knew I wanted to do a food related gender reveal!
And since my life is all about cheese, I figured what better way to do it than with baked brie?!
In this recipe, I'll show you how to make a stuffed baked brie for both male and female babies.
The female's baked brie is stuffed with fresh tangy raspberries and sweet raspberry jam. And when it's cut open, a bright pink center is revealed.
The male's baked brie is filled with tart blueberries and sweet blueberry jam. When this one is cut open, a dark purple slightly blue center oozes out.
But since the whole thing is wrapped in puff pastry, the cheesy mystery will be hidden in between.
Once you cut it open, either a bright pink center will emerge for a girl or a dark purple/light blue center will ooze out for a boy!
It's such a fun way to surprise the cheese-loving couple in your life!
If you're looking for more tasty appetizers to make at your gender reveal party, try these curried sweet potato empanadas, these bacon wrapped dates with blue cheese or this easy chipped beef cheese ball!
You could also make these easy english sausage rolls or these pretty asparagus puff pastries!
How to Stuff Baked Brie for Girl or Boy Baby
Here comes the fun part of the gender reveal!
To begin, thaw out one box of puff pastry. A typical box contains 2 sheets but you'll only need one per brie baked.
The beginning is the same for both sexes.
First, whisk one egg white in a small bowl and set aside and preheat your oven to 375F degrees.
Then, lay out the thawed out puff pastry and cut off all of the corners so it is circle shaped.
Be sure to save the cut off edges for later.
If it's a girl, you'll add raspberries and raspberry jam to a bowl and mash with a fork.
If it's a boy, you'll add blueberries and blueberry jam to a bowl and also mash with a fork.
Now place either the blueberry or raspberry jam in the middle of the puff pastry and place the brie on top.
Wrap the puff pastry around the brie. Once you get half way there, brush the bottom of the brie with some of the egg wash. This will help the whole thing stick together.
Continue to wrap the entire wheel of brie, then brush the bottom with the egg wash so that nothing seeps out.
Place the brie wheel, seem side down, on a parchment or my favorite silicon baking mat lined baking sheet.
Using the scraps, cut out a heart and place it on top of the wrapped brie.
Brush the whole wrapped brie with the egg wash and place in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until it's golden brown.
Once it's done, remove from oven, drizzle with honey and cut open within 10 minutes for the full oozing effect.
So what am I having?!
If you saw on my instagram reveal, you know that i'm having...
... A GIRL!!!
We're so freaking excited and cannot wait for this little one to come out and join us!
And if you'd like to save these Gender Reveal Food Ideas for later, pin the below!
RECIPE:
Recipe
Baked Brie Gender Reveal
Ingredients
For a girl
- ½ cup raspberries
- 1 tablespoon raspberry jam
For a boy
- ½ cup blueberries
- 1 tablespoon blueberry jam
For the baked brie
- 1 egg white whisked
- 1 sheet of puff pastry 2 typically come in a box
- 1 wheel of brie
- 2 tablespoon honey
Instructions
For a girl
- Mash raspberries and raspberry jam in a small bowl and set aside.
For a boy
- Mash blueberries and blueberry jam in a small bowl and set aside.
For the baked brie
- Preheat oven to to 375F.
- Whisk egg white in a small bowl and set aside.
- Cut off corners of puff pastry and set the scraps aside.
- Place the sex-specific jam in the middle of the puff pastry then put the brie wheel on top.
- Wrap the brie halfway and brush the puff pastry with egg wash.
- Wrap the rest of the puff pastry around the brie and seal it so that no cheese is peaking out.
- Brush this side with egg wash - making sure that no holes are visible.
- Now place the puff pastry wrapped brie on a baking sheet - seam side down.
- Cut a heart shape out of the pastry scraps and place it on top.
- Brush the top of the whole wheel with egg wash and place in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
- Once it’s golden brown, remove from oven and drizzle with honey.
- Have baby’s parent/parents cut into wheel within 10 minutes for the ultimate oozing effect.
- If it’s bright pink/red it will be a girl - if it’s dark purple/blue it will be a boy!
