The ultimate in decadence! Rice chocolate and melted cheese combine in this delicious Brie panini. Serve it up as a surprising dessert!
On Christmas Day, a couple of years ago, my husband handed me a curious, round package to open. What was inside that package had me pledging my undying love to him. That's right, folks - it was an entire wheel of Brie cheese.
Preheat a panini grill or a large cast-iron pan.
Brush both sides of each slice of bread with extra-virgin olive oil (about â…“ cup total).
Grill the bread slices until they begin to turn golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Remove the bread from the grill and place slices of Brie on six of the bread slices (about 2 oz each).
Top the cheese with 2 tablespoon semi-sweet chocolate chips. Giada recommends ⅓ cup per sandwich. We actually used about ¼ cup per sandwich and thought that they chocolate overpowered the Brie. Sacrilegious, I say! I think 2 tablespoon would be just right.
Stay with me now. Divide â…“ cup thinly sliced basil leaves across the six slices of bread, laying across the chocolate chips.
Top with the other slices of bread to form six sandwiches. Place the sandwiches on the panini grill and grill until the chocolate begins to melt, about 2 minutes. If you are using a cast-iron pan, place a foil-covered brick on top of the sandwiches, cook for 1 minute, and then cook for an additional minute on the other side. See my recipe for Grilled Chicken and Pesto Panini to see pictures of the brick procedure.
Cut each panini in half and serve.
Other dessert panini:
Minitindel's Melting Ice Cream and Raspberry Dessert Panini
Panini Happy's Grilled Brownie Sundae Panini
Other panini with Brie cheese:
Whole Foods Market's Smoked Turkey, Plum, and Brie Panini
Russell at Chasing Delicious
Sourdough, Basil, chocolate and brie! Four of my favorite foods in one dish... I must admit at first it sounded strange but honestly this looks incredible. I am definitely going to have to try this.