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May202023

Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares

Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level! Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry
Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level! Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry
Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level! Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry
Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level! Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry
Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level! Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry

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Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level!

Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level! Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry

Sweet & Savory – My Favorite Combination!

Ever since I was little I was that kid that loved to add a bit of salt or savoriness to something sweet. Sea salt flakes on chocolate chip cookies, cinnamon & sea salt flakes on watermelon or salty prosciutto, brie, and honeycomb on a cracker. It just rounds out the flavor profile.

So naturally when I was creating this recipe I wanted to capture as many flavor profiles as I could.

Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level! Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry

Grab Your Ingredients

These items you can either get in your local market or from Amazon. Now y’all know me – I’m VERY particular about what products I use let alone recommend. The ones I link, are the ones I use consistently and LOVE!

  • Puff Pastry
  • Brie Cheese
  • Black Berries
  • Balsamic Fig Glaze
  • Hot Honey
  • Sea Salt Flakes, Fresh Thyme leaves, and Egg Wash (not pictured)
Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level! Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry

Super Easy Puff Pastry Squares

These seriously could not be any easier to make! Let me share with you how to make it!

  1. Preheat the oven according to your puff pastry instructions. Line an 18×26″ sheet pan with parchment paper. Squeeze out about 1 Tablespoon of hot honey in 4 separate spaces. Be sure to keep them separated.
  2. Next, top with 4-5 blackberries followed by a slice of shallot, a squeeze/drizzle of the balsamic fig glaze, and a slice of Brie cheese. Set that aside
  3. Take your thawed puff pastry and cut it into 4 equal-sized pieces.
Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level! Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry

Top & Bake The Puff Pastry Squares

  1. Place the puff pastry on top of the mounds and gently press down on the sides. You can use a fork to crimp the edges or not; that’s completely up to you.
  2. Brush the entire pastry with egg wash and place the pan into the oven.
  3. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.
Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level! Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry

Just a Couple of Finishing Touches

As soon as these are done in the oven you want to IMMEDIATELY flip them over and put them onto a cooling rack. *You can also pop them back into the oven (filling facing upwards) if you want them to get a bit more caramelized.

Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level! Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry
  1. Top with the remaining hot honey, balsamic glaze, a sprinkle of sea salt flakes, and fresh thyme leaves.

Too Pretty To Eat…Almost!

Y’all I was surprised by just how beautiful these were. Now I did flip them and popped them back into the oven just to caramelize the top a bit more. To me, that made it so much… more!

So I actually wasn’t the first person to try this dish, 2 of our neighbors were. You see about 20 minutes after I pulled these out of the oven our neighbor and her hubby stopped by to chat. He’s a HUGE sweet eater and she’s a pastry lover.

I said, “So, do you want to be a taste tester today for me? I’ve not tried these but rather they evolved from a vision I had in my head.”

Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level! Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry

Naturally, they said yes and after just a single bite, I knew this was a winner. His eyes got HUGE in surprise and she did the opposite and just closed her eyes and smiled as she chewed. He said, “Oh wow! Sweet, salty, savory! I LOVE THIS!!!” She said not a word but just continued to eat her pastry in bliss.

A few hours later, still not having tried this, they were going home and I could see them both kind of side-eyeing the pastry. I grinned and wrapped them up for them to take home. Honestly, those are the reactions you can’t buy. That’s what means the world to me.

Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level! Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry

The next day, I made these again, and yeah… I could see why they loved them!

Upside-Down Puff Pastry Additions & Substitutions

Seriously, you know how much I love this part! Here are some variations I made:

  • Berries – Raspberries are amazing!
  • Cheese – Camembert, Goat Cheese, and Feta work exceptional
  • Nuts – Chopped pistachios
  • Shallots – you can omit or add leeks or caramelized onions
  • Garlic – adding smashed roasted garlic is amazing
  • Meat – I LOVE Prosciutto and Speck on this. I add it after it’s done baking
Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level! Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry
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Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, and Hot Honey Squares

  • Author: TKWAdmin
  • Prep Time: 5
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Category: pastries, appetizers, savory pastry, puff pastry, easy desserts, sweet and salty
  • Method: oven
  • Cuisine: pastries, appetizers, savory pastry, puff pastry, easy desserts, sweet and salty

Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level!

Blackberries nestled in hot honey then topped with shallots, balsamic glaze, brie, and puff pastry baked up to caramelized perfection. Taking the viral upside-down puff pastry trend to an amazing & delicious level! Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry
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Ingredients

  • 1 Sheet Puff Pastry, thawed
  • 5–6 Tablespoons of hot honey, divided
  • ~20-25 fresh blackberries
  • 1 large shallot, sliced
  • 5 teaspoons fig balsamic glaze, divided
  • 4 slices of brie
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • Sea salt flakes
  • Fresh thyme leaves

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven according to your puff pastry instructions. Line an 18×26″ sheet pan with parchment paper. Squeeze out about 1 Tablespoon of hot honey in 4 separate spaces. Be sure to keep them separated.
  2. Next, top with 4-5 blackberries followed by a slice of shallot, a squeeze/drizzle of the balsamic fig glaze, and a slice of Brie cheese. Set that aside
  3. Take your thawed puff pastry and cut it into 4 equal-sized pieces.
  4. Place the puff pastry on top of the mounds and gently press down on the sides. You can use a fork to crimp the edges or not; that’s completely up to you.
  5. Brush the entire pastry with egg wash and place the pan into the oven.
  6. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.
  7. Remove from the oven, flip them over, and either transfer them immediately to a cooling rack or if you want a more caramelized top, pop them back into the oven for a couple of minutes.
  8. Top with the remaining hot honey, balsamic glaze, a light sprinkle of sea salt flakes, and thyme leaves.
47824.4 g413.6 mg26.7 g53.5 g7.9 g48 mg

Keywords: Upside Down Pastry With Brie, Berries, & Hot Honey Squares, viral upside down puff pastry, easy puff pastry, savory desserts, fig glaze, hot honey puff pastry

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  1. Roberta G says

    May 30, 2023 at 5:50 am

    These were heavenly! I made them yesterday and they were the perfect balance of sweet, savory, and spicy. So easy to make! They barely lasted 24 hrs. I’ll be making another batch since I have all ingredients.

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    • TKWAdmin says

      June 1, 2023 at 9:58 am

      I love it; thank you!

      Best Kitchen Wishes!

      Reply
  2. Loreto and Nicoletta says

    May 29, 2023 at 4:56 am

    Sweet and salty is always a great combination when balanced right, and your puff pastry looks divine. Great flavor combinations, and well puff pastry, what’s not to love. For us this would make a great 👍 a great breakfast. super yummy 😋 Thanks for sharing!

    ★★★★★

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    • TKWAdmin says

      May 29, 2023 at 6:16 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Best Kitchen Wishes!

      Reply
  3. Maile Kido Jacobson says

    May 28, 2023 at 8:08 pm

    Absolutely amazing recipe! Easy to make and so delicious!

    ★★★★★

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    • TKWAdmin says

      May 29, 2023 at 6:16 pm

      Thank you so much Maile! I love simple yet delicious recipes like this!

      Best Kitchen Wishes!

      Reply
  4. Jacqueline Debono says

    May 28, 2023 at 11:58 am

    These upside down pastries are super good. I confess I was worried they wouldn’t flip over without leaving the filling behind but they were perfect and so delicious!

    ★★★★★

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    • TKWAdmin says

      May 28, 2023 at 12:48 pm

      Thank you so much Jacqueline! Yeah, the flip over is exciting!

      Best Kitchen Wishes!

      Reply
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