Apricot, Pear and Brie Sandwich with Vegan Brie – bright sweet fruit flavors tucked into a crusty baguette with a soft spreadable vegan cheese – perfect picnic portable!
![Apricot, Pear and Brie Sandwich [Vegan Brie]](https://www.spabettie.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_6399.jpg)
I am putting out an a.p.b. on these apricot pear and brie sandwiches – they are delicious and they are vegan!
a.p.b.
Too much? too cheesy? ha! there I go again.
Oh hey, speaking of cheese, I made some vegan brie!
It may not taste exactly like the real thing, but the texture is there, and this ‘brie’ has great flavor!
I have been hoping a vegan brie would appear on the market. Until then, I did find a recipe online. Actually, several. Most attribute the recipe to The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook, and even if they don’t, they are all the same.
The only change I made was using my newest ingredient in my kitchen – Irish moss! Great as a thickener and emulsifier, I have been wanting to try Irish moss for quite a while, and recently bought some. [This is what it looks like as it is soaking, prior to blending into a gel]. I have big plans for it, and brie was my first use.
Now I have big plans for this brie, but first I had to make a sandwich.
I couldn’t have chosen better fruit to pear pair with this cheese…
![Apricot, Pear and Brie Sandwich [Vegan Brie]](https://www.spabettie.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_63971.jpg)
and the a.p.b. thing? Coincidence.
Just like that p b and j I made last year… (p and b for me!), total coincidence.
This sandwich was lovely – sweet and salty and light and fresh. Bright and perfect for a summer lunch.
![Apricot, Pear and Brie Sandwich [Vegan Brie]](https://www.spabettie.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_6401.jpg)
This brie is spreadable, with no rind to peel! It is tangy and soft and is great in sandwiches or on a cracker. I have a couple other ideas for this brie, and as soon as I try them I will report back.
As I said, there are several recipes out there, but they are all pretty much the same. So I am sending you to the first one I clicked on – vegan brie recipe here.
![Apricot, Pear and Brie Sandwich [Vegan Brie]](https://www.spabettie.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC_6405.jpg)
What’s your favorite cheese? What’s your favorite sandwich?
Helen says
I’m wondering how exactly you substituted the recipe with the IMP! This looks amazing! I’ve started playing around with cheeses and I’m really excited to give something like this a try:)
Kristina Sloggett says
hi Helen! I substituted 1/2 cup I.M. paste for the agar in the original recipe. hope you enjoy this one!
Kirsten says
Kristina,
This sandwich looks so fresh and pretty! Thanks for giving me the link to include in my upcoming Band Fruit Fundraiser Recipe Round Up! It will be published on 12/4/2013!
Catherine says
Okay, I made this cheese and the sandwich. My husband and I both agree they are To Die For. No longer is the vegan cheese landscape a desert. It now blooms and this sandwich is an amazing combination of flavors and textures. Make sure your fruit is ripe and full-flavored and sweet. The sourdough and the “cheese” will take care of the rest. See you in sandwich heaven.
Catherine says
When I click on the link to go to the recipe site for vegan brie, it goes nowhere. Is there another way to get this recipe?
Kristina Sloggett says
hi Catherine, so sorry about that – I have had to update the broken link more than once (it changes on the other site). I have updated the link with a very similar recipe – you can find it here –> vegan brie. Enjoy!
Catherine says
Thanks very much; that worked.
In the meantime I found and tried a really simple vegan feta recipe on the internet and made that with good success. I’ll be interested to compare the two recipes. A new and fascinating world for me.
Kristina Sloggett says
it IS a fascinating world, right? I LOVE the plant based cheeses 🙂
Linda Kessler says
Just checked out “Irish moss” and found the following cautionary information…just thought I would pass it on to you. ( One of the ingredients in Irish Moss is carrageenan.)
“It seems that carrageenan can cause inflammation (one of our greatest enemies) and intestinal distress. Even more alarming, when carrageenan is extracted from the irish moss, this form of carrageenan has been associated with human cancers.”
Read more details at http://www.rawmazing.com/irish-moss-health-concerns/
Don’t mean to throw a damper on your excitement about this ingredient, but this sounds well-researched and thought you and your readers would want to have this information for their own judgement.
Kristina Sloggett says
thanks for this, Linda. I will continue to research this product as I did when I first brought it into my kitchen.
What I initially learned is that the cancer causing carrageenan is a product/additive that is made from Irish moss, and I learned is that the process it goes through – extracted from Irish moss with toxic solvents – then heated and highly processed into chemical form – is what makes it dangerous, and that the end result has no nutritional value and is very different, biochemically, than Irish moss.
I do appreciate you bringing this up, though, and I will continue to follow the studies.
Baker Street says
this vegan brie looks amazing!! all i can think of is biting right into it! 🙂
spabettie says
I know, I was thrilled with how this turned out! cheese may just be my new obsession… 😉
Kath (My Funny Little Life) says
That’s a very nice and classical combination! 🙂 I used to like sandwhiches with slices roasted turkey or chicken and tomatoes, cucumber, or iceberg lettuce.
spabettie says
mmm, I love iceberg lettuce on sandwiches. SO good.
Geanna says
Teehee – I love all your puns. 🙂 Also, I’ve been meaning to try Irish moss for a while and just haven’t gotten around to it. Where did you find it? Is it weird to work with??
spabettie says
THANK YOU. someone thinks I’m funny. 😉 I ordered the Irish moss through Amazon, and it is amazing! It gives that fluffy texture to cheesecake (yep, second thing I made) and it is not weird at all. well, I don’t think so. it is a sea vegetable, so that might weird some people out, and it kindof smells like something sea-worthy, but to me it smells good. and almost like leather.
I don’t know if there’s anywhere to get it here in town… haven’t looked. you should definitely get some!
erinwyso says
This vegan brie looks divine! I used to make a little wreath of pillsbury crescent rolls with brie melted in the middle with brown sugar on top — I might have to recreate that dish with this brie!
spabettie says
oh WOW that sounds awesome. I may have to give that a try… 🙂
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
I haven’t bought any apricots this season…why???!!! This looks amazingly delicious for a light runner meal! YUM!
spabettie says
I know, these were my first, a week ago! what? now I’ve been craving them ever since.
[email protected] says
Wow…gorgeous looking sandwich. Just catching up on your posts…gorgeous looking cocktails too!!!! If we lived in the same city, I think we’d have a fun cocktail party together Kris!!! 🙂 Have a great day.
spabettie says
thank you Roz! we WOULD have fun hosting a party together!! maybe someday?
Allie says
What a classy sandwich! And there’s such a thing as vegan brie?? Count me in. I still want to try my hand at vegan cheeses! I don’t have any agar-agar, but I do have guar gum, might work for a softer “brie-like” cheese…
spabettie says
Allie do you have any Irish moss? that’s what I used, and oh WOW, I love this stuff! 🙂
Allie says
Nope, I’d never even heard of the stuff until, hmm, I think maybe pure2raw had a post about it? It looks like fun, but is definitely something I’d have to find on the Internet, I can’t imagine anywhere around here sells it.
spabettie says
yes, Michelle and Lori talk about Irish moss a lot – I have commented so many times to them that I need to try it! working with it in class in June helped with that, I ordered some right away!
Heather @ Better With Veggies says
I’ve been pretty impressed with the few vegan cheeses I’ve made, I just don’t usually go to quite that much effort – more of a special occasion thing for some reason. I think it would be fun to have a wine & cheese party with all vegan cheeses. Hmm…I’m liking the sound of that! 🙂
spabettie says
this is the first real “cheese” I’ve made, outside of a cheesy sauce kind of thing. really fun, I can’t wait to make more!
Heather (Where's the Beach) says
I really want that cookbook – it’s on my Amazon wishlist actually. It’s a tough call for me with cheese. I love smoked gouda, feta, goat cheese.
spabettie says
I want that book now too! I am fairly adept at “cheese sauce” but we learned firmer cheeses in class, so I really want to make more! fermenting at home kinda scares me, but I know I’d be hyper clean about it so I will probably be okay 😉
jobo says
You are seriously incredible. How do you do it? Making your own cheese and then creating this concoction?? You’re amazing. LOL. And I want this, right now!!
spabettie says
well, it’s not exactly like a brie… 😉 but it’s GOOD! 😀 and yeah, I want another sandwich like this, right now.
christina says
what DON’T you do?! you’re incredible. love that flavor combo as well.
spabettie says
well? I don’t tap dance, but I still want to take lessons 😉
Jess says
Now you’re making your own cheese?? Seriously, you amaze me (though I’ve always wanted to try to make fresh mozzarella, I’ve never attempted it!). This looks DIVINE. I love love love fresh apricots!! Must get the hubs to pick some up for me when he’s at the grocery store next, so tasty!!
spabettie says
fresh apricots are one of my favorites too… Mmm. this sandwich was perfect. making a fresh mozz would be pretty cool – this was fun, I can’t wait to use that Irish moss more!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
I’m so curiou about this I might actually have to make the effort to make it. LOL! Is it weird that I kind of like the rind though?
spabettie says
Laura it is really easy, actually – I hope you do try it! and yes, I know some people like the rind 😉 I feel like the minority because I don’t!