Christmas Tree Cheese Platter Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What do you put on a Christmas cheese platter? ›

The key to building a cheese platter is to start with the bigger items like the bowls (filled with dip, honey, olives etc) and cheeses. Next, add in your cold meats and bread or crackers. You can roll, stack or fan out your cold meats, just have fun with it and play around with your display.

Use one layer of crackers to create the 1st row in the tree at the bottom of the triangle. Then add sticks of cheese, and a row of purple grapes above that. Above the grapes place two rows of sliced mini cucumber. The next layer is marcona almonds (you can lightly mound these to fill in).

For winter, think pears, apples, persimmons, and pomegranate quarters along with dried fruits. In summer, berries and stone fruits are ideal.

What is the 3-3-3-3 Rule for Charcuterie Boards? No matter the style of the wood charcuterie board, you can always follow the 3-3-3-3 rule. Every charcuterie board should have three meats, three cheeses, three starch options, and three accompaniments, such as fruit, nuts, or veggies.

Artisan breads, rice crisps and crackers. Add some freshness for that finishing touch. Fruit, such as pear, berries, grapes and apple add sweetness and some veggie sticks add some crunch. Pop on some cheese knives and other serving cutlery required.

Place one slice of star fruit at the very top for the star (see notes if you cannot find star fruit). Then add additional star fruit slices randomly over the “tree”. Add cranberries sporadically around the tree as well as the mixed nuts. If you have room, the nuts could be the “pot” that the tree comes out of.

I found it best to place the bigger fruits first – strawberries, orange slices, kiwis, etc. – then fill in the gaps with small fruit like grapes and blackberries. Keep going until the tree is completely filled up – have FUN with it!! Stick the star topper on the skewer, then serve.

A bounteous and beautiful Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board! Made with a generous amount of flavorful cheeses, vibrantly colorful fresh fruit, crunchy nuts, bite size salami coins, and rich Italian olives. It's an ideal starter for large holiday gatherings.

Assemble the charcuterie board.

Begin adding the other ingredients in the shape of a Christmas tree. I started with a base of grapes, then added cubed gouda, Camembert, and salami. Then I added thin slices of Manchego, chunks of Camembert, ham, prosciutto, salami, olives, and nuts.

How do you cut cheese into Christmas trees? ›

Using a knife, carefully chop your choice of Crystal Farms Cheese into bite-sized cubes, cut a slice of cheese for the tree trunk, and use the cookie cutter to create the star-shaped tree topper.