Looking for easy Holiday appetizer ideas? What about making Christmas tree cheese board? This fun Christmas appetizer is ready in no time and it’s so easy that kids can do it!
4ouncesred cheddar cheese, cut into bite-size cubes (120 grams)
3ounceswhite cheddar, cut into bite-size cubes (90 grams)
2ouncesblue cheese, cut into smaller pieces (60 grams)
½English cucumber, sliced
½cupfresh blueberries(80 grams)
1cupgrapes
6-8rosemary sprigs, fresh
4pretzel sticks, broken in half, see note 5
A handful ofdried cranberries
A handful ofpomegranate seeds
1slice ofcheese, for the star
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Instructions
Arrange the cheeses, cucumber slices, blueberries and grapes on a large tray (or platter/cutting board) to form a tree shape. Use the rosemary sprigs to divide the sections.
For the tree trunk use pretzel sticks. Using a star cookie cutter, cut one star out of the cheese and arrange it on top of the tree.
Fill the gaps with dried cranberries, pomegranate seeds or nuts.
Serve with pretzel sticks, crackers, celery sticks or crostini.
Notes
Please take the serving size as a guide only. This cheese board can feed somewhere between 4 to 6 people. This will depend on many factors – the length of the party, if you are going to serve other appetizers or snacks alongside this cheese board or how hungry your guest will be.
Feel free to customize this cheese board to your liking. You will find more ideas and detailed substitutions in the post above this recipe card. You can easily double/triple this recipe, just note that if you want to make a large cheese board, you will need a very large tray. Or you can make 2 small cheese boards instead of a large one.
Cheese – you can use anything you like – Monterey Jack, Mozzarella, Parmigiano, Gouda, Feta, Goat cheese, …
Instead of pretzel sticks you can use celery, almonds, …
Dried cranberries and pomegranate seeds can be omitted, if you don’t like them.