Creating a Christmas tree cheese board is so easy to make! To make it easier I am going to give you a shopping list for all the ingredients you will need and step by step to create it!
IT LOOKS SO INTIMIDATING
I PROMISE IT IS THE EASIEST TO MAKE! Making these cheese boards are always so fun to create! You can make a board for any gathering or just for yourself (I’ve done that before, don’t judge me haha). You can literally create any design you want! For now, we will stick with a cute Christmas tree!
But I get it, the first time I made a cheese board I was confused on what cheeses to buy and what fruits go with it! A few google searches and I am definitely an EXPERT (insert sarcastic tone here). Really though, I got you. Next up are pictures (YAYYYYY) of the exact ingredients I used for my Christmas tree charcuterie board! I marked “X” on the meats, cheeses, and crackers I did not end up using!
Ingredients :
Cheese: Trader Joe’s Havarti Cheese with Dill (TJ), Goat Cheese Cranberry Cinnamon (Aldi), Garden Vegetable with Sweet Basil (Aldi), and Provolone Cheese (TJ).
Meats: Genoa Salame (TJ), Salame Italiano (Aldi), Prosciutto Italiano(Aldi), and Beef Jerky
Fruits & Exras: Strawberries (Aldi), Pomegranate Seeds (TJ), Rosemary (TJ), Praline Pecans (TJ).
Crackers: Garden Vegetable crackers (Aldi) and Parmesan Garlic & Herb Pita Chips (TJ).
Assemble your Christmas Tree
Start from the bottom up!
Step 1: Add your crackers on the bottom & the beef jerky as your trunk.
Step 2: Fold your salame in 4’s (triangle) & lay against crackers.
Step 3: Fold your provolone cheese the same way & lay against saleme.
Step 4: Cut Cheddar block cheese in cubes (not in list! Sorry) & lay against provolone cheese
Step 5: Stack your pita chips against your cheese cubes.
Step 6: Cut your strawberries stems and cut in 4’s & lay against pita chips.
Step 7: Cut your garden vegetable cheese & face the green part on the front.
Step 8: Tear your prosciutto and salame meats & place in no order.
Step 9: Cut your goat cheese in 4’s & line them up.
Step 10: Break up the Havarti cheese with your fingers & place on top of goat cheese.
Step 11: Get a star cookie cutter and use it on your cheddar cheese for your star.
Step 12: Lay your rosemary every 3-4th item to give it that Christmas tree look, sprinkle pomegranate seeds all over the tree, & add your pecans on the tray.
AND YOU”RE DONE! EASY RIGHT?!
Trader Joe’s Shopping List:
- Trader Joe’s Havarti Cheese with Dill (TJ)
- Provolone Cheese (TJ).
- Genoa Salame (TJ)
- Parmesan Garlic & Herb Pita Chips (TJ).
- Praline Pecans (TJ).
- Rosemary
- Pomegranate Seeds (TJ)
Aldi Shopping List:
- Goat Cheese Cranberry Cinnamon (Aldi)
- Garden Vegetable with Sweet Basil (Aldi)
- Salame Italiano (Aldi),
- Prosciutto Italiano(Aldi).
- Strawberries (Aldi)
- Garden Vegetable crackers (Aldi
- Beef Jerkey
Things Needed:
- Parchment Paper
- Star Cookie Cutter
- Tray or Board
That’s it! Not hard, right? I made my board for a little family breakfast at my mom’s and TRUST ME when I say that this board loved, photographed, and eaten within an hour! It is such a fun appetizer to bring to any Christmas gathering! My family has requested for another one for Christmas Eve!
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Merry Christmas friends!
XOXO,
Rudyko Taylor
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