Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board

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Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board

Learn how to make a stunning Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board with my easy tips! It's makes a show stopping holiday appetizer or a fun Christmas Eve meal, and it can be customized with your favorite seasonal fruits and veggies, meats, cheeses and more!

Prep Time45

Cook Time0

Total Time45

Course: Appetizers

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 755kcal

Author: Marcie

Ingredients

Baby Brie Star Tree Topper

4.5 ounces baby brie sub with petite camembert
2 teaspoons fig jam

Cranberry Goat Cheese Log

1/2 cup dried cranberries chopped
1 tablespoon thyme leaves chopped
10.5 ounce goat cheese log room temperature

Remaining ingredients

16 ounces antipasto meats such as salami, coppa or proscuitto
5 ounces manchego or other aged cheese, sliced into triangles
16 ounces assorted crackers
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1 English cucumber sliced
1 medium apple sliced; sub with pear
1 large persimmon sliced; sub with orange or mandarins
1/2 cup fig jam
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup marcona almonds
1/2 cup olives
8 ounces red grapes
1/4 cup pomegranate arils

Instructions

Prepare star tree topper

Slice the baby brie or petite camembert in half width-wise. Using a mini star cookie cutter, cut a star shape out of on half of the cheese. Spread a very thin layer of jam over the bottom half of the cheese, then place the cheese with the star cut out over the jam. Reserve the star shaped cheese to decorate your board. Prep 1-2 days in advance.
4.5 ounces baby brie , 2 teaspoons fig jam

Prepare the cranberry goat cheese log

Chop 1/2 cup dried cranberries and 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme leaves and combine in a small bowl. Spread out over a plate large enough to hold your goat cheese log.
1/2 cup dried cranberries, 1 tablespoon thyme leaves
Roll the goat cheese log in the cranberry mixture until it is evenly coated. This works best if the goat cheese is room temperature. Freeze for 5 minutes or chill for one hour before slicing. Prep 1-2 days in advance.
10.5 ounce goat cheese log

Assemble the board

Place the baby brie star tree topper at the top of your board.
Arrange the cherry tomatoes beneath the star, followed by a row of meat, fruit, manchego cheese, more meat, sliced cucumber, then sliced goat cheese, making each row a bit wider than the last to create a tree shape. This is a rule of thumb -- the board can be displayed any way you like!
16 ounces antipasto meats such as salami, coppa or proscuitto, 5 ounces manchego , 16 ounces assorted crackers, 1 pint cherry tomatoes, 1 English cucumber, 1 medium apple, 1 large persimmon, 1/2 cup fig jam, 1/4 cup honey, 1/2 cup marcona almonds, 1/2 cup olives, 8 ounces red grapes, 1/4 cup pomegranate arils
Outline the Christmas charcuterie board with fresh rosemary sprigs, then surround it with crackers, jam, honey, almonds, olives and more fruit. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Pro tip: Plan your board around how many people you'll be serving, then choose an array of your favorite ingredients and have an idea as to how you want to assemble your Christmas board.
This Christmas charcuterie board may be assembled a few hours in advance. If using fruit that is prone to discoloration such as pears and apples, cut them and add them to the board just before serving.
The nutrition information is an estimate only and is based on the ingredients that I’ve included here. This will change based on the ingredients and quantities that you include on your own board!
This is a versatile appetizer or snack that may be customized with your favorite ingredients and scaled to feed any number of people.
Don’t own a Christmas tree board? Use a rimmed baking sheet, serving tray, cutting board or whatever you have on hand and shape your ingredients in the form of a Christmas tree!

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