Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board – Baker by Nature

December 12, 2022

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This Epic Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board is loaded with recent fruit, meats, and cheeses and is certain to be the star of your Christmas social gathering! Rosemary sprigs assist you make the tree form, and a star formed cookie cutter turns a wheel of brie into our shining star on the high of the tree.

Christmas Tree Formed Charcuterie Board

‘Tis the season for vacation events! And whether or not you’re internet hosting a HUGE blowout, an intimate gathering, or one thing in between, I extremely recommend busting out your reducing board and constructing a charcuterie Christmas tree!

Charcuterie is a type of “recipes” the place you might have quite a lot of freedom! So be at liberty to make use of my recipe, concepts, and directions as a information, then tweak and play and completely make it your individual. Not a fan of sentimental cheese? Don’t use it! Wish to add some child mozzarella balls? Go for it! Really feel like utilizing pretzels as a substitute of crackers for the tree trunk? Be my visitor! Hate nuts? Depart em out! Wish to add extra recent herbs for decor? Go wild! I feel you get the purpose!

Christmas Cheese Board Substances:

Brie: You’ll wish to make sure that to seize a spherical wheel of brie if you wish to make the identical brie star featured on my charcuterie tree! It’s additionally essential your brie is COLD while you make the star cut-out. If it feels too mushy while you take away it from the fridge, be at liberty to pop it within the freezer for a couple of minutes.
Cheddar Cheese: Be at liberty to go as primary or fancy as you need right here. However can I inform you somewhat secret? Cubed orange cheddar is all the time the primary cheese to go on my board! I don’t know why however persons are simply drawn to it!
Pepper Jack Cheese: One other crowd-pleasing cheese, this spicy selection actually flies off the board. Make sure to have a backup block in your fridge if you happen to’re serving a big crowd.
Gouda Cheese: We love including this to our board as a result of it pairs splendidly with a wide range of meats, fruits, and nuts. However if you happen to’re not a fan, be at liberty to omit or sub in one other cheese.
Manchego Cheese: With its gentle but deep and tangy taste, manchego cheese goes splendidly with olives, crackers, prosciutto, and nuts. It’s one in every of our favourite cheeses so as to add to a charcuterie board!
Blue Cheese: In my humble opinion, each cheese board ought to embrace some number of blue cheese. However if you happen to’re a real hater, or know your crowd gained’t contact it, be at liberty to depart this out.

Christmas Charcuterie Board Substances:

Orange Marmalade: That is what we fill our star cut-out with within the brie wheel. If you happen to’re not a fan, be at liberty to make use of one other number of jam or jelly.
Cured Meats: I recommend serving prosciutto, salami, and pepperoni, however once more, be at liberty to mess around right here and use your favourite cured meats!
Nuts: Pistachios and Marcona almonds ALWAYS fly off our charcuterie board. Cashews and candied pecans additionally make an important addition!
Fruit: Pink Pears, candy apples (equivalent to sugar bee or Honeycrisp), pomegranate seeds, and mandarins are all nice recent fruit choices so as to add to your board! Be at liberty so as to add some dried fruit too; cranberries, apricots, and figs are all fantastic concepts.
Olives: The world is your oyster in the case of what olives to decide on! I often simply go for marinated combined olives to make issues simple. However use as many sorts as you’d like!
Crackers: Use a wide range of crackers… and don’t really feel like you should cease there! Different crunchy issues equivalent to pretzels and chips make nice additions to a charcuterie board.
Rosemary sprigs: I extremely recommend shopping for loads of recent rosemary that will help you make an overview to your Christmas tree. Whereas your company gained’t eat the rosemary, it makes the board look so festive, and primarily performs the a part of the tree branches. You may all the time pack it up on the finish of the night time and pop it again within the fridge, then use it in an precise recipe at a later date.
Veggies: I really like including a couple of crunchy issues like sliced English cucumber and Stuffed peppadew peppers! Be at liberty so as to add extra veggies, or skip them totally if this isn’t your factor.
Wine: Okay, okay… so this isn’t technically for the board! However if you happen to’re something like me, you’re going to need some wine to serve together with your charcuterie tree! I like having a pleasant choice of pink, white, and glowing so individuals really feel like they’ve selection! However know your crowd and purchase for his or her tastes. You can additionally ask everybody to carry a bottle of wine, so that you don’t have to fret about that!

Assembling your Christmas Tree:

Use numerous recent rosemary sprigs to type a tough triangle on a really giant reducing board or clear counter high. You’ll use the rosemary as a tough information for constructing your Christmas tree board.
Use a small 3 or 4-inch star-shaped cookie cutter to make a star formed cutout within the brie. Fill with orange marmalade and place on the highest of your “tree”.
Get to work filling your board! Have enjoyable right here and don’t take it too significantly.
Serve the cheese board at room temperature! This implies you don’t wish to assemble it too far prematurely, or it could possibly grow to be sweaty/unappealing. I recommend surrounding the tree with any extra crackers, wine, or jam/mustards/dips you didn’t need in your precise board.

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