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Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board – Baker by Nature

December 12, 2022

This Epic Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board is loaded with contemporary fruit, meats, and cheeses and is certain to be the star of your Christmas celebration! Rosemary sprigs provide help to 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 counsel busting out your reducing board and constructing a charcuterie Christmas tree!

Charcuterie is a type of “recipes” the place you may have a whole 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 personal. Not a fan of soppy 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 contemporary herbs for decor? Go wild! I believe you get the purpose!

Christmas Cheese Board Elements:

Brie: You’ll need to make certain 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 if you make the star cut-out. If it feels too gentle if you take away it from the fridge, be at liberty to pop it within the freezer for a couple of minutes.
Cheddar Cheese: Be happy to go as primary or fancy as you need right here. However can I let you know a bit of secret? Cubed orange cheddar is at all times 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. You’ll want to have a backup block in your fridge should you’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 should you’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 embody some number of blue cheese. However should you’re a real hater, or know your crowd gained’t contact it, be at liberty to go away this out.

Christmas Charcuterie Board Elements:

Orange Marmalade: That is what we fill our star cut-out with within the brie wheel. For those who’re not a fan, be at liberty to make use of one other number of jam or jelly.
Cured Meats: I counsel 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 a terrific addition!
Fruit: Pink Pears, candy apples (equivalent to sugar bee or Honeycrisp), pomegranate seeds, and mandarins are all nice contemporary fruit choices so as to add to your board! Be happy so as to add some dried fruit too; cranberries, apricots, and figs are all fantastic concepts.
Olives: The world is your oyster on the subject of what olives to decide on! I often simply go for marinated blended olives to make issues straightforward. However use as many types as you’d like!
Crackers: Use a wide range of crackers… and don’t really feel like it is advisable to cease there! Different crunchy issues equivalent to pretzels and chips make nice additions to a charcuterie board.
Rosemary sprigs: I extremely counsel shopping for loads of contemporary rosemary that can assist you make a top level view in your Christmas tree. Whereas your friends gained’t eat the rosemary, it makes the board look so festive, and primarily performs the a part of the tree branches. You possibly can at all times pack it up on the finish of the evening and pop it again within the fridge, then use it in an precise recipe at a later date.
Veggies: I like including a number of crunchy issues like sliced English cucumber and Stuffed peppadew peppers! Be happy so as to add extra veggies, or skip them completely if this isn’t your factor.
Wine: Okay, okay… so this isn’t technically for the board! However should you’re something like me, you’re going to need some wine to serve along with your charcuterie tree! I like having a pleasant collection of pink, white, and glowing so folks really feel like they’ve selection! However know your crowd and purchase for his or her tastes. You would additionally ask everybody to deliver a bottle of wine, so that you don’t have to fret about that!

Assembling your Christmas Tree:

Use plenty of contemporary rosemary sprigs to type a tough triangle on a really massive 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 critically.
Serve the cheese board at room temperature! This implies you don’t need to assemble it too far prematurely, or it could possibly change into sweaty/unappealing. I counsel surrounding the tree with any further crackers, wine, or jam/mustards/dips you didn’t need in your precise board.

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