Appetizer Recipe: Christmas Tree Cheese Board

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I’m not going to lie, I usually set out a cheese tray from the grocery store but wanted to try a Christmas tree cheese board this year. Pinterest came through with lots of inspiration and I couldn’t wait to give a tree-shaped cheese board a try. This year it was our turn to host Christmas for my husband’s family where the kids exchange gifts. I felt like this was the perfect time to use my new tray for an appetizer. If you don’t have a tray already, you can grab one HERE and pick it up with your last-minute grocery order.

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Trust me, it’s not as hard as you may think putting together the cheeseboard. I struggled a little keeping my lines straight, but no real Christmas tree is perfect if you ask me. 😉

What I Used for the Christmas Tree Cheese Board

Medium Sized Tray
Cubed Cheese of Your Choice ( I used colby jack and pepper cheese)
Fresh Fruits (I used raspberries, strawberries, red grapes and green grapes. If you can find cotton candy grapes that’s even better!)
Pepperoni
Crackers (We are a fan of basic Ritz Crackers in our house.)

In all honesty, the hardest part of the tray was cutting out the star at the top. I tried it freehand but had to print out a stay and use it as a stencil. That went much better!

I started out with the pepper jack cheese and made that the top of the tree. I then alternated fruit with the rows of cheese and ended with pepperoni at the bottom. [You don’t see the pepperoni because I first forgot but then applied it before I set it out and served it. I’m still an amateur blogger it seems.]

The only downfall of the Christmas tree cheese board was that as everyone ate it I kept wanting to fix it so it didn’t look like a tree that lost all of its branches. I didn’t have much luck keeping up with it because it was a hit throughout the night.

Have you made any fun charcuterie boards for your holiday gatherings? Let me know in the comments below!