Name: Christmas Tree Cheese Board Platter
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Cheese – 3 different types for this size cheese board; mozzarella, muenster and cheddar were used.; Grapes; Winter Sausage or Salami; Grape Tomatoes; Sprigs of Fresh Rosemary; Crackers

This beautiful Christmas Tree Cheese Board Appetizer is perfect to serve to family and guests this holiday season!

Christmas Tree Cheese Board Appetizer

Even if you’re only having a few people over at some point this holiday season, I have a fun and easy appetizer for you to serve. I’ve made this Christmas Tree Cheese Board Appetizer the past two years for our family’s Christmas celebration and it really came out pretty.

I was able to get a few photos before everyone arrived and I’m excited to share it with you today. As you can see it’s really pretty and makes a beautiful statement sitting on your buffet table. My family loved it!

Another fun appetizer to serve for the holiday season is the Christmas Tree Puff Pastry filled with pesto.

Helpful Tools Needed to Make the Chalkboard Platter

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Chalkboard Vinyl – We covered a piece of plywood with chalkboard vinyl so I could label the different cheeses that I used.
Colored Chalk – temporary way to label the chalkboard.
Chalk Markers – these wipe clean too after using them!

How to Make a Christmas Tree Cheese Board

There is no “correct” way of putting an antipasto platter together. Just remember to select what you and your family enjoy and make it pretty. Have small forks and plates for your guests to use.

Make sure you print out the recipe below and save it for later!

Ingredients:

Cheese – mozzarella, provolone, Parmesan, cheddar are a few of our favorites.
Meats – Winter Sausage was used for this board, but, Genoa salami or pepperoni would work great too.
Grapes
Grape Tomatoes
Sprigs of Fresh Rosemary
Crackers – don’t forget the crackers! I had a small tray of assorted crackers for my guests to enjoy with the cheese platter as well.

How to Form the Christmas Tree Cheese Board

Start at the top of the board to form the tree.
Begin with a small row of grapes that you have snipped into clusters or completely removed from the stems.
Then add a row of cheese followed by a row of winter sausage.
Add another row of cheese.
Keep working your way down the board making sure you are forming a triangle shape that resembles a Christmas Tree.
Use the grape tomatoes as the last row of the Christmas tree.
Add the rosemary as an accent in between the layers.
Cut a star out of the Winter Sausage using a star shaped cookie cutter to place at the very top of the Christmas tree.
Use either chalk or a chalk marker to label the different cheeses and meats you have used.

Don’t forget to write Merry Christmas or Happy New Year. Even “Welcome Friends” would be appropriate.

Label the different cheeses and meats for your guests using either chalk or chalk markers.

Tips for Making a Christmas Tree Cheese Board

This is such an easy idea for your cheese board platter. It’s also very festive.

Have a plan in your head as to how you want to arrange the fruit, cheese and meats.
Try to choose cheeses that are different flavors and colors.
Rosemary works best to separate the different items and give the tree definition, but if you can’t find fresh rosemary, fresh thyme would be nice also.
Cut the meat and cheeses up a few hours before you need assemble the platter.
Use a small star-shaped cookie cutter to make the star for the top of the tree with either the meat or cheese.

More Easy Appetizer Recipes:

Bacon Wrapped Jalapenos
Caprese Antipasto Skewers
Homemade Queso Cheese Dip – no fake cheese!
Mini Spinach and Bacon Quiche
Zucchini Pizza Bites – low calorie and low carb!