Are you hosting a Christmas party this year, or do you just feel like making a festive charcuterie board? These Christmas tree charcuterie board ideas will get you and your guests into the jolly spirit. There’s something for every occasion, from savoury and healthy to sweet frosting trees!
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11 Festive Christmas Tree Charcuterie Boards to Wow Your Guests
Christmas Charcuterie Board
Make your guests ohh and ahh over this beautiful Christmas tree charcuterie board.
Try adding lots of contrasting colours. This will take your charcuterie board to the next level. Reds against blue, orange against green, add visual interest to the board.
Add only small amounts, such as a handful of blueberries and a few bits of sliced salami. You can top up the platter as it is eaten.
Use a star ramekin to add visual interest to the top of the charcuterie Christmas tree to keep the platter’s shape simple.
Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board
While money can be tight during the holiday season, you don’t need to go out and buy a Christmas tree-shaped board.
You can easily make a charcuterie board by strategically laying out your ingredients.
This charcuterie board features simple ingredients like salami, cheese, fresh berries, cherry tomatoes, and sliced cucumber.
Add your favourite crackers on the side and have one impressive Christmas tree charcuterie board!
Standing Charcuterie Christmas Tree
Looking for a festive and eye-catching Christmas appetizer for your holiday gathering? Try creating a charcuterie Christmas tree!
It’s a fun and creative way to display savoury Italian charcuterie as a centrepiece on your table. Add easy-to-eat ingredients like olives, cherry tomatoes, cubed cheese, and salami.
Christmas Tree Frosting Board
Switch things up by making a sweet Christmas tree frosting board.
This simple charcuterie board is a delightful and festive dessert that you’ll want to create throughout the holiday season!
Perfect for enjoying while watching Christmas movies or as a dessert after a dinner party.
Pipe frosting in the shape of a Christmas tree onto a platter. Serve with wafers, cookies, and crackers for dipping.
Fruit and Cheese Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board
Who said a charcuterie board has to be fancy?
Keep costs low by using a variety of simple hard cheeses and a mix of green and red grapes. For a pop of greenery, add fresh herbs like rosemary sprigs.
Layer cubed cheese and assorted coloured grapes to create a festive Christmas tree charcuterie board for your holiday gatherings.
Charcuterie Christmas Tree
Keep things simple with this rustic Christmas tree charcuterie board.
Grab one of your wooden chopping boards and layer cherry tomatoes, cheese, deli meat, fresh fruits and olives.
Add a round of camembert or brie cheese and cut a small star or Christmas tree into the top. Fill with honey, fruit paste or your favourite relish or chutney.
Roll salami to make the ‘tree trunk’ and tie it with butcher’s twine.
Serve with crackers on the side. Your guests will love snacking from this board.
Healthier Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board
There’s nothing wrong with watching what you eat over the holiday season. Overindulging is very common!
To keep things balanced, why not cut up some fresh broccoli and capsicums and add fresh fruit, nuts and cheese?
I’m sure everyone will thank you for it later!
Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board
Instead of a Christmas tree-shaped charcuterie board, you can get creative with your cheeses.
Making a soft cheese like camembert the star of this charcuterie board, try cutting out a Christmas tree shape with a cookie cutter. Fill with striking pomegranate, honey, or relish.
From here you can build the charcuterie board out and around the cheese into a wreath shape.
Add folded deli meats like salami, cubed cheeses and mini mozzarella balls. For a pop of colour, add some fresh herbs or berries.
Mini Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board
Do you want to make a festive-themed platter for 2-3 people? Then, this smaller Christmas tree charcuterie board idea is perfect.
Grab your wooden chopping board or a large platter and add some cubed hard cheese, a cream cheese roll, grapes, and pomegranate for a pop of colour.
To make it look more interesting, use a cookie cutter to cut star shapes into the hard cheese. Then, garnish with rosemary for a touch of greenery.
Diagonal Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board
Try making a ready-to-eat charcuterie board with all the cheese cut and ready to go.
On a Christmas tree-shaped board, add rolled-up salami roses, slices of cheese like brie or camembert, and fresh berries like blackberries and blueberries.
To finish, fill in any gaps with candied nuts and sprigs of fresh rosemary and thyme.
Christmas Tree Charcuterie Platter
A Christmas Tree platter is perfect for taking to a holiday event. The sides are often curved up, helping keep all the ingredients in place.
Try adding a salami rose as the ‘tree topper’, then fill the rest of the platter with fresh fruits like kiwi, grapes, and apples.
Slice soft cheeses like brie and camembert and arrange in rows or fans. To complement the cheeses, add fruit paste, honey, or jelly.
To make things look extra fancy, try folding the salami into a salami river!
Finish with chocolate nuts, pomegranate, dried fruit like apricots and olives.
I hope you enjoyed these 11 festive Christmas tree charcuterie boards that will wow your guests this holiday season!
