Festive Candy Cane Charcuterie Board For Christmas

This Candy Cane Charcuterie Board is the perfect appetizer to serve at your next holiday party.

It is a festive charcuterie board made using a large serving board and simple ingredients placed in a candy cane shape. It is easy to make and is sure to be a huge hit at your next party.

The Christmas season inspires me to be creative in the kitchen and I love making all sorts of fun holiday desserts and snack boards to share with family and friends.

Since charcuterie boards have become a huge hit over the past few years, I decided to put a spin on a traditional charcuterie board and put it in a shape of a candy cane. It’s a fun board you can make quickly using minimal ingredients.

The best part is, you can customize this to fit your taste. Use your favorite meats, red ingredients and white ingredients to make a festive fun holiday spread.

Serve this festive appetizer up with ritz crackers or baguette slices to holiday guests.

If you’re looking for more charcuterie board recipes, try this Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board, Christmas Tree Charcuterie board. You can also try dessert boards such as this Grinch Hot Cocoa Board.

And if you want another fun Christmas party recipe, try our Grinch Cupcakes.

Helpful Tips

• A simple board (flat board) works best. You can even use a large cutting board.
• You can swap out the list of ingredients just try to keep ingredients in the festive colors of Christmas – white, red and green. Use a variety of textures and flavors for best taste.
• You can turn this candy cane Christmas charcuterie board into a dessert board by using red candy, white chocolate-covered pretzels and other white finger foods.
• Store any leftovers in airtight containers or wrap the entire board in plastic wrap and place into the refrigerator.

How to Make A Candy Cane Charcuterie Board

If you can make a caprese skewer using white cheddar and cherry tomatoes and then arrange some meat, cheese, fresh raspberries, green olives and kalamata olives on a grazing board, you can certainly make this recipe.

This is the perfect appetizer to serve before Christmas dinner!

Candy Cane Charcuterie Board

COURSE: Appetizers

Servings 1 Candy Cane Charcuterie Board

PREP TIME: 30 minutes minutes

TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes minutes

This Candy Cane Charcuterie Board is the perfect appetizer to serve at your next holiday party.

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Ingredients

  

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• 4 Prosciutto wrapped mozzarella cut in half
• 4 Soppressata wrapped mozzarella cut in half
• 4 pepperoni wrapped mozzarella cut in half
• 6-8 Cheddar Cheese chunks
• 6-8 Colby Jack Cheese chunks
• 6-8 Fontina Pepper Jack Cheese, chunks
• 1 cup Fresh Mozzarella pearls
• 1 cup raspberries
• 1/2 cup Baby Tomatoes
• 3/4 cup Green Olives
• 3/4 cup Kalamata Olives
• 1/4 cup Red Pepper Jelly
• Cinnamon sticks
• Ritz wheat crackers

Instructions

 

• Use an edible marker and trace out the candy cane shape on the board, including the stripe lines for sections.
• Create your cheese tomato skewers and match it up to your candy cane layout.
• Place each stick on the candy cane lines. This will create sections for you to fill with the other items.
• Place your olives at the top and bottom of the candy cane.
• Fill in your sections with the sliced meat wraps and chunks of cheese.
• Take your fresh raspberries and outline the candy cane shape.
• Add your crackers and jam-filled ramekin on the board.
• Serve and enjoy!

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