Christmas Tree Cheese Platter

Make a beautiful Christmas Tree cheese platter for your holiday party this year! We’ve used a combination of wedged cheeses along with green and purple grapes, but you can get creative with other finger foods. This would be a great accompaniment to our Christmas Tree Pull Apart Bread!

Christmas Tree Cheese Platter

A beautiful combination of grapes and wedged cheeses, this cheese platter shaped like a Christmas Tree will be the talk of the party.

Ingredients you will need:

I’ve provided the types of cheese we used below, but you can use your favorites. To keep the color interesting, choose some white and some yellow varieties.

• Cheeses: Havarti, yellow cheddar, habanero cheddar, marble
• Grapes: red and green
• Garnish: fresh parsley, fresh basil, and/or fresh rosemary
• Trunk: 4-inch piece of tree branch or celery stick

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Helpful kitchen tools:

• Chef’s knife
• Cutting board
• Serving bowls
• Toothpicks

Kitchen Tips:

• Provide toothpicks for guests to pick up cheese and grapes with.
• Use whatever cheese varieties you like. Firmer cheese works better than soft cheeses. Vary the colors for visual interest.
• We built our tree on a large marble cutting board. You can also use your turkey platter from Thanksgiving!
• You might also want to serve our cream cheese fruit dip to go along with the grapes!

How to Make a Christmas Tree Cheese Platter

Have a large platter or cutting board ready. You can build your tree by sight, or cut out a tree-shaped template from waxed paper to help guide you.

1. Cut cheese into 1-inch triangular wedges.
2. Remove grapes from the vines.
3. Starting at the top, begin with one grape. We also cut thin slices into one grape to fan it out below the top grape.

4. Build the tree by working your way downward with a layer of cheese, then grapes, alternating colors as you go. We started with a red grape, then layered yellow cheese, green grapes, white cheese, and so on.
5. Garnish the tree wherever you like using fresh herbs such as parsley, basil, and/or rosemary.
6. Finish off the tree with a 4-inch piece of tree branch for the trunk. A piece of celery works too!
7. Serve with a variety of crackers.

This Christmas Tree Cheese Platter is great for gathering with friends or for your holiday office parties. For office get-togethers, take everything with you and build your tree at work!

More Holiday Appetizers

• Appetizer Veggie Pizza
• Baked Brie
• Caramel Apple Dip
• Bruschetta
• Snowman Cheeseball
• Antipasto Wreath

Christmas Tree Cheese Platter

A beautiful combination of grapes and wedged cheeses, this cheese platter shaped like a Christmas Tree will be the talk of the party.

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Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Servings: 18 people

20 minutes mins

Calories: 172

Author: Amanda Formaro

Ingredients

• ▢ 8 ounces cheddar cheese
• ▢ 8 ounces Marble cheese
• ▢ 6 ounces Havarti cheese
• ▢ 3.5 ounces Habanero cheese
• ▢ 1.5 cup Red grapes
• ▢ 1.5 cup Green grapes
• ▢ Basil parsley, rosemary (optional garnish)

Things You'll Need

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  Chef's knife
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  Cutting board
• ▢
  Serving bowls
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  Toothpicks

Instructions

• Have a large platter or cutting board ready. You can build your tree by sight, or cut out a tree shaped template from waxed paper to help guide you.
• Cut cheese into 1-inch triangular wedges.
• Remove grapes from the vines.
• Starting at the top, begin with one grape. We also cut thin slices into one grape to fan it out below the top grape.
• Build the tree by working your way downward with a layer of cheese, then grapes, alternating colors as you go. We started with a red grape, then layered yellow cheese, green grapes, white cheese, and so on.
• Garnish the tree wherever you like using fresh herbs such as parsley, basil, and/or rosemary.
• Finish off the tree with a 4-inch piece of tree branch for the trunk. A piece of celery works too!
• Serve with a variety of crackers.

Expert Tips & FAQs

• Provide toothpicks for guests to pick up cheese and grapes with.
• Use whatever cheese varieties you like. Firmer cheese works better than soft cheeses. Vary the colors for visual interest.
• We built our tree on a large marble cutting board. You can also use your turkey platter from Thanksgiving!

Nutrition

Serving: 1portion (about 2 ounces) | Calories: 172cal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 260mg | Potassium: 88mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 398IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 277mg | Iron: 1mg

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