How to Build a Fancy, Festive Cheese Board Wreath for Your Next Holiday Party

It’s the holiday season, aka hosting season! One of my favorite ways to put a festive spin on a traditional cheese or charcuterie board is to make it in the shape of a Christmas wreath. It is such a simple, classy, and chic way to lean into the holiday theme.

All you have to do is build your Christmas cheese platter around the edges of a round charcuterie board to create a wreath shape. (Don’t have a round board? Grab a cake stand or parchment paper and cut it into a circle and build it on a cutting board or on your kitchen counter.)

Ready to create your own cheese board or charcuterie wreath to wow your guests? Scroll for the complete assembly instructions and all the ingredients you’ll need for the perfect holiday cheese platter.

Cheese Board Wreath:

Suggested Ingredients:

• • 3-4 types of cheese
  • 1-2 types of charcuterie like salami
  • Fresh fruit such as grapes, kiwi, raspberries, persimmons, pears, clementines, fresh figs, pomegranate seeds, and apples
  • Fig Jam
  • Honey
  • Caramelized Onion Jam
  • Dried fruit & nuts
  • Fresh herbs like sage and rosemary and edible flowers such as pansies and violas
  • Pink Peppercorn
  • 2-3 types of crackers with extra to serve on the side

Instructions:

Step 1: Use your ramekins as the base of the board. I used fig jam and caramelized onion jam on one of the sides of the board to build around.

Step 2: Add your cheese! Cheese is the foundation and most important part of the board. Line the edges with different types of cheese in groups so there is an assortment throughout. I used:

• • • Sliced Manchego
    • Gouda cut into cubes
    • Comte cut into match sticks

Step 3: Add your larger fruit! This is when I like to add grapes and any other fruit that is larger to allow for you to tuck cheese and other things around. Continue to add these items around the edge of the board. I used:

• • • Grapes
    • Mini apples
    • Clementines
    • Kiwis

Step 4: Add slices of salami. I add in clusters of 3-4 slices of salami folded so that it is easier for people to grab throughout the board. Since salami doesn’t hold together well, I like to tuck it in between the cheese and fruit already on the board.

Step 5: Include more fruit! At this point, I like to add more fresh fruit to really fill in the board and add color. I used:

• • • Pomegranate clusters
    • Sliced persimmons
    • Sliced apples
    • Raspberries
    • Fresh figs

Step 6: Add nuts and dried fruit! I use this time to make sure there aren’t any holes left throughout the wreath; if there are, I add either nuts or fruit. I used candied walnuts and dried apricots on this board.

Step 7: Garnish–the last and final step is to garnish your board! I used fresh sage and pink peppercorns for my garnish and to add the last pop of festive color.

Serve this holiday cheese board with lots of crackers on the side, and be sure to have tongs and cheese knives on hand to avoid double dippers!

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