Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board

This dazzling Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board recipe idea is the ultimate snack board with a festive presentation to elevate your holiday party. Shaped like a holiday season wreath it’s loaded with the most popular grazing food allowing guests to mix and match.

For more holiday party snacks try my Christmas tree charcuterie board, pecan bacon cheese ball, cranberry jalapeรฑo dip and jalapeรฑo popper cheese ball.

Charcuterie Boards For Christmas

My top two shape ideas for Christmas charcuterie boards that capture the festive spirit and make stunning holiday table centrepieces are a wreath and a Christmas tree.

This wreath-shaped board is easy to put together and customize without any cooking, for your guests to mingle and graze without the need for plates or utensils.

Make this sweet and savory charcuterie boards with assorted deli meats, cheeses, fruits, crackers, nuts and condiments to impress and feed a crowd at any holiday gatherings.

For more popular holiday snacking ideas try my Chex mix, Reindeer cheese ball, reindeer Rolo pretzels, Rolo pretzel bites and pigs in a blanket.

Ingredients

  • Assorted Cold Cut Meats – sliced Italian salami and sliced prosciutto ham
  • Cheese – Brie cheese round, Brie cheese wedge, Pepper Jack, thin sliced cheese
  • Crackers – use your favorite rectangular and round shaped crackers
  • Trail Mix – also use your favorite chocolate nuts or salted nuts
  • Manzanilla Olives
  • Black Olives – pitted medium black olives
  • Fresh Fruit – apple sliced, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, red & green grapes
  • Cranberry Sauce – I used whole berry cranberry sauce to fill the cheese round
  • Honey – for drizzling over the cheese
  • Fresh Sage & Rosemary – for decorating the wreath shape
  • Large Board – I used a round 17 inch wooden chopping board, make sure your board is big enough for the crowd you are feeding
  • Star Cookie Cutter – to cut the star shape in Brie cheese round

Substitutions & Variations: Choose any assortment of sliced cured meats like pepperoni, ham, roast beef, kielbasa and chorizo. Use your favorite cheese mix with sharp or mild cheddar, Monterey, Colby Jack, Swiss Cheese, Gouda, cheese balls or mozzarella balls. An assortment of crackers like Ritz butter crackers, water or wheat crackers are great to provide options for the guests.

Charcuterie Board Tips!

I recommend planning your board layout ahead of time for the best results. Assemble the board as close to serving as possible to keep things fresh. Incorporate your favorite holiday decorations on the grazing board table. Offer a mix of sweet and savory options. Serve with holiday paper plates and napkins for easy serving or cleanup. If your items have been out for 2 hours you can wrap and refrigerate to serve later on.

How To Make Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board


STEP ONE – Prepare the cheese. Cut the pepperjack block into 1-inch cubes. Cut the cheese slices into smaller squares and use the cookie cutter to make star shapes if desired. Use the large star cookie cutter to make a star shape in the brie cheese. Remove the center of the star and then fill with cranberry sauce, jam, or honey.

STEP TWO – Prepare the salami roses. Layer the salami into a line and fan it out. Roll it and then use a toothpick to keep it together. Make the roses big or small by rolling different amounts of slices. Repeat with the remaining salami.

STEP THREE – Once the cheese and salami are prepared, make an outline of the wreath using fresh herbs on the outer circle. Then make a smaller circle in the center of the board. You can continue to adjust as you go along.

STEP FOUR – Place the cranberry brie round on the board.

STEP FIVE – Add the salami roses, placing them on opposite ends.

STEP SIX – Add the crackers, nuts, and olives. Put them in different areas of the board.

STEP SEVEN – Add the cheese cubes and slices.

STEP EIGHT – Separate the prosciutto and roll the pieces together or fan it out. Put two bunches on opposite sides of the board.

STEP NINE – Fill the open gaps with fruit and then adjust the rest of the board by adding more ingredients if needed. Decorate with the star cheese cut outs.

STEP TEN – Add more herbs for the wreath to make it look fuller and adjust the circle if needed.

STEP ELEVEN – Optional to serve with some extra cranberry sauce, crackers and honey on the side. Enjoy!

Storage Instructions

If any perishable items like cheese and meat has been out for more than 2 to 3 hours it is best to discard them. Please refer to the USDA food safety tips.

If you have any leftovers that are ok to save, wrap them or use airtight containers to store the ingredients separately in the fridge for up to 2 days. Crackers or nuts can be sealed in plastic bags, stored at room temperature.

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This dazzlingย Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board recipe idea is the ultimate snack board with a festive presentation to elevate your holiday party. Shaped like a holiday season wreath it’s loaded with the most popular grazing food allowing guests to mix and match their favorite selections.


Ingredients

Units
  • Sliced salami (Gallo Salame thin sliced light Italian dry salami, 7 ounce package)
  • Sliced prosciutto (Del Duca cured prosciutto, 6 ounce tray)
  • Brie cheese round (President Brie soft-ripened cheese, 8 ounce round)
  • Brie cheese wedge (President Brie cheese, 7 ounce triangle wedge)
  • 8 ounce block Pepperjack cheese, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • Thin sliced cheese, cut into smaller squares
  • Assorted round crackers (Toasteds Variety Pack, 12 ounce box)
  • Rectangular or square crackers (Toasted sea salt and olive oil flatbreads, 8.7 ounce box)
  • 2 cups trail mix (Great Value Omega-3 Trail Mix, 22 ounce)
  • 10 ounce jar stuffed manzanilla olives
  • 6 ounce can pitted medium black olives
  • 1 apple, cored and sliced
  • Mixed berries (fresh raspberries, blackberries, blueberries)
  • Red, black, and green grapes
  • 1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce, for filling the brie cheese round
  • 1 cup honey, for drizzling over cheese
  • Fresh sage and rosemary for decorating the wreath

Instructions

  1. Prepare the cheese. Cut the pepperjack block into 1-inch cubes. Cut the cheese slices into smaller squares and use the cookie cutter to make star shapes if desired. Use the large star cookie cutter to make a star shape in the brie cheese. Remove the center of the star and then fill with cranberry sauce, jam, or honey.
  2. Prepare the salami roses. Layer the salami into a line and fan it out. Roll it and then use a toothpick to keep it together. Make the roses big or small by rolling different amounts of slices. Repeat with the remaining salami.
  3. Once the cheese and salami are prepared, make an outline of the wreath using fresh herbs on the outer circle. Then make a smaller circle in the center of the board. You can continue to adjust as you go along.
  4. Place the cranberry brie round on the board.
  5. Add the salami roses, placing them on opposite ends.
  6. Add the crackers, nuts, and olives. Put them in different areas of the board.
  7. Add the cheese cubes and slices.
  8. Separate the prosciutto and roll the pieces together or fan it out. Put two bunches on opposite sides of the board.
  9. Fill the open gaps with fruit and then adjust the rest of the board by adding more ingredients if needed. Decorate with the star cheese cut outs.
  10. Add more herbs for the wreath to make it look fuller and adjust the circle.
  11. Serve with some extra cranberry sauce and honey on the side. Enjoy!

Notes

Storage instructions:ย 

If any perishable items like cheese and meat has been out for more than 2 to 3 hours it is best to discard them. Please refer to the USDA food safety tips.

If you have any leftovers that are ok to save, wrap them or use airtight containers to store the ingredients separately in the fridge for up to 2 days. Crackers or nuts can be sealed in plastic bags, stored at room temperature.

  • Method: No Bake
  • Cuisine: American

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