Easy Charcuterie Christmas Tree
Looking to wow the kids at the Christmas table? Try creating a charcuterie board shaped like a Christmas tree, featuring their favorite green, red, and white ingredients! Festive, fun, and delicious!
Here’s a fun and festive idea for your Christmas table that the kids will adore! Create a simple Charcuterie Christmas Tree using kid’s all time favourite cheeses, cured meats, veggies and fruits, all pinned to a foam cone. Add rosemary sprigs for a pine tree effect. Prepare it ahead of time for stress-free holiday fun, and place it on a rotating cake stand to make snack time interactive and entertaining for the whole family!
Red, Green and White
To make this Christmas tree truly festive, I’ve chosen red, green or white ingredients and tried to alternate the colours. The choice of meat is a tender mortadella and cured ham (prosciutto style); the cheeses are soft gouda and fresh mozzarella balls. I’ve added extra cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and two coloured grapes for a high in colour snack.
The Cone and Skewers
I covered the foam cone I purchased online (linked here) with aluminum foil to keep it clean and prevent unwanted flavors from seeping into the food.
To make the skewers green, I soaked them a few hours or overnight in a mixture of green food coloring and a splash of vinegar, then let them dry—voila, festive skewers ready to go!
For a playful touch, I set the Charcuterie Christmas Tree on a rotating cake stand, making it both pretty and fun for the kids to spin as they pick their next bite.
Kid-Friendly
This tree is made with all my kids’ favourites and great, healthy stuff, too! Of course, be careful not to let younger kids manipulate the toothpicks. The idea behind this Charcuterie Christmas Tree was to create a fun, kid-friendly snack board, so I used mild and familiar ingredients they’ll love. Of course, you can easily upgrade it with bold flavors and gourmet options if you’re serving grown-ups instead!
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Charcuterie Christmas Tree
Equipment
- foam cone 12 inch (30 cm)
- toothpicks
Ingredients
- cured ham prosciutto, serrano, iberic, etc.
- mortadella
- small mozzarella balls
- gouda
- cherry tomatoes
- mini cucumbers
- green grapes
- red grapes
- rosemary sprigs
Instructions
- Cover the foam cone with aluminum.
- Place the ingredients with a toothpick in serpentine shape making sure the colours alternate.
- Insert small branches of rosemary around the tree by pocking a small whole with the help of a toothpick first.
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Notes
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I made this for our December book club and my friends loved it. Thanks all the tips for making it a success!
Glad it was a hit!
So cute and the perfect festive appetizer for the season! My son helped me put it together for our holiday open house.
Yes! Love to hear that your kid helped out!
This christmas tree was such a show stopper at my christmas party! I had fun making it with different deli meats and fruits. Great and fun recipe!
Brings a fun and yummy element to the festivities for sure!
What a brilliant idea to use the cone and rosemary twigs for the Charcuterie Christmas tree, this will be a great hit at Christmas parties and kids will definitely love it.
Enough with the plates! It’s guaranteed, the kids will love this edible christmas tree!
This was extremely creative and fun to make!
Easy to make with the kids too!
This was a beauty! What a wonderful centerpiece and not that difficult to make!
So easy and impressive. Plus, you can make it ahead of time.