Holiday Cheese and Cracker Tree

Name: Holiday Cheese and Cracker Tree
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 sharp cheddar cheese slices; 1 Colby Jack cheese slice; 1 pepper Jack cheese slice; 6 TRISCUIT Crackers; 10 RITZ Crackers; 16 WHEAT THINS Original Snacks; 15 pepperoni slices (about 1 oz.); 4 pimiento-stuffed green olives, sliced; parsley

Celebrate Christmas with this festive tree shaped charcuterie board! Using pre-sliced cheeses and meat makes this easy to make - even your kids can help!

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Servings:

Makes 4 servings.

Ingredient list

2 sharp cheddar cheese slices
1 Colby Jack cheese slice
1 pepper Jack cheese slice
6 TRISCUIT Crackers
10 RITZ Crackers
16 WHEAT THINS Original Snacks
15 thin pepperoni slices (about 1 oz.)
4 pimiento-stuffed green olives, sliced
Fresh parsley

Directions

Cut each cheese slice into quarters. Reserve 1 pepper Jack cheese slice quarter for later use. Cut all remaining cheese quarters diagonally in half to make triangles.

Place 1 cracker a few inches from the bottom edge of a large cheese board or tray for the tree trunk. Place remaining crackers, cheese triangles and pepperoni slices in alternating rows above the tree trunk to resemble a Christmas tree as shown in photo.

Cut reserved pepper Jack cheese quarter into a star and place at top of tree.

Add olive slices and parsley for the tree's decorations.

Recipe Tips

Make it Simple
This Holiday Cheese and Cracker Tree is equally festive if prepared without the olive and parsley decorations.
Variation
Prepare recipe using other varieties of cheese slices. You will need a total of 4 cheese slices to get the number of cheese triangles needed to prepare this recipe.
Substitute
Prepare recipe as directed, using turkey pepperoni and your favorite reduced-fat natural cheese slices.