Description
A festive and adorable holiday cheese board arranged to look like Santa Claus. It’s a delicious and visually stunning centerpiece for any Christmas gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Crust:
- 1 large round of Brie or Camembert cheese
- 1 large strawberry
- 2 small black olives
- 1 bunch of fresh rosemary
- Fresh raspberries
- Fresh blueberries
- Green grapes
- Assorted crackers or breadsticks
- 2 small slices of mozzarella cheese
Instructions
1. Prepare the Crust:
- Place the round of Brie in the center of a large board or platter to form Santa’s face and beard.
- Slice the top third off the strawberry and place it cut-side down at the top of the cheese round for Santa’s hat. Use the pointed end of the strawberry as the hat’s tip.
- Place the two small mozzarella slices just below the strawberry hat for the pom-pom and hat trim.
- Position the two black olive slices as eyes on the upper part of the cheese.
- Use a small cluster of fresh rosemary sprigs to create Santa’s mustache, placing it just below the eyes.
- Arrange raspberries and blueberries around the bottom half of the cheese round to form a decorative and colorful beard.
- Place green grapes or additional rosemary around the base as a wreath-like decoration.
- Fill the remaining space on the board with assorted crackers and breadsticks for serving.
Notes
You can customize the seasonings to taste.