It's Day 7 of Christmas recipes with Spilling the Sweet Tea and today I am spilling the tea on my tips for making a holiday Charcuterie board.
I love making a charcuterie board especially for a small gathering or holiday party. It's a fun way to offer different types of cheeses, meats, and fruit on one tray for your guests.
Tip #1 - When I making a charcuterie board, I normally go to Aldi to get my items. I have also gone to Trader Joe's in the past. These two grocery stores seem to have the most adorable items for a charcuterie board. In addition to cheeses, fruits and meats, I like adding nuts, dried apricots, tiny pickles, and honey.
Tip #2 - I also have at least three cheeses when I make a charcuterie board and at least three fruits. For the cheeses, I ALWAYS get Brie cheese. I always top my Brie with Miss Lena's Raspberry Preserves. The combination is AMAZING! I also like adding cubed cheese or either another type of cheddar cheese. It's normally white cheese or goat cheese. I like using fruits that are vibrant and color and compliment the cheeses that I selected.
Tip #3 - For the holidays, I think adding sugared cranberries to your charcuterie board is essential. They are so festive and so easy to make. Below is the recipe.
Sugared Cranberries
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, divided
3 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed and dried
1. In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar. Bring to a boil and let it simmer on low heat for 3 minutes.
2. Stir in the cranberries to fully coat in the syrup then remove from heat and stir 1 minute.
3. Remove cranberries with a slotted spoon and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet or a metal rack to let cranberries dry out for 1 hour.
4. Roll cranberries in batches in the remaining 1 cup sugar to coat. Store in air right container in the fridge.
From my family to yours, Happy Holidays from Carlena Davis of Spilling the Sweet Tea.
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