Cheese Christmas Tree

Cheese christmas tree. Creating a delicious festive treat has never been so easy, thanks to this genius hack to turn simple cheese into Christmas inspired delights. Soft cheese, crunchy almonds, and sweet pomegranates make these edible trees extra special. Stress free holiday snack / appetizer done right!

 Cheese Christmas Tree

I’m all about whipping up easy treats during the Christmas season. And festive themed treats are always a guaranteed hit. With Christmas just a few days away, if you are still on the hunt of easy appetizer ideas to add to your festive cheese board, this is the perfect time to whip up these edible trees.

Well, who wouldn’t love cheese trees with triangle tree-shaped cheese bites dipped in crunchy nuts and dried herbs, and adorned with pomegranate holiday lights? This treat screams holidays, and it’s a must-try for cheese lovers. Just don’t forget to add them to holiday cheese board!

Key Ingredients In Cheese Christmas Tree

• Cheese – You can cut cheese into small triangles, but I used cheese triangles.
• Almond dried herbs mix – To create the green foliage, I used dried herbs mix including rosemary and thyme. The chopped almonds add the much needed crunch.
• Pomegranate arils – Christmas is incomplete without lights. The edible red pomegranates are perfect adding the color and subtle sweetness.
• Pretzel sticks – Cut them into small bits to add as tree stumps.

How To Make Cheese Christmas Tree

Prep the cheese – Here you have two options, slice your favorite cheese into small triangles, or buy cheese triangles like Laughing Cow. Dip one side of the cheese in almond-dried herb mix.

Add pretzel stumps – Place pretzel sticks to resemble tree stumps.

Add pomegranate arils – Place the arils on the trees to resemble red lights.

Yield: 16 trees

Cheese Christmas Tree

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Perfect cheesy festive addition to your charcuterie or cheese board!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 16 cheese wedges ( I used Laughing Cow)
• 3 tablespoons chopped roasted almonds or your favorite nuts
• 1 tablespoon dried rosemary
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 2 tablespoons pomegranate arils
• 4-5 pretzel sticks, cut into 4 cm sticks

Instructions

1. Unwrap the Laughing Cow cheese wedges or slice your favorite cheese into wedges or triangles. Set aside.
2. Combine together almonds, rosemary and thyme in a shallow bowl. Set aside.
3. Press a cheese triangle down into almond-herb mixture to coat one side.
4. Flip over and decorate with pomegranate arils to resemble Christmas lights.
5. Insert one pretzel stick into one side of the wedges.
6. Repeat with the remaining cheese wedges, almond mixture, pomegranate arils, and pretzel sticks.
7. Serve immediately.

Notes

• Cheese - You can use your favorite cheese like brie cut into wedges or small triangles.
• Pomegranate - Pomegranate arils can be substituted with dried cranberries if you like.
• Herbs - You can use dried or fresh herbs like dill, thyme or parsley.

Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 340Total Fat 23gSaturated Fat 11gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 9gCholesterol 55mgSodium 612mgCarbohydrates 18gFiber 2gSugar 1gProtein 16g

The nutritional data is for information purposes only

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