Prep Time
20
Ingredients
| 3 8-oz blocks | Borden® Cheese - Mild Cheddar, Colby And Monterey Jack, and either Sharp White Cheddar or Monterey Jack |
| Assorted small peppers | Red, green and yellow bell pepper plus mini sweet peppers |
| 12 sticks | Borden® String Cheese |
| Assorted fruit | Blackberries, green apple, blueberries |
| Assorted Crackers | Like Ritz and Cheez-Its |
| 20-30 slices | Hormel Pepperoni (stacked) |
| 10-15 | Old Dutch Pretzel Rods |
| Assorted festive cookie cutters | Ghosts, scaredy cats, pumpkins, etc. |
Steps
| 1 |
Gather and place assorted crackers
Place 1-2 cups Cheez Its in a bowl, set aside. Place 10-12 pretzel rods in a glass, set aside. Assemble Ritz crackers on a large cutting board/charcuterie board.
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| 2 |
Slice Borden® cheese
Using a cheese cutter or sharp knife (parents only) cut cheese into slices with as much surface area ss you can get for shape-cutting
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| 3 |
Cut shapes into cheese and place
This is the focal point of the board - cut as much as you think your party or family will eat. Tip: Use wax paper on the counter so the cheese doesn't stick.
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| 4 |
Cut fingernail shapes into peppers and place
Arrange a the top of each string cheese and set into nice stack in your selected corner of the board.
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| 5 |
Slice apples and arrange fruit and place
Set fruit around crackers and cheese. Tip: Fruit goes well in the center together as to not make any crackers or cheese 'wet'
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| 6 |
Optional:
Add cake decorating sprinkes/eyes to mini sweet peppers and arrange
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| 7 |
Serve immediately
-- the cheese is best served fresh out of the fridge.
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