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.
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
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.
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.
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'
6
Optional: Add cake decorating sprinkes/eyes to mini sweet peppers and arrange
7
Serve immediately -- the cheese is best served fresh out of the fridge.