Name: Christmas Cheese Platter
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 250 grams fresh mozzarella (2 balls); 1 carrot (small); 1 cherry tomato; 1 bocconcini (mini mozzarella ball); 2 candy eyes; 9 cloves; fresh basil (to garnish); crackers (to serve)

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This cute Christmas Cheese Platter is a fun and festive way to serve cheese this holiday season. Serve it as a festive appetizer with your favorite crackers, crostini, or crusty bread.

A snowman-shaped cheese ball decorated with a tomato hat and cloves, surrounded by crackers on a plate.

All you need is two mozzarella balls and a canapé stick. Top with a tomato and mini mozzarella ball hat, and a few extra details, and your snowman is complete!

A closeup of a snowman-shaped mozzarella ball appetizer is decorated with candy eyes, a carrot nose, clove buttons and mouth, basil leaf arms, a tomato-and-mozzarella hat, and surrounded by round crackers.

If you’re not a fan of mozzarella, use burrata or shape a creamy goat cheese into balls instead. Add a small bowl of olive tapenade, pesto, or even a tasty fig jam to jazz up the flavors, and enjoy!

Recipe Tip

If you prefer not to use candy eyes or cloves, try peppercorns, black olives, or cucumber peel. Use a metal straw to trim into small circles.

A snowman-shaped cheese ball appetizer is decorated with candy eyes, a carrot nose, clove buttons and mouth, basil leaf arms, a tomato-and-mozzarella hat, and surrounded by round crackers.

Servings: people

Christmas Cheese Platter

Charming mozzarella snowman appetizer with tomato, basil, and cloves served with crackers.

Prep: 40

Cook: 0

Total: 40

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Equipment

star canapé stick

Ingredients

Instructions

Dry the mozzarella balls on a paper towel.
Slice the bottom of a tomato.
Use a knife or spoon to remove the seeds.
Skewer the tomato with a half bocconcini to make the hat.
Place the smallest mozzarella on top of the largest on the serving platter you intend to use.
Push the canapé stick through mozzarella balls to keep the snowman in place.
Insert six cloves in the top mozzarella to make a mouth.
You need three cloves in the bottom mozzarella for the buttons.
Trim a small piece of carrot into a triangle for the nose.
Add the candy eyes (you can also use cloves or peppercorns).
Insert two basil leaves between the two cheeses to make a scarf.
Arrange crackers around the snowman and serve.

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Nutrition

Calories: 142kcal, Carbohydrates: 2g, Protein: 10g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 35mg, Sodium: 273mg, Potassium: 73mg, Fiber: 0.4g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 1994IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 233mg, Iron: 0.3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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