This Ridiculously Cute Elf Cheese Tray is Fun to Make
Do you love serving cute food? If so, you have arrived in the right place. Let me share how to make an easy Elf Cheese Tray that is undeniably adorable. Serve it for an ELF-ing good time. This post may contain affiliate links.
In the spirit of embracing this busy time of the year, this tutorial will be ultra short and sweet.
You might also adore this Santa Cheese Tray or Grinch Cheese Tray for your festive celebrations.
MAKE AN ELF CHEESE TRAY
This cute snack plate is perfect to pair up with all the fun Christmas movies on your watch list this year. It's so simple to make with just a handful of ingredients from cheeses to fresh fruits. It's also easy to make easy swaps for ingredients you have on hand or prefer the flavor of.
INGREDIENTS USED
Don't blink, this ingredient list is super short and simple. Just the way we like it here at Cutefetti.
First, you will need a larger round serving tray to set this up on.
- Green Grapes
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- Gouda Cheese Cracker Cut Slices
- Cheddar Cheese Slices
- Provolone Slice
- Crackers like Toasteds Buttercrisp or Rosemary
You can vary the cheeses that you use, but you will want to use cheeses that are 3 different colors so that the face cut-outs will show up.
Get specific measurements used in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
ASSEMBLING AN ELF CHEESE TRAY
Putting together an elf cheese and cracker tray is really is. Let me share the simple steps to get this together.
1. Prep the Fruit and Cheese:
- Wash the fruit and remove stems. Set aside.
- Using a teardrop-shaped cookie cutter (or a knife), cut cheddar cheese into ear shapes.
- Use a small round cookie cutter to create the eye bases from provolone and make the nose and cheeks from cheddar.
- Cut a smile shape from provolone using kitchen shears. Set all cheese cutouts aside.
2. Arrange the Crackers and Base Cheese:
- Line the outer edge of a round serving tray with round crackers.
- Fill the bottom third of the empty space with 15 square Gouda cheese slices.
3. Build the Elf Face:
- Use the cheese cutouts to assemble the elf's face in the center of the tray. Add two blueberries as pupils for the eyes.
4. Create the Elf Hat:
- Add a row of strawberries overlapping the Gouda slices to form the hat’s rim.
- Fill the space above the rim with green grapes.
- Place one strawberry at the top-center of the grapes to represent the hat’s pom-pom.
Your festive elf cheese tray is ready to serve and impress this holiday season!
Get the official recipe with exact measurements and steps below. You can also print and save it.
Elf Cheese Tray
Adorable Elf Cheese Tray to upgrade your holiday celebrations. Great for Christmas movie nights and parties. Prepare with very simple and easy to get ingredients.
Ingredients
- 25 Green Grapes
- 8 Strawberries, stems off
- 2 Blueberries
- 15 Gouda Cheese Cracker Cut Slices
- 2 Cheddar Cheese Slices
- 1 Provolone Slice
- Sleeve of Round Crackers like Toasteds Buttercrisp or Rosemary
Instructions
Ensure fruit is washed and stems cut off or removed. Set aside.
Prepare all face cutouts. Use tear shaped cookie cutter or knife to make ears from cheddar. Use small round cookie cutters to make eye base from provolone, nose and cheeks from cheddar. Use kitchen shears to cut out smile from Provolone. Set aside.
Add round crackers all along the outer edges of a round serving tray.
Add 15 cracker cut squares of Gouda cheese to the bottom third of the empty space.
Add cheese cut-outs to assemble the elf *face*. Use two blueberries for *pupils*.
Place row of strawberries overlapping the gouda cheese slices to represent the elf hat rim.
Fill in the rest of the empty space above hat rim with green grapes.
Finally, add one strawberry to the top center of the grapes to represent the elf hat pom-pom.
