Make this Grinch Cheese Platter for your next Grinch movie night or celebration. It's cute and surprisingly really easy to make. The ingredients are readily available and you can also make simple swaps where needed. So let's get to it. This post may contain affiliate links.

Grinch Cheese Platter with cheese, crackers, pepperoni and grapes.

There is some kind of magic about creating fun snack trays that look like our favorite beloved characters. When it comes to the holidays, the Grinch is one of the most highly coveted. We also have my personal favorite, food boards that look like Santa and of course... reindeer cheese balls.

Grinch Cheese Platter with fruit, grapes and cheese for movie nights.

MAKE A GRINCH CHEESE PLATTER

Hungry for a little something before your roast beast feast? This fun cheese tray inspired by the Grinch is just what you need. Let's review the ingredients, but make sure to scroll to the bottom of the post to get the exact measurements and full tutorial.

GRINCH CHEESE PLATTER INGREDIENTS

Here is the list of ingredients used in making this festive Grinchmas tray.

Green Grapes
Red Grapes
Cheddar Cheese Slices
Fresh Rosemary Springs
Provolone Cheese Slices
Pepperoni Slices
Sliced Olives
Crackers

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

GRINCH CHARCUTERIE BREAKDOWN

Here is a quick guide to which ingredient was used for each of the sections of this Grinch tray. The actual instructions are in the recipe card below.

GRINCH FACE: Green grapes

NOSE AND MOUTH: Red grapes

OUTER EYES: Stacked cheddar cheese slices using a teardrop cookie cutter.

PUPILS: Black olive slices and small provolone circles to go in the center of the olives.

EYEBROWS: Fresh rosemary sprigs.

SANTA HAT: Pepperoni slices.

SANTA HAT RIM: Provolone cheese, cut into smaller circles, using a circular cookie cutter.

SANTA HAT BALL: Same method with provolone cheese, but stacked with more circle slices of provolone.

BOTTOM OF TRAY: Crackers.

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Grinch Cheese Platter

Yield: 6

This festive Grinch Cheese Platter is made with a variety of cheeses, pepperoni and fruit. Perfect Grinch movie snack and Grinchmas celebrations.

Ingredients

5 Cups Green Grapes
6 Red Grapes
12 Cheddar Cheese Slices, Packaged
12 Provolone Cheese Slices, Packaged
24 Pepperoni Slices
2 Black Olive Slices
16 Round Crackers

Instructions

Prepare all grapes by removing from vines, cleaning and drying thoroughly. Set aside.
Prepare the cheeses. Use 2" circle cookie cutter to make circle shapes from the provolone slices. You should be able to get about 2 circles from each slice. Use 3" Teardrop cookie cutter on the cheddar cheese slices, you could be able to get about 2 shapes from each slice. Use a straw to make 4 tiny round circles from excess provolone. Set all cheese aside. Pack up all extra cheese for another purposes.
On a large clean serving platter, line crackers in a fan like manner at the bottom half.
Spread about half of the provolone circles in a slightly rounded shape for the Santa hat rim where you want it to start.
Spread the pepperoni slices on top in a fan like shape. Place a couple more to make the bottom of the santa hat. Place the remaining provolone circles stacked to represent the "santa hat ball".
Divide the cheddar slices in two even piles and place them down as the eyes.
Place on olive slice on top of each cheddar stack and plate the tiny provolone circles in the holes to complete the eyes.
Place the green grapes in the center to fill the rest of the empty space which will make up the green Grinch face.
Add two small rosemary sprigs on the inner tops of the cheddar eyes stacks.
Add one red grape for the nose and the rest for the smile.

Nutrition Information

Yield 6 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 609Total Fat 40gSaturated Fat 22gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 15gCholesterol 102mgSodium 1072mgCarbohydrates 33gFiber 1gSugar 22gProtein 30g

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