Individual Charcuterie Cups
Wow your guests with these hand-held individual charcuterie cups for your next party, holiday, or special event. Customize each portable snack depending on your personal taste or a specific theme. Just follow my easy instructions for creating an eye-catching and delicious arrangement in every cup. Feel free to substitute any of my recommended meats, cheeses, fruits, and other components with your favorites!
Equipment
- 12 14 ounce charcuterie cups (see "Recommended Equipment" in post)
- parchment paper or paper towels
- 50 5-inch cocktail sticks (see "Recommended Equipment")
- 1 small star shaped cutter (optional)
Ingredients
- 8 oz container mozzarella balls (ciliegine)
- 24 grape or cherry tomatoes
- 12 oz brie cheese, cut into 12 wedges
- 12 fresh large blackberries
- 12 fresh medium strawberries
- 12 fresh plump blueberries
- 12 kalamata olives (pitted)
- 12 green olives (pitted) (recommend Castelvetrano olives)
- 12 cheddar cheese squares -- "snack cut" size (see Notes below and "Ingredients" section in post)
- 12 cornichons (tiny dill pickles)
- 24 slices salami
- 12 dried apricots
- 12 mini chocolate covered pretzels
- 24 mini breadstick crackers
- 24 long rectangular crackers (such as La Panzanella)
- 12 sprigs fresh rosemary
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Instructions
Prepare Your Charcuterie Cups Assembly Area
- Line the bottom of each empty charcuterie cup with a piece of crumpled up parchment or paper towel. This will help to elevate your ingredients so that they are displayed well as opposed to having them sink down into the cups.
- Cut your cheddar cheese slices into shapes (such as stars, as I did in the photo), or cut them in half diagonally so that you have two triangles per cup.
- Arrange all of your individual ingredients and skewers in groups on a lined cookie tray or platter (see my "Ingredient Photo" in the post for an example. This makes it easier to assemble each cup in a pattern without forgetting anything.
Assemble Your Charcuterie Cups
- On one skewer alternate two mozzarella balls with two grape tomatoes.
- On a second skewer, thread one traingle of Brie, followed by a strawberry, blackberry, and blueberry.
- On a third skewer, thread a green olive, dried apricot, cornichon, and a black olive.
- Fold a piece of salami in half and then fold the half up like a fan. Thread that onto a fourth skewer followed by your cheddar cheese shape (star or otherwise) and a second folded piece of salami (so that you have salami fan-cheese-salami fan.)
- Arrange the four separate skewers in one of the charcuterie cups, spacing around the cup so that some are towards the front and some towards the back.
- Place the two rectangular crackers in the back of the cup, so that they are propped up and visible. Arrange the two small breadsticks along the side of the cup. Add a chocolate pretzel and a sprig of rosemary for garnish.
- Repeat with the other cups and serve!
Notes
Cheddar cheese "snack sized" squares usually come in 10-ounce containers of pre-sliced squares about 2x2-inches and ¼-inch thick. You can also get a larger block of cheese and slice it yourself.
Charcuterie cups usually range in size from 12 to 16 ounce capacities. I like the 14 ounce -- right in the middle, but you can certainly go larger or smaller. Just adjust your filling ingredients accordingly!
Nutrition
Calories: 287kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 752mg | Potassium: 294mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 767IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 148mg | Iron: 1mg
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