Charcuterie Cups provide a creative twist on the everyday charcuterie board! Load clear plastic cups with assorted snacks of choice for a decorative and fun hand-held party appetizer.
10ouncevariety package of salamisI used peppered and felino salami
1jargreen and kalamata
4oz.round of brie cheese
5oz.rosemary and sea salt "fancy" almonds
8oz.sugar snap peas
1lb.red seedless grapes
12oz.blackberries
12oz.raspberries
3oz.package of everything seasoned parmesan crackers
4oz. package of sesame breadsticks
8fig newtons
8oz.fresh, mini mozzarella balls
fresh basil leaves
½cupcherry tomatoes
fresh herb sprigs for garnishrosemary, lavender, basil, or oregano work well
Instructions
Open the packaging for all of your charcuterie components so that they are easily accessible while building your charcuterie cups.
Spread out your cups - the short plastic cups work well to hold plenty of goodies and also look impressive.
Fill the bottom of each cup with a few almonds (these are nice and dry so they won’t mind the other components resting in them and they also weight down the bottom of the cup a bit.)
Add your tall components (in this case, the breadsticks.) The breadsticks will frame the back of the cup. Add crackers to the cup also.
Fold pieces of salami into fourths and poke onto a food pick. Line up 4-5 pieces of salami on each pick (or whatever fits). Tuck the salami picks into the charcuterie cup.
Cut the brie into eight wedges. Place a wedge of cheese and some berries or grapes onto a pick. Make cheese/fruit picks and add them to the charcuterie cups.
Make olive picks and add them to the cups.
Finish the cups by placing an herb sprig toward the back of the cup. Fill empty space with more grapes, berries, and nuts.
Notes
Opt for a mix of sweet and savory ingredients in your cups or stick with one kind! I try to use a balance of meats, cheeses, crackers, nuts, and berries/vegetables. Feel free to add or swap ingredients based on your food preferences.
If you want to jazz up any of your berries, consider dipping them into white or dark chocolate.
Serve your fully assembled Charcuterie Cups on an appetizer table. Add toothpicks and cute mini paper napkins that match your party theme.
Alternately, provide all of the fixings for these individual cups and allow guests to assemble their own snack in a cup!
For softer and smaller food items such as fresh berries, assemble on cocktail skewers or toothpicks. These can then be better positioned in the cups.
Have a few gaps in your Charcuterie cups? Consider adding in some fresh herbs on their stalks as decoration.