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charcuterie cups

smalltownwoman avatar
Recipe by
Beth Pierce
@smalltownwoman
Ofallon, MO

Thrill your guests with this easy and delicious charcuterie cup recipe! Layer your favorite meats, cheeses, and crackers in a convenient cup for a tasty and elegant snack or appetizer.

yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 25 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For charcuterie cups

  • EQUIPMENT
  • 8 paper cups, plastic cups, or short glasses
  • 16 assorted cocktail skewers (6-7 inches)
  • INGREDIENTS
  • 10 ounces tiny twist pretzels or cheez-its or a mixture of both
  • 1 cup nuts (cashews, almonds, pistachios)
  • 16 long rectangular crackers
  • 8 ounces assorted stuffed olives
  • 5 ounces salami, prosciutto, or pepperoni
  • 1 ½ cups fruit (grapes, strawberries, blueberries, dried apricots, dried cherries, or dried figs
  • 8 ounces assorted cubed cheese
  • 2 baby pickles
  • 8 herb sprigs (dill, thyme, rosemary, or parsley)

How To Make charcuterie cups

  • 1
    Fill the bottoms of the cups with pretzels, chips, and nuts.
  • 2
    Add any long crackers, breadsticks, or cheese straws to the back of the cups.
  • 3
    Thread the cocktail picks with olives, cured meats, fruit, cubed cheese, and pickles.
  • 4
    Put the threaded picks into the cups. Fill in with crackers, breadsticks, or cheese twists, and garnish with a dill, thyme, or rosemary sprig.
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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