Create a Christmas Tree Cheese Platter

You don’t need a lot of Christmas creativity to make the easiest festive appetizer platter ever. Yes—ever! Swap out red for green grapes and pepper jack cheese for your other favorite, and you’ve got a unique platter. It’s pretty, it’s easy, and it’s full of cheese. What more could you want?

What You’ll Need:
Grapes, red or green
Cheese
Oranges
Crackers

What to Do:
Slice your favorite cheese—we used pepper jack—into cubes. (If you aren’t into the whole cutting cheese thing (we aren’t), then buy the cheese pre-cubed. Good news: We do that for you!) Peel and segment an orange—we used a satsuma tangerine.

Arrange the grapes, orange slices, and cheese cubes into a pyramid shape. For the “trunk” of the tree, use crackers.

Pair with other holiday appetizers or place this out for Santa! We think he’s ready for some cheese and crackers. Save the cookies for yourself.