4th of July Charcuterie Board

Let the fireworks begin! Fruit and cheese charcuterie boards are a perfect snack to set out for a 4th of July celebration, and making a kid-friendly one (that adults will also love) is easy!

Giving this charcuterie board a 4th of July theme means that you can work on color recognition with little ones, and have them help you pick out and prepare red, white, and blue foods.

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Why Kids Love 4th of July Charcuterie Boards:

• Picking out red, white, and blue foods helps with color recognition and sorting. You can play a game in the grocery store of what’s the wrong or right color to choose!
• Kids are more likely to eat something when they help make it.

Red Food Item Ideas:

1. Strawberries
2. Raspberries
3. Cherries
4. Watermelon
5. Twizzlers
6. Swedish Fish
7. Cheese with a red fruit in it (like strawberries)
8. Red Babybel cheese
9. Pepperoni or salami slices

White Food Item Ideas:

1. White cheese
2. Yogurt covered pretzels
3. Yogurt covered nuts or fruit
4. Cashews or macadamia nuts
5. Crackers
6. Yogurt dip for fruit

Blue Food Ideas:

1. Blueberries
2. Blackberries
3. Cheese (with blueberries in it)
4. Grapes
5. Plums
6. Blue M&Ms
7. Blue Sour Straws
8. Blue Twizzlers

How to Make a 4th of July Charcuterie Board:

• Use a star shaped cookie cutter to cut cheese, bread, or fruit into star shapes!
• Group foods into small bunches, spreading out the different colors over the board or platter.
• Choose a variety of sweet, salty, and savory foods so you have a little bit of everything all on one plate.

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Create a red, white, and blue fun and delicious snack board for the 4th of July!

Cost $10-$20

Yield 10 people

Prep 20 minutes mins

Total 20 minutes mins

Ingredients

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Red Food Ideas:

• ▢ Strawberries
• ▢ Raspberries
• ▢ Cherries
• ▢ Watermelon
• ▢ Twizzlers
• ▢ Swedish Fish
• ▢ Cheese with a red fruit in it (like strawberries)
• ▢ Red Babybel cheese
• ▢ Pepperoni or salami slices

White Food Ideas:

• ▢ White cheese
• ▢ Yogurt covered pretzels
• ▢ Yogurt covered nuts or fruit
• ▢ Cashews or macadamia nuts
• ▢ Crackers
• ▢ Yogurt dip for fruit
• ▢ Blueberries

Blue Food Ideas:

• ▢ Blackberries
• ▢ Cheese (with blueberries in it)
• ▢ Grapes
• ▢ Plums
• ▢ Blue M&Ms
• ▢ Blue Sour Straws
• ▢ Blue Twizzlers

Equipment

1 board or platter for serving

Instructions

• Use a star shaped cookie cutter to cut cheese, bread, or fruit into star shapes!
• Group foods into small bunches, spreading out the different colors over the board or platter.
• Choose a variety of sweet, salty, and savory foods so you have a little bit of everything all on one plate.

© Author Laura Gummerman

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine American

Keywords 4th of july, charcuterie board