This simple Winter Cheese Board is perfect for the cooler months when there isn’t much fresh produce available. This yummy spread is great for the holidays or small parties and features aged cheddar cheese, dried figs, almonds, pecans, and honey.
Cheese boards are one of my favorite things to throw together. Whether it be for a quick and delicious dinner, or for a small gathering with friends.
With just a handful of ingredients from your local market, and about 15-minutes, you can have this amazing spread ready to go!
I chose to stick with a color theme of oranges, greens and browns for this winter spread. But feel free to get creative and have fun with it!
How to create a winter charcuterie board
Choose your board
You can make your board as small or as big as you’d like. Wood tones are pretty with this winter spread. But you can also serve this on a piece of slate, or a marble serving tray.
Choose your cheeses
My method of attack is to choose two or three cheeses of varying types. For this winter cheese board, I went with a few of my favorites:
- Gruyere
- Parmesan
- Aged Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Other cheese options include manchego, blue cheese, cambazola, havarti, feta, and goat cheese.
I like to cut the cheese in varying shapes like cubes, wedges and sticks, just to add some interest to the board.
Add your accompaniments
- Crackers, Chips, Bread. I love to serve up my cheeses with some pita chips or crostini.
- Fresh Fruits. Mandarin oranges, grapes, and apples are widely available year round and perfect for a winter cheese board.
- Dried Fruits. Figs, apricots, cranberries, dried orange slices, and cherries are all great options.
- Fresh Herbs. Fresh herbs like sage, rosemary, and thyme add a nice touch of color.
- Olives. Head to the olive bar at your local market and choose your favorites – Castelvetrano olives and kalamata olives are a couple of mine.
- Nuts & Seeds. Almonds, walnuts, cashews, pumpkin seeds.
- Honey. I found a gorgeous honeycomb at the market, but you can also serve this with a small bowl of honey on the side for drizzling.
More cheese platter ideas
- How to Create the Perfect Fall Harvest Cheese Board
- How to Host a Rosé Wine Party
- Smoked Salmon Platter
- Chocolate Dessert Board (Dessert Charcuterie)
- Spicy Game Day Charcuterie Board
Did you try enjoy these cheese board ideas?
If you loved this post on winter cheese board ideas, I would appreciate it so much if you would give this recipe a ⭐️star review⭐️! Also, be sure to snap a picture of your finished dish and share it with me on Instagram using the hashtag #platingsandpairings and tagging me @platingsandpairings.
For more great Platings and Pairings recipes, be sure to follow me on Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and Facebook.
Winter Cheese Board
Ingredients
Cheeses
- Gruyere
- Parmesan
- Aged Cheddar Cheese
Accompaniments
- Crackers
- Crostini
- Nuts & Seeds (Almonds, walnuts, cashews, pumpkin seeds.)
- Honey
- Dried Fruit (Figs, apricots, cranberries, and cherries are all great options.)
- Fresh Fruits (Mandarins, grapes, and apples are widely available year round and perfect for a winter cheese board.)
- Olives (Head to the olive bar at your local market and choose your favorites – Castelvetrano olives and kalamata olives are a couple of mine.)
- Fresh Herbs (Sage, rosemary, and thyme add a nice touch of color.)
Instructions
- I like to cut the cheese in varying shapes like cubes, wedges and sticks, just to add some interest to the board.
- Then arrange everything on a board in a scattered pattern.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
This post was originally published in 2020. It was updated in 2023.
