There is a wide range of flavoured cheese options available, from spicy chilli cheddar, Double Gloucester onion and chives and even truffle-infused varieties. Colourful Cheeses If you are looking for non christmas cheeseboard displays, you will find more cheese board inspirations here. Jump to: Here are some of the best cheeses for cheese boards, including what we used and suitable substitutions. Soft Cheese

If you are looking for a beautiful, easy way to feed a crowd or a small group, consider a biscuit board! Guests can personalize their biscuits with a variety of toppings and have so much fun in the process. This is sure to be a hit for all your entertaining needs! From creamy, mild and mellow to mature, vintage and bold. A good rule of thumb is to include at least one mild, medium-strength, and strong cheese on your board so everyone can find something they enjoy. Colours Add mini mozzarella balls; these little bites of soft creamy goodness add freshness to the mix. Jarlsberg Smoked Applewood cheese is a delicious and unique variety of cheese that has gained popularity in recent years. The cheese is made with cow's milk and is naturally smoked over applewood chips, making it distinct and smoky. A great addition to the cheese and charcuterie board. Mexicana CheddarThis Christmas, spruce up your cheese board with some foliage, pine cones, pine branches, mistletoe branches and a few bright red cranberries. These are not edible but add a festive touch. While I make the gravy and assemble the board, I keep the biscuits and meats warming in a 200°F oven.

Soft cheeses have a creamy or spreadable texture and are usually mild in flavour, but some can be more pungent. The most popular British cheese is cheddar, which can be found in various strengths, from mild to strong, depending on your tastes. Applewood is a well-known smoked cheddar cheese, but there are many smoked cheeses to choose from. Wensleydale with Cranberries Sparkling wines are perfect for pairing with soft, creamy cheeses like Brie or Camembert. The bubbles help refresh your palate.

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The foundation for any biscuit board is fabulous biscuits! The BEST biscuits, in my opinion, are Southern~and homemade. I cut my teeth on homemade biscuits, having two grandmothers who were fabulous Southern cooks. Although I adored my grandmothers and adopted many of their cooking skills, making biscuits is not one of them. Thankfully, there are several excellent frozen biscuit options, and at the top of my list is Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit! My freezer is never without several boxes of them. My favorites are the cheese and chive, classic buttermilk, iced blueberry, and cinnamon. Having biscuits from Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit on hand makes pulling together a biscuit board as easy as can be. Look at how beautiful and scrumptious my biscuit board is below! Thanks to Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit, all I had to do was bake the biscuits and add the accompaniments. No meal is complete without dessert! In addition to savory, hearty biscuits, I love offering a sweet dessert option as well. While classic buttermilk biscuits work well as a base for dessert biscuits, I love serving the cinnamon or iced blueberry biscuits from Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit for a special touch. Some of my favorite sweet toppings include: Other nuts to include almonds, pecans, and cashews. Add the nuts at the end to fill in gaps on the Christmas platter. Optional Extras A Fix-Your-Own Biscuit Board lets everyone enjoy their biscuits just the way they like them with a delicious selection of fixins to choose from.

Artisan cheese is a surefire way to take your Christmas cheese selection to the next level. Not only does artisan cheese offer a delicate flavour, but it also brings with it a certain finesse. Our next group of cheeses are all semi-hard to hard cheese varieties, ranging from mild to strong. Cheddar

Look at this biscuit board we served at our small group.

Warm some pre-cooked Canadian baconin the microwave or on the stovetop. Cook the sausage pattiesin a skillet on the stovetop. Boursin cheese is genuinely in a league of its own. Its velvety texture and delicate herby-garlic flavour leave your taste buds tantalized, so it's no surprise this product has become such an essential item for many cheeseboards.