When you’re in need of a quick holiday recipe that’s festive and fun, our Holiday Charcuterie Cups with Lifeway Farmer Cheese are an excellent choice. These cute cups inspired by a charcuterie board are easy to put together with ready-made ingredients, and they’re packed with protein from our cultured farmer cheese. You can turn these cups sweet, savory, or implement a mix of both flavors like we did. They’re the perfect appetizer that’s sure to impress, even though they come together effortlessly in minutes.
For our Holiday Charcuterie Cups, we implemented classic charcuterie board ingredients including cheese, salami (or prosciutto), herbs, and a touch of sweetness from fruit. Lifeway Farmer Cheese is blended with raw honey to create a base for the cups, which adds live probiotics and complete protein to them, while the salami and cheese varieties boost these cups with additional protein. Grapes add a pop of sweetness that is balanced with a garnish of rosemary as a simple touch of seasonal flavor. For additional appeal, we included a small gingerbread man in our cups, which you can use or leave out. These cups can be made in endless variations, so feel free to make yours however you wish!
Find our Farmer Cheese at a store near you so you can create easy appetizers just like this one that will make the holidays healthier and easier, all courtesy of Lifeway.
The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for optimal digestion and gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health. Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, improve digestion, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1.
Lifeway Kefir is packed with a variety of vital nutrients important for overall health, including bone and muscle health; these include vitamin D3, K, calcium, and vitamin B12. Along with our probiotic-rich kefir, Lifeway also offers artisan-made Farmer Cheese,a creamy, high-protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support healthy muscles and a healthy microbiome. Lifeway Farmer Cheese is easy to spread, free of gums and thickeners, and contains no added salt or sugar for optimal health benefits.
Prep Time: 5 mins Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups Farmer Cheese
- 3-4 tsp. raw honey
- 4 oz. salami or prosciutto
- 4 oz. thickly sliced cheddar
- 4 slices thick Swiss cheese
- 1/2 cup to 1 cup sliced/cut grapes or apples
- 4 sprigs or rosemary
- 4 gingerbread men (or you can use herb crackers)
Directions
- Add the farmer cheese and raw honey to a food processor, then blend until thick and creamy. Spoon 1/2 cup of the mixture into the bottom of 4 glasses.
- To each glass, add 1 oz. of salami or prosciutto, 1 oz. of thickly sliced cheddar pieces, 1 slice of Swiss cheese, 1/4 cup grapes or apple slices/pieces, and arrange as you wish in the cups. If using the rosemary and gingerbread men (or crackers), add 1 piece of each to the cups. Serve and enjoy!
- You can make these ahead, but wait to add the gingerbread men or crackers (if using) so they don't turn soggy in the fridge.
