Charcuterie Cups

Impress your guests with these mouthwatering charcuterie cups, filled with an array of savory meats, cheeses, and other tasty toppings. Perfect for any party or gathering.

Course Appetizer, snacks

Cuisine American

Keyword charcuterie cup ideas, how to make charcuterie cups, individual charcuterie cups, what to put in charcuterie cups

Prep Time 25

Servings

Calories 501kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Equipment

8 paper cups, plastic cups, or short glasses
16 assorted cocktail skewers (6-7 inches)

Ingredients

10 ounces tiny twist pretzels or Cheez-its or a mixture of both
1 cup nuts (cashews, almonds, pistachios)
16 long rectangular crackers
8 ounces assorted stuffed olives
5 ounces salami, prosciutto, or pepperoni
1 ½ cups fruit (grapes, strawberries, blueberries, dried apricots, dried cherries, or dried figs
8 ounces assorted cubed cheese
2 baby pickles
8 herb sprigs (dill, thyme, rosemary, or parsley)

Instructions

Fill the bottoms of the cups with pretzels, chips, and nuts.
Add any long crackers, breadsticks, or cheese straws to the back of the cups.
Thread the cocktail picks with olives, cured meats, fruit, cubed cheese, and pickles.
Put the threaded picks into the cups. Fill in with crackers, breadsticks, or cheese twists, and garnish with a dill, thyme, or rosemary sprig.

Notes

Choose a wide variety of flavors, textures, colors, shapes, and sizes. It is hard to mess these up, but variety makes them so appealing.
Fill the bottoms of the cups with tiny twist pretzels or toasty Cheez-Its. The amount will vary depending on the size of the cup.
Dry the olives, fruit, and pickles well so the chips, crackers, breadsticks, and nuts stay crisp.
Place tall crackers, breadsticks, and cheese sticks in the back to make the cups aesthetically pleasing.
You can prep the meat, cheese, and herbs up to 24 hours before and store them in an airtight container in the fridge.
Do not assemble more than a few hours before, as the meat and cheese will dry out. Keep the cups in the fridge until ready to serve.

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