Individual Charcuterie Cups

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These Individual Charcuterie Cups are so cute, and so much fun to serve little individual servings of charcuterie to your guests. You’ll love these easy charcuterie cups for your next gathering, you just can’t beat a handheld, individual version of a traditional charcuterie board. They are a great option for the holiday season, holiday parties, baby showers, bridal showers, game days, and more!

Why we love these individual charcuterie cups-

• They are so easy to assemble, and everyone loves having their own personal charcuterie.
• We used such fun ingredients with a variety of textures and flavors, these mini charcuterie cups are the perfect addition to your next party.
• You can really customize these cups, using whatever types of cheese or types of meat you enjoy.

What to put in charcuterie cups-

• Salami, or other charcuterie meats
• Cheese cubes- we used a mix of cheddar cheese and pepper jack
• Fresh grapes, you can use red grapes or green grapes
• Fresh blueberries
• Fresh strawberries
• Gherkin pickles
• Bread sticks
• Club Crackers
• Pita Chips
• Rosemary, or other fresh herbs.

See the recipe card below for a detailed list of ingredients and directions.

How to make charcuterie cups-

Gather 6 (9 oz.) clear plastic cups, and 6 wooden skewers.

Step 1: Take each cup, and add a few grapes and blueberries to the bottom of the cup.

Step 2: Add a few crackers and breadsticks to each cup, along with a rosemary sprig.

Step 3: ​Take a skewer and add a piece of cheese, a folded piece of salami, another piece of cheese, another piece of salami, and a final piece of cheese. Add a meat and cheese skewer to each cup.

Step 4: Add mini pickles to each cup, and fill the cups in with more blueberries, cheese cubes, and a strawberry.

You might like to customize your cups with these other tasty ingredients-

• Different cheeses, like mozzarella cheese, or monterey jack. I wouldn’t use a soft cheese, like goat cheese for these, but semi-soft cheeses would be a great addition
• Dried fruit, or chocolate covered fruit or nuts
• Other fresh fruit
• Vegetables like grape tomatoes, baby carrots, or bell pepper strips
• Mini cheese balls or mini mozzarella balls
• Almonds or other nuts
• Parmesan crackers
• Black olives or green olives

If you want to know how to make a good charcuterie board, check out our post, titled How to Make a Charcuterie Board for all of our best tips.

Tips & Tricks-

• When deciding what to use in your charcuterie cups, consider selecting a variety of items that will sit at different heights, as well as a variety of colors for a fun visual appearance.
• Place taller items towards the back of the cups, and shorter items up front. Use smaller items, like blueberries, or cheese cubes, to fill in empty space in the cups, or to prop up other ingredients.

FAQs

Can I make Charcuterie Cups the night before?

You can, just wait for any bread items or crackers, adding those just before you are ready to serve, so they don’t go stale. To store them, wrap with plastic wrap and place into the refrigerator.

How do you transport individual charcuterie cups?

To transport these fun appetizers, use a pan that has a higher edge, such as a cake pan, and fill in any space around the cups with tissue paper so they don’t fall over. If your cup bottoms are small enough, you may be able to place them into the cups of a muffin tin, which would be even more secure.

These individual appetizer cups are little mini charcuterie boards, the perfect size for individual charcuterie for parties. Consider making these for your next gathering, they are a fun idea for any time of year. You can theme them to different holidays by adding seasonal candies, too, like we did with our Easter Charcuterie Board. These are the ultimate party appetizer, and your guests will be raving about them.

You might also like these other fun charcuterie ideas-

For tips on how to present the meat on your charcuterie boards, we also have tips on how to fold meats for charcuterie boards.

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For a fun holiday treat, our Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board is a great idea.