Our team tested some strategies with the multiple ingredients to help create a unique charcuterie chalet of your own.
How to to build a charcuterie chalet
Ingredients
Pretzel rods - to build the house
Everything bagel crackers - for the roof
Almonds - for the walkway
Salami - for the walkway
Mozzarella balls - to make snowballs
Grated parmesan cheese - for the snow effect
Cream cheese - to hold the house and roof together
Round crackers - for the windows
Cheddar cheese to make pavers next to the house
Ritz crackers - to make pavers next to the house
Peppers - to make Santa’s sleigh
Pretzel square - for the fence
Rosemary - to mimic trees and a wreath
Goat cheese - can be used for an optional snowman
Assembly and tips
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PHOTO: Lori Bergamotto with her charcuterie chalet.
Building a charcuterie chalet can be daunting and slightly trickier than building a regular gingerbread house. Especially since it doesn’t come with a pre-cut house and directions, you have to use your creativity.
Stack the pretzel rods to build a log cabin and create a stable foundation and then built the roof with everything bagel crackers.
The thin, lightweight crackers help build the roof, which gets held together by cream cheese and lean against each one for added support.
Build a fence of square crackers that sink into the cream cheese snow-like covered base, shape salami into a walkway with surrounding almonds set as pavers and use rosemary sprigs as trees.
After adding more crackers for the house, add a sleigh made of bell peppers and more herbs to create a wreath on the door and complete the snow-covered chalet topped with a fresh dusting of grated cheese.
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