Category, , DifficultyBeginner
Turkey Shaped Cheese Snack Board
Yields1 Serving
Prep Time20 mins
 1 Bosc pear, halved and cored, divided
 ½ cup dried sweetened cranberries, divided
 1 cup red grapes, divided
 1 cup cheddar cheese, cubed
 1 cup unsweetened dried apricots
  cup roasted salted shelled pistachios
 1 cup snap peas
 1 cup sharp white cheddar cheese cracker cuts
 2 cups woven shredded wheat crackers
 2 cups baby carrots
 2 cups round snack crackers
1

On 14-inch round cutting board, place 1 pear half, cut side down, on far right side for turkey "body." For "beak," cut a thin slice from remaining pear half. Place remaining pear half, cut side down, above turkey "body" with narrow end facing right for turkey "head"; place "beak" under narrow end of "head." For "eye," place 1 small dried cranberry on pear "head"; for wattle, place 1 grape below "beak" of turkey "head."

2

To build "turkey feathers," pile Cheddar cheese cubes to the left of the "body"; create a border around the cheese with apricots, then remaining grapes. Starting on left side of board, arrange pistachios and remaining cranberries in half circle; top with snap peas, spaced 1/2 inch apart. Fan white Cheddar cheese slightly overlapping snap peas, followed by wheat crackers, carrots and round crackers.

Ingredients

 1 Bosc pear, halved and cored, divided
 ½ cup dried sweetened cranberries, divided
 1 cup red grapes, divided
 1 cup cheddar cheese, cubed
 1 cup unsweetened dried apricots
  cup roasted salted shelled pistachios
 1 cup snap peas
 1 cup sharp white cheddar cheese cracker cuts
 2 cups woven shredded wheat crackers
 2 cups baby carrots
 2 cups round snack crackers

Directions

1

On 14-inch round cutting board, place 1 pear half, cut side down, on far right side for turkey "body." For "beak," cut a thin slice from remaining pear half. Place remaining pear half, cut side down, above turkey "body" with narrow end facing right for turkey "head"; place "beak" under narrow end of "head." For "eye," place 1 small dried cranberry on pear "head"; for wattle, place 1 grape below "beak" of turkey "head."

2

To build "turkey feathers," pile Cheddar cheese cubes to the left of the "body"; create a border around the cheese with apricots, then remaining grapes. Starting on left side of board, arrange pistachios and remaining cranberries in half circle; top with snap peas, spaced 1/2 inch apart. Fan white Cheddar cheese slightly overlapping snap peas, followed by wheat crackers, carrots and round crackers.

Notes

Turkey Shaped Cheese Snack Board