Charcuterie Nests
This fully edible hand held appetizer will be loved by everyone at your Spring and Easter get togethers! The nest is buttery, flaky and filled with cheese, charcuterie and fresh fruit. These will be a hit at any get together!
One of the most loved appetizers by people is cheese & charcuterie so why not serve them in these edible crescent roll cups. These appetizers are perfect for spring time parties, baby showers, bridal events, easter brunch, and dinner parties. The crescent roll nests not only holds all your accompaniments perfectly, but it is fully edible and tastes delicious paired with these rich cheeses and meats!
Ingredients for Charcuterie nests
This appetizer requires minimal ingredients and ones you might already have on hand in the fridge! Serve them on a big charcuterie board and add little red bows to really make them look holiday ready. Here’s a list of ingredients that I used to make mine:
Crescent rolls
Egg
Walnuts
Salami
Cheddar
Grapes
Blueberries
Mini Eggs
Fresh sage
When creating the edible nests, make sure you start adding on your dough strips to the wider part of the foil ball first and then work your way to the bottom. The strips do not need to be perfect, as a birds nest is not perfect either! :)
TIP: make sure you spray your foil balls with olive oil spay to ensure that the crescent roll dough doesn’t stick to the foil while it bakes.
SHOP THE REICPE
This is what your nests should look like before going into the oven!
This is what they will look like after baking- golden brown!
Charcuterie Nests
Ingredients
- Foil
- 2 packages of crescent roll dough
- 1 egg (egg wash)
- Cheddar cheese
- Salami
- Grapes
- Walnuts
- Blueberries
- Mini eggs
- Fresh sage (garnish)
Instructions
- First, heat your oven to 375F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Crumple a piece of foil into a ball (it does not need to be a tight ball and you can make them as big or small as you'd like you're nests to be)
- Roll out your crescent roll dough and fold any cuts in it to become one big sheet of dough
- Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut the crescent dough into strips that are about ¾ of an inch wide
- Spray olive oil on the outside of your foil balls as this will prevent the dough from sticking. *do NOT skip this step* very important so that the dough doesn't stick to the foil while it bakes
- Add dough strips to the outside of each foil ball starting from the middle of the foil ball to the bottom. These don't have to go on perfectly, you can fold some as you get to the smallest part of the nest- a real birds nest never looks perfect either.
- Place each nest on the baking sheet with the crescent roll dough side facing up so it bakes properly
- Brush on egg wash on each nest so it gets golden while baking
- Bake for 15-20 min
- Let cool for 5 min and wiggle the foil out carefully
- Add in your cheese & charcuterie items to each cone. Start with your smallest items being the nuts and then add in your bigger items
Notes
Make sure you add on olive oil spray to each foil ball before adding on your strips of crescent roll dough
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