If you’re searching for creative appetizers for your Fourth of July party, these red, white, and blue charcuterie cups check all the boxes! They’re a festive, single-serve spin on traditional 4th of July charcuterie, perfect for summer celebrations, easy to put together, and just the right mix of sweet and salty.
These adorable cups are perfect for feeding a crowd and offer grab-and-go convenience without sacrificing presentation. What’s not to love?!
Why You’ll Love This Red White & Blue Charcuterie Cups Recipe
- Fun twist on traditional charcuterie – these cups offer the same variety and flavor as a full charcuterie board, but in a compact, single-serve package.
- Single-serve – these 4th of July charcuterie cups are individually portioned, making them a convenient, no-mess option for parties – no double-dipping and handling worries here!
- Easy to prep and customize – mix and match your favorite ingredients, what’s in stock or to any specific dietary needs.
- Great party food for a crowd – simple to scale up and easy to serve without extra cleanup.
- Visually festive and delicious – watermelon stars, blueberries, and strawberries bring the red, white, and blue theme to life – these cups are as Instagram-worthy as they are tasty.
Red White and Blue Charcuterie Cups Ingredients
Ingredients
- 6 Large crackers
- 7 oz bag of trail mix (we used tropical, but you can use whatever you like)
- 12 slices of salami
- ½ inch thick slice of watermelon – enough to cut (6) ½ inch stars
- 1 cup blueberries
- 3 strawberries, sliced in half
- 2 oz monterey jack cheese, slices ½ inch thick – enough to cut (6) ½ inch stars
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How To Make Red White and Blue Charcuterie Cups
Start by cutting 6 star shapes out of the cheese and watermelon.
Then slice the strawberries in half.
With a skewer handy, fold a slice of salami in half, then in half again.
Stick a skewer through the center. Then repeat with a second slice of salami, alternating the position of the fold, so it looks like a “ribbon” of salami.
Add the watermelon stars onto a skewer, making sure you poke through a “point” in the star first, so that is at the top.
Add a cracker to the back of each cup.
Add some trail mix to the 6 cups. Don’t use it all just yet, you will finish in the following steps.
Set the salami skewer on the right, then the watermelon skewer on the left. Fill in to help secure the skewers with the rest of the trail mix, divided between the 6 cups.
Now add blueberries to each cup.
Set a strawberry, cut side up on the left.
Place the cheese star on top of the blueberries next to the strawberry.
Refrigerate until ready to serve
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July 4th Red, White & Blue Charcuterie Cups
Equipment
- Measuring cup
- cutting board
- sharp knife
Ingredients
- 6 Large crackers
- 7 oz bag of trail mix we used tropical, but you can use whatever you like
- 12 slices salami
- 6 watermelon ½ inch thick
- 1 cup blueberries
- 3 strawberries sliced in half
- 2 oz monterey jack cheese enough to cut (6) ½ inch stars
Instructions
- Start by cutting 6 star shapes out of the cheese and watermelon.
- Then slice the strawberries in half.
- With a skewer handy, fold a slice of salami in half, then in half again.
- Stick a skewer through the center. Then repeat with a second slice of salami, alternating the position of the fold, so it looks like a “ribbon” of salami.
- Add the watermelon stars onto a skewer, making sure you poke through a “point” in the star first, so that is at the top.
- Add a cracker to the back of each cup.
- Add some trail mix to the 6 cups. Don’t use it all just yet, you will finish in the following steps.
- Set the salami skewer on the right, then the watermelon skewer on the left. Fill in to help secure the skewers with the rest of the trail mix, divided between the 6 cups.
- Now add blueberries to each cup.
- Set a strawberry, cut side up on the left.
- Place the cheese star on top of the blueberries next to the strawberry.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve
