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How to Make a Cheese Platter Kids Will Love

March 31, 2016 by Nicole 6 Comments

A cheese platter is perfect for any time of day, any time of year, any occasion. Calling it a “cheese platter” makes it sound fancy, but the reality is, cheese platters are so very simple to put together.

My kids call our cheese platters a “Plate of Stuff.” That is a good way to describe it. It is a plate, full of all kinds of food stuff. Sometimes I make each child an individual plate, and other times I serve to everyone from a large wooden cutting board.

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I make cheese plates all the time. It’s perfect when I need fast, easy, healthy snacks for kids. My kids eat them at meal times, too. They love it. The best part is there’s no cooking involved! I can use whatever variety of foods I already have on hand in the fridge and pantry.

Cheese Platter Ideas.

There’s no set rules for what I put on a kid-friendly cheese platter. I do think it is good to keep things simple. Our cheese plates usually include a small variety of the following items: 1) Cheese, 2) Crackers, 3) Fruits and/or Vegetables, and 4) Deli Meat. If the kids are really hungry, all I have to do is add more to the plate.

Kid-friendly cheese choices include mild cheeses like: Cheddar, Colby-Jack, Monterey Jack and Swiss. RITZ crackers are my family’s go-to cracker choice because they taste so good with everything.

ritz fresh stacks

I have learned that cheese and cracker platters can be a great way to get kids to try different foods. Sometimes I attempt to be sneaky about it and put a small piece or two of a new fruit or vegetable on the plate. The kids get curious and try at least a taste. This trick almost always works. Other finger foods besides fruits and veggies to try: baby pickles, olives and hard-boiled eggs.

kid friendly cheese plate

A few of my favorite ways to make a cheese plate even more irresistible to kids:

  • Put foods on a toothpick. Kids love to use toothpicks to pick up foods. There’s just something fun about it!
  • Cut foods into small pieces. Kids love to eat bite-sized food.
  • Use cookie cutters to make fun shapes with foods like fruit and cheese. Kids love to eat food that has been made into fun shapes.
  • Arrange food in fun ways. Remember: It doesn’t have to be food art. Keep it simple: Stack crackers, put fruit slices in circles, make patterns with food on the plate.

Ritz Stacked

One of the things my kids love for me to put on their cheese plate are deli meat roll-ups. Their favorite combination is an oven-roasted chicken and pepperoni roll-up. I know, it sounds like a strange flavor combination – chicken and pepperoni?!?!? We tried it a few months ago at a free samples demo and my kids were hooked! I highly recommend giving it a try.

deli meat roll ups cheese platter

Deli Chicken and Pepperoni Roll-Ups with Cheese and Crackers
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This deli meat combination is a real crowd pleaser. Deli chicken and pepperoni roll-ups are a fun addition to cheese and cracker plates.
  • CourseAppetizers, Snacks
Servings
1 serving
Servings
1 serving
Deli Chicken and Pepperoni Roll-Ups with Cheese and Crackers
Print Recipe
This deli meat combination is a real crowd pleaser. Deli chicken and pepperoni roll-ups are a fun addition to cheese and cracker plates.
  • CourseAppetizers, Snacks
Servings
1 serving
Servings
1 serving
Ingredients
  • 1 thin slice Oven-Roasted Chicken Deli Meat
  • 1 thin slice Pepperoni Sandwich-sized pepperoni
  • 1/2 ounce cheese cube
  • 1 RITZ Cracker
Servings: serving
Instructions
  1. Top a slice of oven-roasted chicken with a slice of pepperoni.
  2. Starting at one end, roll up the deli meats together.
  3. Use a knife to cut the roll-up into 1-2 inch long pieces. Hold each piece of the deli meat roll-up together with a toothpick.
  4. Serving Suggestion: Top a RITZ cracker with a deli meat roll-up and a cheese cube.

I can’t walk down the Cracker aisle at Walmart without picking up at least one box of RITZ Original Fresh Stacks. I usually buy two at a time to save myself a trip back to the store. My kids love RITZ Original Fresh Stacks, and I can’t make a good cheese plate without their favorite crackers.

Ritz Crackers Walmart

What would you put on your cheese plate? Have you ever made a cheese and crackers platter for kids? Share your food ideas and tips with us in the comments below.

 

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Cheese Plate, cheese platter, Cheese platter ideas, Cheese tray ideas, finger foods, healthy snacks for kids

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  1. Emily @DomesticDeadline.com says

    June 26, 2018 at 4:37 pm

    I could eat cheese for every meal! We always have cheese around for snacking. #HomeMattersParty

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  2. Kristen from The Road to Domestication says

    June 22, 2018 at 11:49 am

    If there are two things my 22-month-olds love, they are cheese and crackers. Mostly cheese – but they’ll accept a cracker any time, any place, too. I’ll have to switch up their snacks with something like this! #HomeMattersParty

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  3. Pest says

    April 29, 2016 at 2:12 am

    Wow, delicious! We are huge family that is a fan of cheese plate and we often add fruits and cold cuts to call it a snack dinner

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    • Nicole says

      April 30, 2016 at 9:02 am

      I’m glad you agree! Yes! Adding fruits and other nutritious foods to make it into a meal is a great idea. We do that too, especially in the summer when it’s too hot to cook. Thank you for sharing your ideas! –Nicole

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  4. cathy says

    March 31, 2016 at 6:45 am

    These looks absolutely delicious! My kids would love this platter!
    #client
    Cathy

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    • Nicole says

      March 31, 2016 at 2:18 pm

      Thanks so much, Cathy! My kids request for me to make these for them all the time. 🙂 Enjoy! –Nicole

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