Stepping Stones Cheese Chips (Printable)

Cheese rounds artfully placed on blue corn chips for a colorful, easy-to-prepare appetizer.

# What You'll Need:

→ Cheeses

01 - 5.3 oz goat cheese log
02 - 5.3 oz well-chilled brie cheese
03 - 5.3 oz smoked gouda

→ River Base

04 - 5.3 oz blue corn tortilla chips

→ Garnishes (optional)

05 - 2 tbsp fresh chives, finely chopped
06 - 1 tbsp cracked black pepper
07 - 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds
08 - 2 tbsp honey

# How to make it:

01 - Slice each cheese into 1-cm thick rounds resembling stepping stones. Chill slices for 10 minutes if needed for easier handling.
02 - Spread blue corn chips in a winding river pattern on a large platter or board.
03 - Position cheese rounds across the chips alternately to form a stepping-stone path.
04 - Sprinkle chopped chives and cracked black pepper over the cheese rounds. Scatter pomegranate seeds along the river.
05 - Lightly drizzle honey over the cheese if desired and serve immediately.

# Recipe Expert Tips:

01 -
  • It comes together in 15 minutes with zero cooking, so you can spend your energy on actually enjoying your guests.
  • The contrast of creamy cheese against crispy, slightly sweet corn chips is genuinely addictive.
  • It looks impressive enough to feel like you fussed, but simple enough that you didn't have to.
02 -
  • Room temperature ruins this dish—everything needs to stay cool or the brie collapses and the whole platter loses its visual charm.
  • Buy whole cheeses and slice them yourself rather than pre-sliced; the texture and taste are noticeably better, and you'll actually feel more confident about it.
03 -
  • A warm knife makes clean cheese slicing nearly impossible, so dip your blade in hot water between slices and wipe it dry on a kitchen towel.
  • Mixing three cheeses from different categories (soft, semi-hard, hard) creates a flavor arc that feels intentional and keeps people interested.
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