Healthy Lifestyle Entertaining This 5-Ingredient Caprese Candy Cane Board Is the Cutest Holiday Appetizer The BakerMama shared this adorably festive appetizer idea on her Instagram. By Jaime Milan Jaime Milan Jaime Milan is the deputy digital editor for Veranda. She was previously the senior news and lifestyle editor for EatingWell. In Jaime's spare time, you can find her cooking, gardening, antiquing, rearranging her house, watching Barefoot Contessa reruns, or playing with her (very adorable) mini Australian Shepherd, Gumbo. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Updated on December 12, 2023 Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Instagram / @thebakermama The holidays can be a hectic (and expensive) time of year. When you're constantly bombarded by Pinterest-perfect Christmas decorations, ads for pricey gifts and food that looks like it was made just for Instagram, it's easy to put too much pressure on yourself to do it all. But, we're here to remind you that the holidays are about so much more—like resting and enjoying time with your family. That's why we were so excited to find this super-easy appetizer from Maegan Brown, the blogger behind The BakerMama and author of the cookbook Beautiful Boards. The appetizer requires just a few ingredients: pre-sliced mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, olive oil, sea salt and crusty bread. If you want to get fancy, you can even add some balsamic vinegar or reduction for drizzling and garnish with some fresh basil. We love that it comes together in just a few minutes—so you can spend more time with your loved ones and less time working in the kitchen—but still looks striking and festive on a plate. 30 Christmas Recipes You'll Want to Make Forever It'd be a great app to lay out at a holiday party, or bring to your friend's house for a holiday movie night. Brown says in her Instagram post: "I adore the stunning simplicity of this board. It takes minutes to build with minimal ingredients yet makes for such a beautiful and delicious dish to serve at a holiday gathering." We couldn't agree more, and we'll definitely be adding this easy board to our holiday recipe rotation! It's Not Christmas until We Pull Out the 'Charcuter-Tree' Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit