Pearly Gates Cheese Board (Printable Version)

A delicate cheese board with brie, white peaches, light meringue, and silver leaf accents for a refined touch.

# Ingredient List:

→ Cheese

01 - 9 oz brie cheese, wheel or wedge, chilled

→ Fruit

02 - 3 ripe white peaches, thinly sliced

→ Sweets

03 - 12 small meringue kisses or nests (homemade or store-bought)

→ Garnish

04 - Edible silver leaf, for decoration

→ Accompaniments (optional)

05 - Small handful of white grapes
06 - Small bowl of raw or lightly toasted blanched almonds

# Steps:

01 - Preheat oven to 200°F. Beat 2 large egg whites with ½ cup superfine sugar and ¼ tsp cream of tartar until stiff peaks form. Pipe or spoon small mounds onto a lined baking tray. Bake for 1 hour until crisp. Cool completely. Skip if using store-bought meringue.
02 - Place chilled brie on a large serving board.
03 - Fan thinly sliced white peaches artfully around the brie.
04 - Cluster meringue kisses or nests around the peaches and brie.
05 - Include white grapes and almonds if desired.
06 - Using tweezers, delicately place edible silver leaf on select meringue pieces and peach slices.
07 - Present immediately, allowing guests to enjoy a harmonious mix of flavors and textures.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It looks like you spent hours in the kitchen when really you just arranged beautiful things on a board.
  • Every element is different textures and flavors playing together—creamy cheese, crispy meringue, juicy fruit, and that secret shimmer of silver leaf that makes people smile.
02 -
  • Slice your peaches as close to serving time as possible; even 30 minutes sitting can dull their just-picked brightness and cause them to weep slightly.
  • If your meringues get even slightly soft or chewy instead of crisp, your oven wasn't hot enough or they came out too early—keep that mental note for next time.
03 -
  • Use tweezers to position elements; your fingers warm things up and sometimes slightly sticky fruit doesn't cooperate with bare hands.
  • If edible silver leaf intimidates you, skip it entirely—the board is already stunning, and the leaf is pure theater anyway.
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