Pearly Gates All-White Cheese Board (Printer View)

A sophisticated cheese board with brie, white peaches, meringue, and a touch of silver leaf elegance.

# What you'll need:

→ Cheese

01 - 9 oz chilled brie cheese, wheel or wedge

→ 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

# Method:

01 - If making from scratch, preheat oven to 200°F. Beat 2 large egg whites with ½ cup superfine sugar and ¼ teaspoon 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 this step if using store-bought meringue.
02 - Place the chilled brie on a large serving board.
03 - Fan the white peach slices around the brie artistically.
04 - Position meringue kisses or nests in clusters around the peaches and brie.
05 - If desired, add white grapes and blanched almonds to the board.
06 - Using tweezers, delicately place edible silver leaf on select meringue pieces and peach slices.
07 - Present immediately, inviting guests to enjoy the combination of flavors and textures.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It looks like you spent hours but comes together in minutes, which is the ultimate kitchen magic.
  • Everyone finds something they love—the cheese person gravitates to the brie, the sweet-tooths reach for meringue, and suddenly everyone's mingling.
  • It's elegant enough to impress but casual enough to feel genuine, no pretense required.
02 -
  • Ripe peaches oxidize quickly once sliced, so cut them as close to serving time as possible or toss them very lightly in lemon juice to keep them pale and fresh.
  • The meringue will weep and soften if exposed to humidity or made more than a few hours ahead, so either bake them the morning of or invest in good store-bought ones.
  • Brie's flavor deepens as it warms, so if your board sits for more than 15 minutes before service, the cheese becomes more assertive—sometimes delicious, sometimes overpowering.
03 -
  • The secret to a board that photographs like a dream is restraint: fewer elements arranged with intention always beats maximum abundance.
  • White peaches are more delicate than their orange cousins, so handle them gently and slice them no more than an hour before serving or they'll brown and bruise.
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