French Fry Charcuterie Cups (individual charcuterie cups for football tailgates or parties)

Looking for charcuterie cups ideas, or inspiration for football charcuterie cups? Your tailgate or Big Game party will be “super” (super crispy, that is) thanks to these easy French Fry Charcuterie Cups! To make them, pair a few of your favorite Grown In Idaho fries (Grown In Idaho frozen potatoes are my absolute favorite, if you haven’t noticed; we’re using a combo of Crinkle Cut Fries and Shoestring Fries for this one) with mustard, a skewer of cured meats and smoked cheeses, and a smoked sausage stick. Centered around French fries for fun, crowd-pleasing game day snacking, these aren’t your average charcuterie cups. Serve these easy charcuterie cups hot and fresh, and you’ll have a winning snack for game day! Like all my charcuterie ideas, flavor pairings are thoughtful and specific for these. I’m sharing how to make charcuterie cups below, so keep reading and pin this one for later! Then if you’re looking for something similar, but not individual cups, check out my French fry charcuterie board!

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What you need to make French fry individual charcuterie cups

Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make 10 French fry charcuterie cups. You can easily scale this recipe to make more or less depending on the size of your gathering. The ingredients are chosen so that these individual charcuterie cups have complementary flavor pairings, but you can always add your other favorite charcuterie ingredients as well:

• Half bag of Grown In Idaho Super Crispy Crinkle Cut Fries
• Half bag of Grown In Idaho Super Crispy Shoestring Fries
• 10 tablespoon stone ground mustard
• 10 slices Italian dry salami (folded into quarters)
• 10 slices Spanish chorizo (folded into quarters)
• 10 cubes smoked Cheddar cheese
• 10 cubes smoked Gouda cheese
• 10 mozzarella pearls
• 10 smoked sausage sticks
• 10 French fry cups (affiliate link)
• 10 6-inch bamboo cocktail picks (affiliate link)

How to make charcuterie cups for a party

Here are the steps for making these individual charcuterie cups with French fries:

1. Prepare the fries. For the OVEN: Preheat oven to 425° F. Arrange frozen potatoes in a single layer on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (Crinkle Cut Fries on one half and Shoestring Fries on the other half). Bake 25-30 minutes or until crispy. Stir each halfway through cooking time to ensure even baking. For the AIR FRYER: Preheat air fryer to 360° F. Fill the air fryer basket with half the frozen potatoes. Cook 12-14 minutes. Slide out basket halfway through cooking time and shake.
2. While the fries are cooking, add a tablespoon of ground mustard to the bottom of 10 individual cups.
3. Add salami, chorizo, Cheddar, Gouda, and mozzarella to each of 10 long cocktail picks.
4. When the fries are done, divide both types of fries between the 10 cups. Add a meat and cheese skewer and smoked sausage stick to each of the individual charcuterie cups with the fries.
5. Serve the French Fry Charcuterie Cups hot and fresh.

These football charcuterie cups are ready for game day!

I hope these charcuterie cups ideas inspired you! Look for Grown In Idaho products in your store’s freezer aisle, and enjoy making these French Fry Charcuterie Cups!