Celebrate Australia or enjoy as part of a study on Australia when homeschooling, with this Australia themed Platter.
Australia Platter
You have probably heard of entertaining boards or platters before. This platter is a fun, country themed twist on these awesome platters.
This easy-to-make Australia board is a great snack to enjoy with family and friends – a lovely, delicious centrepiece for a party too. For this board, you could use your favourite Australian themed treats, as well as drinks, and ice blocks.
Options
This options are endless. Some ideas are:
- lamingtons
- mini pavlovas
- Freckles lollies
- Iced Vovos
- Violet Crumbles
- Minties
- Tim Tams
- Wagon Wheels
- Fantales
- Twisties
- Cheezels
- Meat Pies
- Sausage Rolls
- Tiny Teddies
- Samboy Chips
- Caramello Koalas / Freddo Frogs
- Kit Kats
- Anzac Biscuits
- Sherbet Cones
- Fairy Bread
- Vegemite sandwiches
- Shapes biscuits
- Banana lollies
- Pineapple lollies
- Cherry Ripes
Boards
It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a fancy board. I purchase mine from Aldi for under $7. Any large platter, paddle board, Acacia serving board or even a tree bark round platter will do.
Styling your Board
Styling does depends on the shape of your platter. As I large rectangular platter, I started with the bowls and then added each row of food.
- For the platter to look sumptuous, you need to have plenty of food
- Place any small bowls for small items such as nuts, fruits, small lollies, sauces or cream on the platter first.
- Work from the bigger items to the smallest ones
- Try to avoid placing different varieties of the same food next to each other
- Fill in the gaps or spaces with chocolate-coated fruit or nuts or plain berries as you don’t want any of the platter showing through
- Platters could be made ahead and covered loosely with cling wrap until ready to serve. Though I would keep it in the fridge with the chocolate until ready.
- For easy transport, make ahead on a board that has raised edges, wrap in cling wrap and keep in the fridge until leaving.
For this board, I used:
- lamingtons
- Freckles – lollies
- Red frogs – lollies
- Iced Vovos
- Violet Crumbles
- Minties
- Tim Tams
- Wagon Wheels
- Fantales
- Twisties
- Cheezels
- Meat Pies
- Sausage Rolls
- Tiny Teddies
- Samboy Chips – Atomic Tomato flavour
- Cadbury – Furry Friends
- Caramello Koalas
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