Easy Halloween Charcuterie Board

This fall, assemble this Easy Halloween Charcuterie Board that's sure to be a hit at the office, Halloween party, or at home! The easy-to-assemble board centers around Halloween candy, cookies, popcorn, cheese, and crackers. We'll also add healthy options like fruits, nuts, and veggies. Finally, you can add spooky accents like spiders, skeletons, and candy eyes!

Why This Recipe Works

Assembling a Halloween Charcuterie Board, pronounced "Sharkootery," doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. You can easily make a Charcuterie Board on a budget, especially for Halloween!

The best thing about making a Halloween Charcuterie Board is that there is no wrong way of doing it. You don't have to include everything that I have on my Charcuterie Board. Use some of my ideas and add your own personal touches.

You can find almost everything you need at any dollar store, including the following:

• Candy
• Cookies
• Crackers
• Pretzels
• Popcorn
• Dried Fruit
• Nuts and Seeds
• Olives and Pickles
• Salami

While there, make sure to pick up a platter, bowls, and lots of Halloween decorations to accent your Charcuterie Board. So what can you use to accent your creation?

• Spiders
• Skeletons
• Ghosts
• Gummy Worms
• Pumpkins

Think of these accents as the finishing touches that will create interest and make your Halloween Charcuterie board extra spooky!

What You Need For This Recipe

Ingredient Notes And Substitutions

• Meat — I added pepperoni, but salami, prosciutto, and jerky are great options.
• Cheese — There are so many cheese options that you can incorporate! I used cheddar, pepper jack, and swiss. Brie, cheese spread, mozzarella balls, gouda, and goat cheese are also popular.
• Candy — When choosing candy, think candy corn, candy pumpkins, red hots, Reese's pieces, jelly fruit slices, chocolates, M&M's, lollipops, and gummy worms.
• Cookies and Crackers — Select a variety of cookies and crackers. I added Oreos, whole grain crackers, and Cheez-Its. I also added some chocolate-dipped pretzels. Nutter Butter cookies are also often included in Halloween Charcuterie boards, especially dipped in white chocolate to resemble little ghosties.
• Vegetables/fruit — You can include some healthy options on your board too. I added dried apricots, dates, grapes, and baby carrots. You can substitute with what's in your fridge. How about mini peppers, sliced apples, prunes, and chopped pineapple? I was going to use cuties to resemble tiny pumpkins but didn't have enough space.
• Other — Popcorn, pickles, olives, jams, and jellies are often included.

How to Make A Halloween Charcuterie Board

First, gather all your ingredients. Assess what you have and make sure you have a variety of ingredients. You will also need ramekins, napkins, small bowls to separate the food items.

Step 1 | Assemble Props And Bowls

First, assemble the larger props on your platter. It's ok if you don't know exactly where to put them. You can move them around as you need to. This includes bowls and accents like pumpkins. Save some accents to add at the end.

Step 2 | Add Cheese, Crackers, And Fruit

Start filling your bowls with cheese, fruit, popcorn, etc. Add a few different kinds of cheeses. Some can be cubed and some sliced.

Step 3 | Fill Gaps

Fill the gaps with candy, fruit, pretzels, or whatever else you have. If you have decorative napkins, add them as well. You can make interesting wavy shapes with the crackers, stack them, or place them in a small bowl.

Step 4 | Add Spooky Accents

Now finish off your Halloween Charcuterie board with accents like spiders, skeletons, candy eyes, skulls, and other spooky items you might have on hand.

Other Charcuterie Board Ideas

• When making a DIY Charcuterie Board, you'll want to include lots of various flavors, textures, and colors. If you're making a fall or Halloween-themed snack board, you'll want to make sure you include lots of fall colors (think orange, black, brown, and red. Black also works for a Halloween-themed board.
• You can save a lot of money and put together a beautiful Charcuterie Board on a dime! Start by looking in the refrigerator. Is that a jar of baby pickles I see? Or maybe some kalamata olives? What about that jam aunt Betsi gave you last year that still hasn't been cracked open? Yes, you can include all of them!
• Before running to the store to buy a bunch of ingredients for your snack board, check your pantry. Here's what I found in mine: dates, dried apricots, nuts, Cheetos, popcorn, jams galore, and crackers. You can make a Halloween Charcuterie Board and clean out your pantry at the same time!

Recipe FAQs

Expert Tips

• When including items from your pantry, for example, crackers, chips, and nuts taste them first to make sure they're not stale. Why go to all that trouble of making the perfect Charcuterie Board if the items are stale or expired?
• Look around your house. Do you have some decorations out that you can use? For example, a pumpkin plate? A ghost dish? Or small plastic or fabric pumpkins? I can't stress enough the idea of using what you have to make this Halloween Charcuterie Board instead of spending a bunch of money.
• When planning your Halloween Charcuterie board think about incorporating items of various heights and colors to make the board visually appealing.
• Store any leftovers in small Ziploc bags. You can also assemble a smaller Halloween Charcuterie Board or a Charcuterie Board for two and enjoy it while you have a scary movie night.

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