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    Published: Oct 17, 2021 Updated: Oct 14, 2022 by Hilda Sterner | This post may contain affiliate links 4 Comments

    Easy Halloween Charcuterie Board

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    This fall, assemble this Easy Halloween Charcuterie Board that's sure to be a hit at the office, Halloween party, or at home! This spooky Halloween board centers around Halloween candy, cookies, popcorn, cheese, fruit, and crackers. Also, try adding these adorable Halloween chocolate-covered Oreos!

    What would a Halloween snack board be without spooky accents, am I right? We'll add some spooky accents like spiders, skeletons, and candy eyes!

    Jump to:
    • 🧐Why This Recipe Works
    • 🛒 What You Need For This Recipe
    • 🔖 Ingredient Notes And Substitutions
    • 🕸 How to Make A Halloween Charcuterie Board
    • 👻 Other Charcuterie Board Ideas
    • 🤷🏻‍♀️Recipe FAQs
    • 👩🏼‍🍳 Pro Tips
    • 🍎 Related Recipes
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    🧐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 cheeseboard is that there is no wrong way of doing it. You don't have to include everything that I have on my board, but you do want to have different textures and salty and sweet options.
    • You can find almost everything you need at any dollar store.

    🛒 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, Asiago, mozzarella balls, gouda, blue cheese, havarti, and goat cheese can also be used.
    • 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, blackberries, and chopped pineapple? I was going to use cuties as tiny pumpkins but I ran out of room.
    • Other — Popcorn, pickles, olives, jams, and jellies are often included.

    Here's what you can pick up at the dollar store:

    • Candy
    • Cookies
    • Crackers
    • Pretzels
    • Popcorn
    • Dried Fruit
    • Veggies, (baby carrots, olives, and pickles)
    • Nuts and seeds including walnuts, almonds, and peanuts
    • 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?

    • Plastic Spiders
    • Skeletons & Skeleton Hands
    • Ghosts
    • Gummy Worms
    • Pumpkins
    • Candy Eyeballs

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

    🕸 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, and 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 maybe you have some baby pickles, kalamata olives, or jam?
    • 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, and crackers. You can make a charcuterie board and clean out your pantry at the same time!

    🤷🏻‍♀️Recipe FAQs

    What is the literal translation of "charcuterie?"

    The word Charcuterie refers to a French style of cooking, devoted specifically to preserving meat to make bacon, sausage, ham, and the like.

    According to Wikipedia, "chair" means 'flesh', and "cuit" means "cooked." So the literal translation of charcuterie is cooked or preserved meat.

    What is on a traditional charcuterie board?

    A traditional charcuterie board consists of lots of cured meats like salami, pâté, ham, prosciutto, salami, and sausage. However, it has since expanded to include a variety of sliced and cubed cheeses, crackers, fruit, and nuts.

    How far in advance can you prepare a charcuterie board?

    Preparing a Charcuterie board ahead of time doesn't always work. Especially when you have perishables or items that will go stale, sweat, or dry out. Yes, even when stored in the refrigerator.

    A better idea is to plan out the board in advance and place the board's ingredients in ziplock baggies ready to go when it's time to assemble your board.

    You can even practice assembling the board ahead of time and take a picture of it to refer back to when you are ready to reassemble the platter.

    If you still prefer to assemble the platter ahead of time, make sure that it's well-wrapped and refrigerated (up to 24 hours) before you plan on serving it.

    👩🏼‍🍳 Pro 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?
    • Don't forget to look in the fridge for berries, hummus, and cheese! Might as well make good use of your leftovers!
    • 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 extra money.
    • When planning your snack 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 cheese board or a charcuterie board for two and enjoy it while you have a scary movie night.

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      Spooky Halloween Popcorn Balls
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      Gourmet Caramel Apples
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      Pumpkin Cream Cheese Dip
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    📖 Recipe

    halloween charcuterie board

    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!
    4.75 from 4 votes
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    Course: Snacks
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8 people
    Calories:
    Author: Hilda Sterner

    Equipment

    • large platter, bowls, ramekins
    • accents like spiders, skeletons, and candy eyes

    Ingredients

    Fruit/Vegetables

    • grapes
    • dates
    • dried apricots
    • baby carrots

    Cheese/Meat

    • cheddar cheese
    • pepper jack cheese
    • Swiss cheese
    • pepperoni

    Cookies/Crackers

    • Oreos
    • whole-grain crackers
    • Cheez-Its
    • pretzels

    Candy

    • candy corn/pumpkins
    • lollipops
    • fruit jellies
    • gummy worms
    • Red Hots
    • Reese's Pieces

    Other

    • olives
    • popcorn

    Instructions

    • 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.
    • Start filling your bowls with cheese, fruit, popcorn, etc. Add a few different kinds of cheeses. Some can be cubed and some sliced.
    • 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.
    • Now finish off your Halloween charcuterie board with accents like spiders, skeletons, candy eyes, skulls, and other spooky items you might have on hand.

    Notes

    • 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?
    • Don't forget to look in the fridge for berries, hummus, and cheese! Might as well make good use of your leftovers!
    • 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 extra money.
    • When planning your snack 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 cheese board or a charcuterie board for two and enjoy it while you have a scary movie night.
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    1. Anita says

      October 17, 2021 at 7:50 pm

      5 stars
      Such a gorgeous charcuterie. I love how it has something for all ages.

      Reply
      • Hilda Sterner says

        October 18, 2021 at 4:39 am

        Thanks, Anita, I did try to sneak in some healthy options. 😘

        Reply
    2. Kim says

      October 17, 2021 at 4:45 pm

      5 stars
      Great job Hilda. Looks fantastic. I bet it would taste good too!

      Reply
      • Hilda Sterner says

        October 17, 2021 at 6:28 pm

        Thanks, Kim! The boys polished it off, as usual! 😉

        Reply

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