How to Build a Scary Good Halloween Charcuterie Board
Here’s how to make this easy Halloween-themed charcuterie board. We started with a Dual-Sided Charcuterie Board Set and added a mix of dressed-up, store-bought treats and simple homemade snacks.
Start with a basic Candied Nuts recipe and after the nuts have cooled, toss them with candy corn or pumpkin shaped candy. Scatter them across the board to fill empty spaces while adding color, texture, and crunch.
Keep this recipe around after Halloween and use it again over the holidays for easy DIY presents from your kitchen to theirs.
Make the guac spooky with a sour cream spider web. Pipe sour cream in concentric scallops, then drag a toothpick from the center outward to create the web design.
Add a few “witches’ fingers” made from mini gherkins and sliced almonds for a creepy finishing touch.
Pumpkin Patch
For a pumpkin patch effect, simply peel clementines and add small celery stems. Group them together on the board to look like mini pumpkins fresh from the patch.
For a spooky jack-o-lantern face on the clementines, leave them unpeeled and use a food-safe food coloring marker to draw a spooky or silly face on the outside. Spooky and sweet to go inside a lunch box or on a char-BOO-terie board!
Store-Bought Cookie Upgrades
Sweets don’t need to be complicated, dress up store bought chocolate sandwich cookies and peanut butter sandwich cookies with some melted white chocolate. Drizzle it on to look like a mummy or dip them into the white chocolate to look like ghosts. Don’t forget to add some sprinkle/candy eyeballs!
Any leftover melted white or dark chocolate? Dip some pretzels into the chocolate and sprinkle with some orange, purple, or black sprinkles!
Transform classic deviled eggs into creepy eyeballs by tinting the filling green and topping each egg with an olive slice.
Use a small paintbrush or toothpick dipped in red food coloring to add “veins” for an extra spooky touch.
Watch cheese dip, guacamole, and vegetables come ALIVE when you shape them into the iconic Frankenstein monster. It’s a healthy party snack that’s sure to trick (and treat) young guests into eating their veggies.
- Candy corn
- Mellowcreme pumpkins
- Pretzels
- Assorted olives
- Nuts
- Fresh berries
- Mini peppers
3 Final Tips for the Best Char-BOO-terie Board
- Mix sweet and savory. Pair cookies, candied nuts, and candy with savory snacks like cheese, guacamole, and stuffed peppers.
- Vary shapes and heights. Use small bowls, mini cocottes, and piles of snacks to create dimension across the board.
- Don’t overthink it. Crooked jack-o-lantern faces, silly monster snacks, and mismatched decorations add personality and make Halloween food even more fun.
