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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast

    Easy Breakfast Charcuterie Board

    Published: Aug 26, 2022 · Modified: Nov 13, 2023 by Nicole · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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    This simple and easy Breakfast Charcuterie Board Recipe has many ideas for your breakfast and brunch charcuterie needs. With muffins, bacon, sausages, mini pancakes, fruit and more you can't go wrong with this platter! It's the perfect option for keeping it simple and easy while entertaining.

    Fruits and breakfast foods on a charcuterie board.

    Breakfast and Brunch Charcuterie Boards are popular year round. They are great for baby showers, or brunch with friends or feeding visitors.

    This was inspired by our Dessert Charcuterie Board and would go great served with our Veggie Quiche and Coffee Cake. Check out our Halloween Charcuterie Board and Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board.

    Add a tasty Egg Puff to this board for added vegetarian protein.

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    • Ingredients
    • How to Make a Breakfast Charcuterie Board
    • Breakfast Charcuterie Variations
    • Learn From Us
    • Storage
    • Top tip
    • Recipe
    • FAQ

    Ingredients

    Below is a list of ingredients needed for this recipe. Follow our tips on each ingredient for best results.

    Fruits and breakfast foods on a charcuterie board.
    • fresh fruit - fruit is so great for breakfast and it's beautiful color makes the board look beautiful. As we tested this board, we found fruit to be the most popular and the first thing gone. We recommend using plenty of fruit and having some on backup to refill the fruit spaces.
    • bacon - bacon is a classic that everyone loves
    • sausage - looks great on the platter and is well loved
    • pancakes - they're so fun and go with everything
    • mini muffins - mini muffins work best in our opinion.
    • syrups - it's fun to do a variety of syrups
    • french toast sticks - easy way to get some french sticks looking great on the board
    • waffles - waffles are a classic and everyone loves them.
    • bagels- we'd go with mini so they don't overwhelm the board
    • granola and yogurt - try our yummy homemade granola.
    • anything else you want!

    See recipe card for quantities.

    How to Make a Breakfast Charcuterie Board

    Use these process shots to help get the results you are wanting. The pictures can help with presentation and texture.

    Mini muffins in a muffin tin.

    1. Make mini muffins, (I made blueberry muffins and apple muffins) mini pancakes (try our protein pancakes) and anything else that may take awhile to prepare.

    Sausages in a fry pan.

    2. Cook your meats. I used bacon and chicken sausage for this one, but you can use any of your favorites.

    Syrups, bacon and muffins on a charcuterie board.

    3. To assemble your charcuterie board, start with some anchors. Anchors are anything like bowls of things or any large-ish decorative elements you are including. You can see in the next picture I changed my mind and switched some things around. After placing your anchors, start adding things around your anchors and the edges.

    Syrups, meats, and breakfast foods on a snack board.

    4. Begin filling in the empty spaces with your breakfast foods. Working around the edges and anchors then filling in allows you to fill the board completely. I like to fill in with fruit last, since it can turn brown and is best served chilled. I try to place things so that there are pops of color in various areas of the board.

    Hint: Don't leave any gaps in your snack board! Filling in all the gaps and making it really full looking is what gives it that stunning quality.

    Breakfast Charcuterie Variations

    We love switching things up when we're in the kitchen. Try any of these variations for something a little different.

    • Brunch Charcuterie Board- Breakfast and brunch are quite similar. To change this to brunch, switch the pancakes for cinnamon rolls and the granola and yogurt for mini croissants and nutella.
    • Easter/ Christmas Breakfast- add in some breakfast casseroles, quiche cups, Italian Easter bread and some cinnamon rolls. For Christmas use cranberries and pinecones for decor.
    • European Breakfast - add croissants galore and anything else that screams European to you!

    Learn From Us

    The first time I made a breakfast charcuterie board I had too many meats and not enough carbs. I needed a little more filler food and the waffles and pancakes were the first things gone. Make sure your board is well balanced with a good variety of finger foods.

    Storage

    Store the cold ingredients from the breakfast grazing board in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days.

    Store the other ingredients in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

    Top tip

    Relax and have fun while creating your board and let your creativity be your guide! Remember if you "mess up" you can always move things around.

    fruits, meats, yogurt and waffles on a board.

    Recipe

    muffins, granola and fruit on a snack board.

    Easy Breakfast Charcuterie Board

    Nicole
    This simple and easy Breakfast Charcuterie Board Recipe has many great ideas for your breakfast and brunch charcuterie needs.
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    Prep Time 30 minutes mins
    Cook Time 0 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Servings 12
    Calories/serving 400 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • fruit
    • blueberries strawberries, raspberries, bananas and other breakfast fruits
    • meat
    • sausages bacon, boiled eggs or other breakfast proteins
    • granola
    • yogurt
    • breads
    • mini muffins french toast sticks, mini pancakes, mini waffles, etc.
    • syrups

    Instructions

    • Prepare your breads, make your mini muffins (I used apple muffins and blueberry muffins), pancakes, french toast sticks, etc.
    • Prepare your meats by cooking any meats you are using such as sausage or bacon. 
    • Prepare fruit by washing and/or chopping.
    • Assemble your breakfast board by starting with your anchors. Your anchors are any bowls or large decorative items you are using. Space them evenly. See pictures above for a great visual on this.
    • Start placing groups of elements around the edges and anchors. Remember nothing is permanent, and if you place it and it looks funny, just move it. Fill in all the gaps- this is what makes a charcuterie board so stunning is how full it is. Place elements of different colors and textures next to each other to give variety and make it more beautiful.
    • Enjoy!

    Notes

    • I like to buy my charcuterie boards from places like TJMaxx and Home Goods for the best prices.
    • Breakfast Charcuterie Boards really are so easy to make and a simple way to serve finger foods for breakfast or brunch.
    • Try things like boiled eggs, cheese platter, lox, smoked salmon, or grilled breakfast foods or anything you can imagine! Make it your own.
    • Make sure the board is nice and full to really give the platter that beautiful look!
    • Store cold items in the refrigerator in airtight containers for up to 3 days.
    • Store other items at room temperature in airtight containers for up to 3 days.
    • We recommend having plenty of fruit in reserve. It's always the most popular feature when we make the board and it's nice to have extra to fill the fruit back up.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1small platefulCalories: 400kcal
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    FAQ

    How to Make a Breakfast Charcuterie Board

    Incorporate elements of breakfast meats, such as sausage and bacon, breakfast fruits, and mini muffins, pancakes, etc. Granola and yogurt are also great additions.

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    1. Nicole

      August 30, 2022 at 11:17 am

      5 stars
      Yum, breakfast charcuterie boards might be my new favorite. I used this for a lunch and loved all the great ideas on it! Thanks!

      Reply
    2. Jed

      February 27, 2023 at 6:31 pm

      5 stars
      This was perfect for the a brunch I had over the weekend. It was a great way to display easy on the go breakfast foods in a super cute way. I will be referring to this again for my upcoming Easter Brunch.

      Reply
    3. Janae

      April 21, 2023 at 12:31 pm

      Where did you get your cute charcuterie board?? I love it! My husband is inviting his employees over and I'm so excited to host them. They're hardworking carpet cleaners and deserve so much! ❤️

      Reply
      • Nicole

        April 24, 2023 at 10:53 am

        Hi Janae! I got that one at TJMaxx, and I have another I love from Home Goods. Best of luck 🙂

        Reply
    4. Janae

      May 10, 2023 at 3:28 pm

      5 stars
      Thanks Nicole!!

      Reply
    5. JC

      September 27, 2023 at 4:10 pm

      5 stars
      My family definitely loved this Breakfast Charcuterie Board. We had extended family visiting and everyone loved the variety and simplicity and thought it was really fun.

      Reply

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