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    Home » Recipes » Tasty Treats

    Halloween Charcuterie Snack Board

    Published: Sep 29, 2021 · Modified: Aug 26, 2022 by Nicole · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

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    This Halloween Charcuterie Board has it all. A great snack board with a caramel apple dipping station, all the meats and cheeses and crackers, and some fun spooky elements. Get rid of the spooky parts and it's perfect for fall! Charcuterie boards are a perfect, simple and beautiful way to create a food spread for a party or get together.

    meats, cheeses, a skull, and grapes on a snack board.

    Obviously, this Halloween Snack Board is popular for Halloween, but it would also be the perfect addition to any spooky party! You can mix it up and add your favorites and make it your own!

    This would go great with our Halloween Strawberries, Halloween Rice Krispies, Halloween Cookies, Pumpkin Bars, Pumpkin Snickerdoodles and Halloween Bark at a Halloween party! Check out our Breakfast Board, Dessert Board and Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board here.

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    Ingredients

    ingredients for a halloween charcuterie board
    • meats
    • cheeses
      • I highly recommend a flavored goat cheese like blueberry or cranberry for a gory/ spooky look!
    • crackers
    • grapes
    • candy like Reese's pieces or chocolate peanut butter things to look orange/black, I made some quick nutter butter ghosts to use.
    • caramel (try our homemade caramel- it's SO GOOD)
    • pretzels
    • apples
    • cookie cutters to cut out cheese into spooky shapes, if desired
    • Spooky elements. I purchased my snake skeleton and realistic spiders at Michaels in 2022. I've found they have a good "creepy" Halloween section.

    Instructions

    sliced cheeses on a cutting board.

    1. Start by slicing up your cheeses. I love to use a variety, our favorites are a good smoked gouda, aged cheddar, something spicy, and a flavored goat cheese. After slicing, return to the refrigerator.

    deli meats on a counter.

    2. Roll up your meats. You can roll them into simple tubes, roll them into neat designs, or lay them out in a neat rows. After arranging, return to the refrigerator.

    crackers, pimento olives, and a skull on a board.

    3. Start by placing your anchor items, for me it's the skull, then bowls of mozzarella balls, Reese's pieces, caramel and pimento olives. Then I like to start with a few things that don't need to be refrigerated like crackers and pretzels.

    crackers, olives, caramel and pretzels on a board.

    4. Start to add meats and cheeses. Keep adding more of the big things like crackers, meats, cheeses, pretzels, apples, etc. For this board, I like to keep the caramel apple type things together on one side with the caramel. Otherwise, place things at random making it colorful. Once you have a few small gaps left, fill in with grapes. Then top with your spooky elements.

    Hint: Fill in all the gaps! Part of what makes a charcuterie board so impressive is how full of food it looks!

    Substitutions and Variations

    • Gory- feel free to make this more gross. Some ideas for this would be skeleton fingers, dracula dentures, creepy eyeballs, or pretty much anything from this video.
    • Treats- make it all treats! Fill it with Halloween candy and just have a caramel apple/ Halloween candy charcuterie board.
    • Kids- make it more kid friendly by taking out the skull and using more kid friendly things like cheese sticks, pepperoni, and some little clementines.

    Equipment

    • charcuterie board
    • skull

    Storage

    Store items separately in air tight containers in the refrigerator.

    Top Tip

    Our top tip is to have fun with this! Make it your own and fill it with things you love!

    Recipe

    Halloween Charcuterie Board with skulls and spiders.

    Halloween Charcuterie Snack Board

    Nicole
    Filled with a caramel apple dipping station, all the meats and cheeses and spooky elements, this Halloween Charcuterie Board is perfect for your Halloween party!
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    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Servings 16 servings
    Calories/serving 352 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • caramel sauce - I highly recommend this one
    • granny smith apples slices tossed in lemon juice to prevent browning
    • Toppings of your choosing
    • crushed Butterfingers
    • Heath toffee bits
    • Reese's pieces
    • coconut
    • crushed graham crackers
    • peanuts
    • etc
    • crackers
    • meats
    • salami
    • prosciutto
    • other meats of your choice etc
    • cheeses
    • flavored goat like blueberry or cranberry to look creepy
    • smoke gouda
    • bleu cheese
    • aged cheddar
    • any other cheeses etc
    • grapes
    • other elements
    • pimento olives
    • mozzarella balls
    • etc
    • Spooky elements- I purchased mine at Dollar Tree and Michaels. Michaels has a pretty good "creepy" Halloween decor section

    Instructions
     

    • Get a charcuterie board or large cutting board or other large piece of wood. I got mine from TJ Maxx.
    • Slice cheeses then return to the refrigerator.
    • Roll meats however desired then return to the refrigerator.
    • Start with your anchor items like filled bowls and a skull.
    •  Start with crackers, pretzels, and other items that don't need to be refrigerated and layer them on neatly.
    • Just before serving, start to fill in with meats and cheeses and more crackers. I like to keep the caramel apple things all together on one side. 
    • Fill in any gaps at the end with grapes then top everything with your spooky elements!

    Notes

    This is such a fun thing to bring to a party and can be personalized to meet different preferences. Have fun with it!
    Can be made ahead of time, other than the apples.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1plateCalories: 352kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 16gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 779mgPotassium: 436mgFiber: 4gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 284IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 155mgIron: 2mg
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    1. Jacob

      October 18, 2021 at 8:13 am

      5 stars
      Took this to a party and it was a hit. Made the homemade caramel to go with it and I keep eating spoonfuls of it.

      Reply
    2. Jed

      November 30, 2021 at 10:02 pm

      5 stars
      Made this for a party and it was a huge hit

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    3. Nancy

      December 03, 2021 at 9:02 am

      5 stars
      What a good idea! I am going to do this for my next holiday party!

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