Christmas Charcuterie Board

This Christmas charcuterie board is filled with fun, perfect for Christmas, Christmas Eve or holiday party. Bring the festive with Christmas trees, candy canes, reindeer, gingerbread men, snowmen and Santa Claus sweet candy and dessert treats!

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If you want to make the perfect Christmas charcuterie board, you are in the right place!

This festive Christmas candy charcuterie board is filled with fun sweet treats and desserts! If you are new to charcuterie boards, you can start with Best Crackers for Charcuterie Board.

Looking for other festive charcuterie board inspiration? Check out this Trader Joe’s Charcuterie Board, Fall Charcuterie Board, Valentine’s Charcuterie Board and Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board!

Want to put some homemade Christmas treats on your board, you will love these easy no bake Coconut Rum Balls and Soft Gingerbread Cookies… and perhaps some Edible Sugar Cookie Dough!

Now let’s get this holiday season underway!!!

Why this recipe works

You can make a small, medium or large size candy board or a combination thereof.

There is no limit to the types of candy, desserts and sweet treats you can use. If you want to make a savory board, you can follow these same helpful tips and use meats, cheese, nuts, dips, fruits and spreads.

The beautiful part about creating a Christmas charcuterie board is that you can be completely creative with the look and flavors.

All of the candy ingredients for this Christmas charcuterie board can be purchased online or at your local store such as Walmart, Target, Trader Joe’s or, my personal favorite for a great budget shop, the Dollar Store making this a reasonably priced Christmas party dessert!

Ingredients

Depending on the size of the board you are using, I recommend the following rough numbers.

• Large Board: 10-12 packages Christmas candy, assorted choices.
• Medium Board: 6-8 packages Christmas candy, assorted choices.
• Small Board: 4-6 packages Christmas candy, assorted choices.

If you prefer more variety on your board, you can always buy extra bags of different Christmas candy and use the leftover for your holiday party or potluck!

Or perhaps a late night snack nestled close by the fire with the stockings all hung by the chimney with care.

See also below for my extensive list of different candy options you can buy for your Christmas charcuterie board.

You can click the links if you want to buy online or to get an idea of what they look like so you can buy them at your local retail store.

• Christmas cupcakes, cookies or bars (mini or large size)
• Peppermint Pretzel Slims
• Salted Caramels
• Double Chocolate Covered Peppermint Joe Joe’s
• Dark Chocolate Stars
• Trader Joe’s Festive Chocolate Collection (snowman, gingerbread man, Christmas sweater, present, wreath)
• Cocoa Truffles
• Salty Honey Toffee Milk Chocolate Covered Crackers
• Dark Chocolate Covered Peppermint Cremes
• Dark Chocolate Covered Minty Marshmallows
• Candy Cane Oreos

• Chocolate Santa Claus
• Chocolate Snowman
• Chocolate Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
• Candy Canes (various colors)
• Holiday M&M’s
• Christmas Sour Patch Kids
• Frosty the Snowman Gummies
• Warheads Sour Holiday Mix
• Trolli Sour Bites Trees
• Milk Chocolate Holiday Balls
• Rudolph Gummies
• Double Crisp Holiday Coins
• Palmer Milk Chocolate Christmas Candy

How to make a Christmas charcuterie board

Build a Foundation

Place any bowls first. Then, place any larger candy (such as the cupcakes, chocolate Santa, snowman or reindeer, large candy packages and lollipops around the edges).

This sets your foundation. From there, you will want to arrange your items in descending order focusing on next heaviest or large items.

The items should get gradually smaller and fill in the gaps.

Create Movement on the Board

You want to utilize movement to create a beautiful board. Experiment with placing your bowls off-center in a variety of places on the board.

When placing the foods, you can create a combination of wavy patterns or more uniform placements. Don’t be afraid to play.

Contrast your Colors

When placing your foods, contrast your colors indifferent areas of the board.

For example, if you have pink candy, you might place them near blue or purple candy instead of near the same color.

This creates visual excitement.

Vary your Sizes

Play around with placing larger items next to smaller items. You can also experiment with different sizes of Christmas candy or Christmas desserts.

Vary Flavors

Depending on your preferences, it is always great to have a variety of flavors on the plate. Use different chocolates, gummies, sour candy, lollipops, peanut butter cups etc.

This variety is part of the fun of this Christmas candy charcuterie boards.

Dollar store, Target, Walmart and Trader Joe’s are my favorite stores to pick up reasonably priced Christmas candy and dessert options.

Christmas charcuterie board ideas

There is no shortage of cute Christmas charcuterie board ideas! Some favorites include Christmas tree charcuterie board, Christmas dessert charcuterie board, Christmas wreath charcuterie board, Christmas candy charcuterie board, snowman charcuterie board, Santa charcuterie board, gingerbread charcuterie board and Grinch charcuterie board.

You can also make your board with cured meats, cheeses, fruits, nuts, crackers, dips, spreads or dessert, cupcakes, cookies or candy. The sky is the limit!

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