This Easter Charcuterie Board is the perfect dessert candy dessert board to serve at your next Easter party or Springtime Brunch. Packed full of Easter candy charcuterie board ideas from chocolate bunnies, to peanut butter Easter eggs, to marshmallow peeps, this is an Easter dessert that the adults and kids will love!
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Throwing a festive Easter get-together always starts with the food right? Ok ok. Maybe the kids hunting around for the Easter eggs comes first. But then the Easter Charcuterie Board!
This Easter Charcuterie board is a super fun way to entertain the adults and kiddos. And if you are looking for other delicious Easter desserts, you will love these Easter Cookies (with M&M’s and Chocolate Chips!), Brownie Blondies and perhaps an Espresso Martini with Baileys for the adults?
One of my favorite tricks of the trade for this delicious candy board, is to run by your local Dollar Store or Dollar Tree to grab all of your Easter candy at a bargain!
And before you come for me! Charcuterie (pronounced “shahr-ku-tuh-ree”) originated in France and is translated roughly as “pork butcher” and involves preparing and assembling cured meats.
This idea has developed to include other foods such as cheese, olives, nuts, spreads and fruits. If you want to make an epic charcuterie board, be sure to check out my Trader Joe’s Charcuterie Board.
Charcuterie boards have become all the craze and have even extended to fun ideas such a breakfast charcuterie boards, dessert charcuterie boards, taco charcuterie boards and various holiday charcuterie boards.
So, basically anything artfully arranged on a wooden board is sometimes (and perhaps, incorrectly) referred to as a charcuterie board.
Now that we have that out of the way, let me introduce you to the Easter charcuterie board, or more specifically the Easter CANDY charcuterie board. Are you excited yet!!!???
Why this Easter charcuterie board is perfect for Easter!
- This Easter charcuterie board can be made with any candy of your choice. The sky is the limit!
- You can use any size board to make this Easter candy charcuterie board. Just adjust your candy selection and you are good to go!
- If you want to serve something fun for both adults and children, this is the perfect charcuterie board for Easter. Tons of candy to choose from with great packaged grab-and-go candy options as well.
Candy board ingredients
The great part about this Easter charcuterie board is that you can use any variety of candy that you like.
Below is a list that I used for my board, but feel free to substitute any of your favorite candies. I have also included a second list of other delicious Easter candy board options.
- Marshmallow Peeps (pink, blue, yellow, purple)
- Large Chocolate Bunny
- Lollipops
- Jelly Beans
- Small Chocolate Easter Bunnies
- Small Chocolate Eggs
- Medium Chocolate Eggs
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Eggs
- Chocolate Carrots
- Easter Sour Patch Kids
- Easter Bunny Gummies
- Easter Dots
- Easter m&m’s
- Large Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Eggs
- Easter Chocolate Coins
Other Easter Candy Charcuterie Board Ideas:
- Reese’s Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Bunny
- Whoppers Easter Robin Eggs
- Lindt Easter Milk Chocolate Gold Bunny
- Rice Krispies Milk Chocolate N Cereal Foil Wrapped Eggs
- Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme Eggs,
- Sweetarts Easter Candy Chicks, Ducks, and Bunnies Tangy Candy
- Snickers Easter Singles Size Chocolate Candy Bar Egg
- Cadbury Caramel Mini Eggs
- Cadbury Mini Eggs Milk Chocolate with a Crisp Sugar Shell Candy
- Limited Edition Peeps Gummy Candies,
- M&M’S Easter Milk Chocolate MINIS
- Reese’s Milk Chocolate and White Creme Peanut Butter Assortment Eggs
- Reese’s Mallow-Top Milk Chocolate and Marshmallow Flavored White Crème Peanut Butter Cups
- Dove Easter Assorted Springtime Mix Chocolate
- Starburst Original Easter Jelly Beans
- Cadbury Creme Eggs
- Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate and Caramel Bunnies
- Russell Stover Marshmallow & Milk Chocolate Easter Eggs
- Lindt Hazelnut Chocolate Carrots
- OREO Easter Chocolate Candy Egg,
- Butterfinger Milk Chocolate Nesteggs
- Jelly Belly Jelly Beans
- Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bunnies Candy
- Hershey’s Chocolate and White Creme Eggs
- Sour Punch Bag Chicks & Bunnies
- Reese’s Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Carrots Candy
How to make the perfect candy charcuterie board for Easter
Build a foundation
Place any bowls first. Then, place any larger candy (such as the large chocolate bunny and the 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 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 sizes
Play around with placing larger items next to smaller items. You can also experiment with different sizes of Easter candy.
Vary flavors
Depending on your preferences, it is always great to have a variety of flavors on the plate.
Use different chocolates, gummies, lollipops, marshmallow peeps etc. This variety is part of the fun of these Easter candy charcuterie boards.
Amounts and size of charcuterie board
The amounts of each item will depend on the size of your board and your taste preferences.
Don’t be afraid to grab a few extras so you have a full and bountiful Easter charcuterie board. Leftovers are always great!
Best Charcuterie Board to Buy
There are many different shapes and sizes of charcuterie board. Some basic sizes would be small, medium or large.
Typical shapes are circular or rectangular but you will see everything in between!
Here are some ideas for different shaped boards that you can purchase on Amazon:
FAQ and expert tips
Absolutely! You can put anything you enjoy on your charcuterie board. Dessert candy boards are becoming a very fun and popular idea to serve and parties and gatherings.
Start by placing your larger items first and then continue to arrange your candy in order from small to large, filling in any open gaps.
A charcuterie board would not traditionally have candy, it would be comprised of different cured meats. However, the concept of the charcuterie board has continued to involve any and all fun food ingredients.
Looking for other dessert ideas?
- Chocolate Chip Cookies without Brown Sugar
- Vegan Blondies
- Snickerdoodles without Cream of Tartar
- Bacardi Coquito
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Easter Charcuterie Board
Equipment
- Charcuterie board, various smaller bowls
Ingredients
- 4 package marshmallow peeps (pink, blue, yellow, purple)
- 1 large chocolate bunny
- 6 lollipops of choice
- 1 package jelly beans
- 5 small chocolate Easter bunnies
- 1 package small chocolate eggs
- 1 package medium chocolate eggs
- 1 package peanut butter chocolate eggs
- 1 package chocolate carrots
- 1 package Easter Sour Patch Kids
- 1 package Easter bunny gummies
- 1 package Easter Dots
- 1 package Easter m&m's
- 4 large Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Eggs
- 1 package Easter chocolate coins
Instructions
Build a Foundation
- Place any bowls first. Then, place any larger candy (such as the large chocolate bunny and the 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 Easter candy.
Vary Flavors
- Depending on your preferences, it is always great to have a variety of flavors on the plate. Use different chocolates, gummies, lollipops, marshmallow peeps etc. This variety is part of the fun of these Easter candy charcuterie boards.
Notes
- Reese’s Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Bunny
- Whoppers Easter Robin Eggs
- Lindt Easter Milk Chocolate Gold Bunny
- Rice Krispies Milk Chocolate N Cereal Foil Wrapped Eggs
- Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme Eggs,
- Sweetarts Easter Candy Chicks, Ducks, and Bunnies Tangy Candy
- Snickers Easter Singles Size Chocolate Candy Bar Egg
- Cadbury Caramel Mini Eggs
- Cadbury Mini Eggs Milk Chocolate with a Crisp Sugar Shell Candy
- Limited Edition Peeps Gummy Candies,
- M&M’S Easter Milk Chocolate MINIS
- Reese’s Milk Chocolate and White Creme Peanut Butter Assortment Eggs
- Reese’s Mallow-Top Milk Chocolate and Marshmallow Flavored White Crème Peanut Butter Cups
- Dove Easter Assorted Springtime Mix Chocolate
- Starburst Original Easter Jelly Beans
- Cadbury Creme Eggs
- Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate and Caramel Bunnies
- Russell Stover Marshmallow & Milk Chocolate Easter Eggs
- Lindt Hazelnut Chocolate Carrots
- OREO Easter Chocolate Candy Egg,
- Butterfinger Milk Chocolate Nesteggs
- Jelly Belly Jelly Beans
- Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bunnies Candy
- Hershey’s Chocolate and White Creme Eggs
- Sour Punch Bag Chicks & Bunnies
- Reese’s Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Carrots Candy
Sandra
This Easter charcuterie board is adorable!!! Can’t wait to make it on Easter.
Kayla
This Easter charcuterie board is SO cute!!! I will be making this on Easter.❤️