Halloween Charcuterie Board

This candy Halloween charcuterie board is filled with spooky skeletons, ghosts, witches, pumpkins, worms and hocus pocus sweet treats! Perfect for your next Halloween party to bring the scare for kids and adults alike.

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If you are looking to make the perfect Halloween charcuterie board with your favorite Halloween candy, you are in luck! There are so many different candies and sweet treats you can choose from to make the perfect Halloween candy board.

Plus, you can riff and make other Halloween charcuterie board ideas such as the Hocus Pocus charcuterie board, skeleton charcuterie board, spooky charcuterie board, charcuterie skull, pumpkin shaped charcuterie board and Jack o lantern charcuterie! The sky is the limit and creative liberty is where it’s at!

Now, before we get started and you yell at me, saying, “but Aubrey, charcuterie means meat!” You are correct. The Merriam-Webster definition of charcuterie is “a delicatessen specializing in dressed meats and meat dishesalso : the products sold in such a shop.”

That being said, we are seeing a broadened interpretation of the words charcuterie board to mean a bountiful board with anything from meats and cheeses (Trader Joe’s meat and cheese board), to vegetables, to candy and fun holiday and themed boards (ex: Easter Charcuterie Board). So, technically, this Halloween charcuterie board is a Halloween candy board.

If you are cozied up by the fire looking for some other delicious Fall and Halloween recipes, definitely check out these Halloween Cake Pop Popsicles, Easy Pumpkin Muffins or Smoked Old Fashioned for an adult treat!

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 and sweet treats you can use. The beautiful part about creating a Halloween charcuterie board is that you can be completely creative with the look and flavors.
• All of the candy ingredients for this Halloween 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 Halloween party dessert!

Ingredients

Depending on the size of the board you are using, I recommend the following rough numbers. If you prefer more variety on your board, you can always buy extra bags of different Halloween candy and use the leftover for Halloween trick or treats! Or late night snacking….just sayin.

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

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

• Chocolate skull
• Boo Oreos
• Twix ghosts
• Warhead cubes, galactic mix
• Reese‘s peanut butter cup pumpkins
• Jelly pumpkins
• Brach’s classic candy corn
• Hershey‘s cookies and cream fangs
• Kit Kat witches brew edition (light green wafers)
• Reese‘s white chocolate pumpkins
• Hershey‘s miniatures (autumn addition)
• Trolli sour brite crawler gummy worms
• M&M cookies and “screeem”
• Sweet Chaos drizzled popcorn (pumpkin spice flavor)

• Halloween or autumn cupcakes, cookies or bars (mini or large size)
• Reese’s white chocolate peanut butter cup ghosts
• Reese‘s peanut butter cup “Franken-cup” (green colored filling)
• Tootsie caramel apple lollypops
• Dove chocolate pumpkins
• Sour Patch Kids zombie edition
• Sour Punch spooky straws
• Brach’s caramel apple mellowcreme
• Brach’s pumpkin mellowcreme
• Dot’s ghosts
• Haribo twin snakes gummies
• M&M ghouls mix
• KitKat pumpkin pie wafers (orange color)

How to make a Halloween charcuterie board

Build a Foundation

• Place any bowls first. Then, place any larger candy (such as the cupcakes, chocolate skull, 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 on your Halloween charcuterie board.

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 Halloween candy.

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 Halloween candy charcuterie boards.

Amounts: 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 Halloween charcuterie board. Leftovers are always great!

How to clean a charcuterie board

How you clean your charcuterie board will depend on how messy it is. For example, if you used all packaged candy then you are good to go! However, if you have a sugary, chocolate mess, you want to roll up those sleeves.

First, wipe any excess sugar into your sink with a dry paper towel. If your board is wood, use a mild dish soap and scrub with soap and water, drying immediately.

Additionally, be sure to read any special instructions on your wood board. If your board is glass, you may be able to put it in the dishwasher if it is marked dishwasher safe.

What type of wood board should I use?

You can use any type of wood board for charcuterie. You can also use a plastic or glass platter as well. Small, medium or large depends on how many people you are feeding and the visual aesthetic you are going for. A few great wooden charcuterie boards you can buy online are:

• Basic Rectangle Board
• Board with Handle
• Rounded Board

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