Halloween Charcuterie Board
Want to scare up some fun during spooky season? This Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween Charcuterie Board is perfect for serving at Halloween parties and before a night of trick-or-treating.
As much as I loooove summer, there is a part of me that spends those three months anxiously awaiting the arrival of Spooky Season. And the moment September rolls around, I’ll be making this super fun Halloween charcuterie board every chance I get!
Halloween party food is one of my all-time favorite things to make. It’s so much fun coming up with different snacks, treats, and drinks, from hauntingly healthy options like my Halloween fruit tray to scarily sweet monster Halloween popcorn and every spooky creation in between. And this Nightmare Before Christmas theme Halloween charcuterie board is destined to be my new favorite.
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What is Normally on a Charcuterie Board?
- Cheese: a good rule of thumb is to include at least 3 different kinds of cheese with different textures. Including one hard cheese, a softer spreadable cheese, and then a stronger style cheese will ensure there is something for everyone.
- Meat: often considered the centerpiece of a charcuterie board, it’s common to offer 3 or 4 different types of meats and plan on 2-3 ounces of meat per person.
- Bread and crackers: for loading up with meat and cheese, you’ll often find extras like breadsticks and pretzels for added texture and crunch.
- Fruit: the best boards will include an array of both fresh fruit and dried fruit, which provides color and flavor.
- Extras: such as nuts, olives, pickles, fresh herbs, and even chocolates and candies.
- Condiments: both savory and sweet are welcome additions. Think mustards, jams, jellies, compotes, and honey.
What I really love about this Nightmare Before Christmas charcuterie board is that combines my two favorite holidays—Halloween and Christmas—in one delicious meat and cheese board. In addition to serving it at all the Halloween celebrations, I think it also makes a super fun addition to Christmas parties.
Yeap, simply swap in Christmas candy and cookies and use your holiday cookie cutters (Santa hats, Christmas trees, etc.) to create some festive cheese adornments, and this Jack Skellington Halloween board will be loaded with holiday cheer.
How’s that for some easy holiday entertaining?!
Ingredient Notes
- Cheese – one wheel of Brie, plus cubed cheese, sliced white cheese, and Mozzarella pearls.
- Dark berries – such as blackberries, purple grapes, and blueberries.
- Jam – choose blackberry, blueberry, or grape to stay with the spooky color scheme.
- Black olives – a charcuterie board staple and ghouslishy great for Halloween.
- Salami – I love thinly sliced salami. You can also use Proscuitto or ham.
- Assorted crackers – the perfect base for piling on the meat and cheese.
- Pretzels – include regular salted pretzels, chocolate covered pretzels (dark or white chocolate), or both!
- Candy eyeballs – place on olives and mozzarella balls to amp up the spooky factor.
- Halloween sweets – include your favorite Halloween candy and some festive cookies, like these Halloween eyeball cookies.
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How To Make This Halloween Charcuterie Board
Get the complete ingredients list and instructions from the recipe card below.
Step 1. Place the brie wheel in the center of a serving board, and use the edge of a knife or toothpick to outline the Jack Skellington face. Scoop out the cheese using a small serrated knife or spoon, and fill with jam.
Step 2. Next, arrange the berries and olives on the board around the brie cheese.
Step 3. Cut white cheese slices into shapes with small Halloween cookie cutters and place them on top of the berries. Add crackers and pretzels to the board.
Step 4. Add candy eyeballs to olives and mozzarella balls. Fill the remaining space with the salami, cubed cheese, candy, and cookies.
Tips For Success
- Be sure to use a platter or a serving tray that’s large enough to hold all of the different goodies. A tray with handles makes it easy to transport too.
- When arranging the items on the board, feel free to experiment with placement to see what works best. You can have fun trying out different set-ups each time you make it.
- It’s better to have too much to put on your board than not enough to fill it. Having extras on hand means you can easily replenish the board as needed.
- A full tray not only looks great but will also allow you to include more options for your guests to choose from.
- If you’re taking your Halloween appetizer board to an event, you’ll want to assemble and wrap it in plastic wrap just before you plan to leave.
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Serve With
- Spice up your Halloween festivities with these Mummy Jalapeno Poppers.
- These easy Halloween Cupcakes and Halloween Donuts are always a hit!
- Halloween Zombie Fingers are as fun to make as they are to eat.
And for even more frighteningly fun recipes, be sure to check out this collection of 25 Easy Halloween Party Food Ideas!
Recommended Tools
- A good set of sharp knives will make prep work a breeze!
- Try serving ingredients in different sizes of Mason jars for a fun presentation.
- These glass storage containers are great for prepping ahead and will keep leftovers fresh.
- For the best tools to help make your recipe even easier and more successful, check out my collection of the Best Kitchen Tools on Amazon.
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Halloween Charcuterie Board
Ingredients
- 16 ounce (454g) Brie wheel
- Dark-colored jam such as blackberry, blueberry, or purple grape
- Blueberries and blackberries
- Purple grapes
- Black olives
- Cubed cheese
- Sliced white cheese
- Mozzarella pearls
- Sliced salami
- Assorted crackers
- Candy eyeballs
- Pretzels chocolate-covered and regular
- Halloween cookies and candy
- Serving tray or large wood cutting board
- Halloween cookie cutters
Instructions
- Place the brie wheel in the center of a serving board, and use the edge of a knife or toothpick to outline the Jack Skellington face.
- Scoop out the cheese from the carved areas using a small serrated knife or spoon.
- Fill the holes with the dark-colored jam.
- Next, arrange the berries on the board around the brie cheese.
- Use small Halloween cookie cutters to cut white cheese slices into shapes and place them on top of the berries.
- Stick candy eyeballs onto the olives and mozzarella balls and add to the board.
- Place the crackers and pretzels on the board, along with the salami and cubed cheese.
- Fill the remaining space with Halloween candy and cookies.
