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Spooky Charcuterie Board For Halloween

pooky, abundant, and endlessly snackable, this Halloween charcuterie board is the easiest way to impress a crowd. Grab your cookie cutters, let your creativity run wild, and let me know in the comments what creepy details you added to yours!

  • Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

Scale

Cheeses:

  • 8 oz (225 g) brie round
  • 4 oz (115 g) soft-ripened cheese (e.g. Le Pico, goat cheese, or Camembert)
  • 2 oz (55 g) blue cheese (e.g. Stilton)
  • 2 oz (55 g) hard cheese, cubed (e.g. Cacio di Bosco or Manchego)
  • 2 oz (55 g) fresh mozzarella pearls

Meats:

  • 3 oz (85 g) thinly sliced capicola
  • 6 oz (170 g) thinly sliced spicy salami (e.g. chorizo Ibérico)

Fruit, olives, and nuts:

  • 8 fresh figs, halved
  • 1 cup (150 g) Castelvetrano olives
  • ¾ cup (110 g) blackberries
  • ½ cup (75 g) dried apricots
  • ½ cup (50 g) walnuts

Snacks and crackers:

  • ¾ cup caramel corn
  • ¾ cup fall-colored trail mix
  • ½ cup small cheese crackers
  • ⅓ cup candy corn
  • 1 box (4 oz / 115 g) water crackers
  • 1 package (4 oz / 115 g) crispy toasts
  • 8 mini spiced cookies
  • Handful of Halloween-shaped potato snacks

Toppings:

  • ¼ cup (80 g) raspberry preserves
  • ¼ cup (40 g) pomegranate arils

Decorations (optional):

  • 2 small decorative pumpkins
  • Plastic spiders, skulls, and skeleton hands
  • Candy eyeballs
  • Seasonal flowers

Instructions

  1. Cut. Use small Halloween cookie cutters to cut shapes from the cold brie.
  2. Anchor. Arrange the pumpkins, skulls (if using), cheeses, and brie shapes on a large board.
  3. Meats. Fold or roll the salami and capicola into piles between the cheeses.
  4. Fill. Tuck figs, olives, berries, apricots, and walnuts into the gaps, then fill in with crackers, snacks, and cookies.
  5. Blood. Spoon the raspberry preserves over the soft cheese and top with pomegranate arils.
  6. Eyeballs. Press candy eyeballs onto the mozzarella pearls.
  7. Decorate. Finish with the ghost and bat snacks, decorations, and flowers. Serve immediately.

Notes

  • Cutting brie: Keep it cold while cutting, then let the shapes come to room temperature before serving.
  • Cutter tip: Brie is often taller than cookie cutters. Use a paring knife to trim around the cutter.
  • Guests’ tastes: Choose meats and cheeses your guests enjoy. Deli turkey is great for kids.
  • Food safety: Don’t leave cheese and meat out for more than 2 hours.
  • Make ahead: Assemble the cheeses, meats, and fruit up to 1 hour ahead. Add the crackers just before serving.
  • Author: SOFIA
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: Appetizer, Snack
  • Method: No-Cook
  • Cuisine: American

Find it online: https://www.fastzestyrecipes.com/halloween-charcuterie-board/