Halloween Charcuterie Board Recipe

Rating 5.0
| 3
| Last Updated on June 26, 2024
Eat, drink and be scary with this Halloween charcuterie board. Filled with various meats, cheeses, fruits and crackers, it’s a charcuterie board that will give ‘em pumpkin to talk about it.
Utensils Appetizer
Globe New American
21
ingredients
8
steps
30
minutes
Giselle is a recipe developer and content creator that loves all things sweet and savory. She runs her own food blog, The Busy Spatula, and her work has been featured on Yahoo!, Marvel Studios and the Kitchn.

Ingredients

Servings:
8
2
orange mini pumpkins
2
white mini pumpkins
1
wheel of brie, about 6 inches in diameter, cold
2
black peppercorns
8 oz
sharp cheddar cheese, cubed
8 oz
Gouda cheese, cubed
6 oz
prosciutto
12 oz
hard salami, sliced
8 oz
peppered salami, sliced
1/2 cup(s)
olives
1/2 cup(s)
fig jam
1/2 cup(s)
pickles or cornichons
1 pt
blackberries
1 pt
blueberries
1
bunch black grapes
1
sleeve butter crackers
1
sleeve water crackers
1 cup(s)
shelled pistachios
mini plastic spiders
candy eyes
plastic skeleton hand
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Directions 8 steps | 30 Minutes

Step 1

Prepare a large board for the charcuterie. Place the two orange mini pumpkins on opposite corners of the board. Place the two white mini pumpkins on the remaining corners, arranging them so they’re not perfectly on each corner. 

Halloween Charcuterie Board Recipe: Prepare a large board for the charcuterie.
Step 2

Use a sharp knife to cut out a ghost from the wheel of brie. Place two black peppercorns for the eyes. 

Halloween Charcuterie Board Recipe: Use a sharp knife to cut out a ghost from the wheel of brie.
Step 3

Place the ghost shaped brie, cubed sharp cheddar cheese and Gouda cheese on the board, arranging each cheese on the upper left, center and bottom right. 

Halloween Charcuterie Board Recipe: Place the ghost shaped brie, cubed sharp cheddar cheese and Gouda cheese on the board, arranging each cheese on the upper left, center and bottom right.
Step 4

Place about ¾ of the prosciutto, hard salami and peppered salmi on the board. Set aside the remaining meat to fill in the gaps afterward. 

Halloween Charcuterie Board Recipe: Place about ¾ of the prosciutto, hard salami and peppered salmi on the board.
Step 5

Place three small bowls on opposite ends of the board and fill one with olives, one with fig jam and the other with cornichons (or pickles). 

Halloween Charcuterie Board Recipe: Place three small bowls on opposite ends of the board and fill one with olives, one with fig jam and the other with cornichons (or pickles).
Step 6

Add the blackberries, blueberries and black grapes in bunches along any empty spaces of the board.

Halloween Charcuterie Board Recipe: Add the blackberries, blueberries and black grapes in bunches along any empty spaces of the board.
Step 7

Fill the remaining spaces of the board with the butter crackers, water crackers and pistachios. If there are any remaining gaps, fill them in with the remaining pieces of meat. 

Halloween Charcuterie Board Recipe: Fill the remaining spaces of the board with the butter crackers, water crackers and pistachios.
Step 8

Decorate with mini plastic spiders, candy eyes and a plastic skeleton hand for a spooky finish. Enjoy!

Halloween Charcuterie Board Recipe: Decorate with mini plastic spiders, candy eyes and a plastic skeleton hand for a spooky finish.
Nutrition Per Serving
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CALORIES
731
FAT
51 g
PROTEIN
39.6 g
CARBS
29.8 g
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Jessica U.

Jessica

29 Sep 2023

Such a cute idea for a halloween party!

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Chrystal G.

Chrystal

29 Sep 2023

So cute! Love the Brie ghosts.

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Kimiko S.

Kimiko

23 Sep 2022

So much fun to make and everyone at the party loved it!

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