Halloween is right around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than with some spooky and delicious Halloween charcuterie and dessert boards?
These creative boards are perfect for parties, family gatherings, or just a fun night in.
From sweet treats to savory snacks, each board is designed to add a festive and eerie touch to your Halloween festivities.
Let’s explore 23 unique and tasty ideas that will make your Halloween extra special this year.
what to include in a halloween charcuterie and dessert boards?
Creating a Halloween charcuterie and dessert board is a fun way to delight your guests with festive and spooky treats.
Whether you’re hosting a Halloween party or just want to enjoy some themed snacks, these boards can be a hit.
Here are some must-have items to include in your Halloween charcuterie and dessert boards, complete with Amazon links to make your shopping easier.
- Cheese Balls
- Oreo Cookies
- Pretzel Sticks
- Popcorn
- Mini Bone Candy
- M&Ms
- Ghost and Skull Candies
- Gummy Worms
- Candy Corn
- Marshmallows
- Caramel Popcorn
- Assorted Berries
- Rice Krispies Treats
- Chocolate-Covered Pretzels
- Cupcakes
Halloween Charcuterie and Dessert Board Ideas
1. Cheese Ball Tray + Pretzel Spiders
A fun mix with cheese balls, Oreo spiders made with pretzels, popcorn in a spooky open mouth bowl, mini bone candies sprinkled with red food coloring, pretzels, mini KitKats, M&Ms, and orange pretzel rods drizzled with white chocolate.
2. Cobweb Candy Platter
This board has cobweb candies, fresh raspberries, blueberries, peeled oranges, green, orange, and purple skull candies, and an assortment of other candies for a colorful treat.
3. Finger Pretzels + Ghost Candies
Yellow pretzel fingers, ghost candies, “boo” letter candies, popcorn, and candy corns surrounded by mini skeleton parts for an extra creepy touch.
4. Scream Charcuterie Board
A mix of meats, blackberries, a scream face centerpiece, crackers, cookies, blueberries, and coffin-shaped cheese blocks.
Perfect for a spooky snack.
5. Ghost Cookies + Rice Krispies Ghouls
Gummies, ghost and cat cookies, Rice Krispies ghouls, jelly milk, and pumpkin lollipops for a sweet and spooky dessert board.
6. Black Skull Tray + Flour-Coated Sausages
A black skull tray with flour-coated sausages with tiny eyes, celery sticks with eyes, coated pretzels, cut bananas, carrots, jelly milk, white ghost crackers, peeled oranges, and tangerines.
7. Pumpkin Bowl + Mini Cupcake Chocolates
Coated pretzels, mini cupcake chocolates, M&Ms, popcorn, gummy pumpkins in a white pumpkin bowl, mini caramel toffees, and more for a delightful Halloween treat.
8. Skeleton Tray + Meat and Cheese
A skeleton-themed tray with meats, red grapes, blackberries, orange slices, honey, gourds, crackers, cheese, pickles, and more for a creepy and tasty spread.
9. Cauldron Dip + Cheese Cuts
A cheese platter with blackberries, a mini cauldron pot of dip in the center, cheese cuts, green grapes, ghoul crackers, carrot slices, graham crackers, pumpkin candies, and more.
10. Spook-Cuterie Board
Chocolate-drizzled strawberries, candy corns, cheese cut in ghoul shapes, popcorn in a ghost-shaped plate with eyeballs, green grapes, coated pretzels, pumpkin candies, blackberries in a bat-shaped plate, ghoul crackers, and a rubber spider for a spooky touch.
11. Wooden Dessert Board
Coated pretzels, M&Ms, icing-decorated Oreos, cotton candy with eyes, tangerines, and ghost candies on a rustic wooden board.
12. Tangerine Pumpkins + Candy Corn
Coated pretzels, M&Ms, tangerines with celery stems, red grapes, colorful ghost candies, crackers, worm gummies, candy corns, eyeballs, and more for a colorful Halloween board.
13. Almonds + Pretzels + Meat
A mix of almonds, pretzels, meats, wheat crackers, strawberries, blackberries, and red jam dipping sauce with spider decorations around the plate.
14. Bread Swirls + Macarons
Bread swirls around sausages and eyeballs, macarons with pretzels, cookies, and candy corns for a sweet and savory treat.
15. Skeleton Bed + Meat and Cheese
Meat, cheese, grapes, rambutan, and pomegranates create a bed for a skeleton decoration on this spooky board.
16. Pumpkin Tray + Autumn Leaves
A pumpkin-shaped tray with autumn leaves candy, ghoul hands, ghost crackers, pretzels, chocolate, Oreo bats, and caramel popcorn.
17. Pickles + Fruit + Cheese
Pickles, grapes, orange slices, meats, crackers, white ghouls, dipping sauce, cheese, and flowers for a creepy yet elegant board.
18. Cheerios Sticks + Oreo Spiders
Cheerios sticks, Oreo spiders, crackers, candies, caramel popcorn, candy corns, and coated apple slices make for a fun and tasty treat.
19. B-O-O Marshmallow Bowl
A “B-O-O” letter bowl filled with mini marshmallows, pretzels, gummies, and pumpkin candies for a simple and sweet snack.
20. Bacon-Wrapped Ghoul Head
A ghoul head covered with bacon strips and eyeballs, meats, cheese cubes, olives, brain candy, and green-coated pretzel rods shaped like fingers.
21. Candy + Fruit + Guacamole
A mix of candy, fruits, pretzels, guacamole, cupcakes, and gummy worms for a varied and fun Halloween treat board.
22. Waffle and Macaron Board
Waffles, coated pretzels, macarons, waffles, tombstone cookies, and more for a sweet dessert board.
23. Fruit Platter with Marshmallows
A fruit platter of bananas, drizzled strawberries, grapes, apples, marshmallows, and pears for a healthy Halloween snack.
Conclusion
Creating Halloween charcuterie and dessert boards is a fun and festive way to celebrate the season.
Whether you prefer sweet or savory, these boards offer something for everyone.
They’re perfect for parties, gatherings, or a cozy night in.
With these ideas, you can bring a touch of Halloween magic to your table and impress your guests with your creativity and culinary skills.
Happy Halloween, and enjoy the spooky treats!
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