Simple Halloween Grazing Board
This simple easy grazing board can be made by anyone and includes cheeses, meats, fruits, Halloween candy, treats, jam, honey, and more!
Equipment
- Large board to display all the treats if you don't want to use a designated charcuterie or grazing board, you could also just use a cutting board - you really won't see it anyways with all the treats on it! Alternatively you could also lay parchment paper or plastic wrap down on a table instead and lay your treats on top of that which would make for an easy grazing table!
Ingredients
**The ingredients below are what is pictured in the photos on this post. Scale the amounts to your needs. You should use whichever ingredients you would like to make the perfect Halloween grazing board for you! Additional suggestions above. Have fun with it and get creative!**
MEATS & CHEESES
- 8 ounces thin sliced hard salami (shaped into roses)
- 16 ounces summer sausage (jalapeno cheddar kind)
- 4 ounces pepperjack cheese (sliced into cubes)
- 4 ounces colby jack cheese (sliced into thin rectangles)
- 4 ounces white cheddar (sliced into triangle wedges)
HALLOWEEN SWEETS
- varied Halloween Candy such as green Snickers, green Twix, and M&Ms
- 8 Halloween Oreo cookies
- 4 Milano cookies ("RIP" written on them with edible marker to create tombstones)
- 6 Biscoff cookies
- 6 cinnamon sugar apple cider donuts
- ¼ cup Halloween themed sprinkles
- 1-3 caramel apples
- 10 Brach's caramels
FRUITS & VEGGIES
- 2 apples (sliced)
- 1 pomegranate (remove seeds or simply break fruit into small pieces)
- 20-30 assorted purple/green grapes
- 10 baby dill pickles
- dried fruits such as cranberries, pineapple, or apricots (included in trail mix)
DIPS & SPREADS
- 1 medium jar blackberry jam
- 1 small jar peach jelly
- 1 small jar honey
- 1 medium jar homemade caramel (may need to warm if using a thicker caramel before serving for desired dipping consistency)
CRUNCHY THINGS
- 1 sleeve Ritz crackers
- 12 thin style gluten free crackers
- 20 small pretzel rods
- 10 crunchy sesame breadsticks
NUTS & SEEDS
- 1 cup trail mix with almonds, walnuts, pepitas, & dried fruits
Instructions
- First set out your desired props onto the table including the board you're going to use.
- Prep all of the ingredients including slicing your meats and cheeses and placing small items in designated containers. Start by laying the larger items down on the grazing board first and then place contrasting colored items next to each other. Vary the textures and amounts of each item. Place jams, spreads, or toppings such as honey in small jars and scatter them around the board. Make sure to include utensils for these items. (See above blog post for best grazing board design practices.)
- Once your board is set up, add in some Halloween decorations like skeleton bones or cookies shaped as gravestones with RIP written on them with edible marker. Add in Halloween candy or cookies such as orange colored Oreos to add to the Halloween theme. Make sure each food item is easy to grab.Get as creative as you like! Move stuff around as you see fit until the grazing board is completely full. Enjoy!
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