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Halloween Charcuterie Board Ideas

Black crackers, orange cheese and a few cookie cutters turn any board into a Halloween centrepiece.

Updated · 12 ideas· 6 min read·

Quick answer

Easy Halloween charcuterie ideas: a mummy brie wrapped in pastry or prosciutto strips with olive eyes, a skeleton laid out in cheese and crackers, pumpkin-shaped cheddar, olive spiders and a candy corn colour scheme. Use orange (cheddar, clementines), black (olives, black crackers, blackberries) and white (mozzarella, brie).

Idea 1

Mummy brie

Wrap brie in strips of puff pastry, bake, add two olive eyes.

You need: brie, puff pastry
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Idea 2

Skeleton board

Lay out a skeleton with breadsticks and cheese, filling the body with meats and fruit.

You need: breadsticks
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Idea 3

Pumpkin cheese ball

A cheddar cheese ball scored like a pumpkin with a pepper stem.

You need: cheese ball
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Idea 4

Olive spiders

Halved black olives as bodies, sliced olives as legs, on top of cheese.

You need: black olives
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Idea 5

Candy corn board

Food in stripes of yellow, orange and white.

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Idea 6

Witch's brew board

Green grapes, kiwi, green apple and a dark dip.

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Idea 7

Monster eye board

Mozzarella balls with olive pupils scattered across the board.

You need: mozzarella balls
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Idea 8

Ghost cheese board

Ghost-cut white cheese and bananas with chocolate chip faces.

You need: ghost cutter
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Idea 9

Halloween candy board

Fun-size bars, gummy worms, candy corn and pretzels.

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Idea 10

Coffin board

Use a coffin-shaped board or draw one on paper underneath.

You need: coffin board
spooky
Idea 11

Bat wings board

Black tortilla chips as bat wings around dips.

You need: black chips
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Idea 12

Jack-o'-lantern fruit board

Clementines with drawn-on faces and a fruit 'pumpkin patch'.

You need: clementines, marker
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Frequently asked questions

What do you put on a Halloween charcuterie board?

Orange and black foods: cheddar, clementines, carrots, black olives, blackberries, black crackers, plus fun shapes like ghosts, pumpkins and bats.

How do you make a mummy brie?

Wrap a brie in thin strips of puff pastry, leave a gap for eyes, bake at 200°C/400°F for 20 minutes and add olive or candy eyes.

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