Recipes & Cooking Holiday Recipes Halloween Recipes 18 Halloween Charcuterie Board Ideas to Conjure Up This Year Get inspired by these spooky Halloween snack plates. By Sarah Martens Sarah Martens Sarah Martens is the Senior Editor overseeing food at Better Homes & Gardens digital. She has been with the BHG brand for more than 10 years. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on October 17, 2023 Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Carson Downing If you're hosting guests during the spooky season, there's no easier appetizer than a Halloween charcuterie board. Assemble a few meats, cheeses, fruits, and crackers to create a build-your-own snack station that guests will love. Our best charcuterie boards for Halloween feature easy recipes, ghoulishly cute presentation ideas, and most importantly, delicious snacks. 01 of 18 Black Halloween Charcuterie Board Kelsey Hansen. Food Styling: Kelsey Moylan. Prop Styling: Stephanie Hunter Sweet bites live in the darkness on this black theme cookie tray. Purchased brownies and cookies, chocolate cutouts, and melted chocolate accents revel in darkness. It’s easy to find black-tinted candies and embellishments. But you can make your own too. Use a toothpick to add black gel food coloring (it’s very concentrated) to purchased frosting. 02 of 18 Ghost Dessert Board Kelsey Hansen. Food Styling: Kelsey Moylan. Prop Styling: Stephanie Hunter These sweet specters will generate delight instead of fright. Making them is splendidly simple. Much of this dessert tray is fix-ups of light-tone cookies such as madeleines, meringues, and rolled wafers. It takes no time to scare up a batch of marshmallow treats and boxed white cupcakes to complete the ensemble. 03 of 18 Pumpkin Charcuterie Board Kelsey Hansen. Food Styling: Kelsey Moylan. Prop Styling: Stephanie Hunter Shades of orange are seen in gardens and farmers markets this time of year—in pumpkins, squash, and the last of summer’s bell peppers. Edibles with bright or rusty tones give this savory tray variety and texture. Achieve the look in effortless ways with round and orange-hue serving pieces, both ceramic and edible. Make a Pumpkin Cheese Ball and serve it with a creamy Cauliflower and Harissa Hummus. 04 of 18 Green Theme Snack Board Kelsey Hansen. Food Styling: Kelsey Moylan. Prop Styling: Stephanie Hunter This savory tray gets a verdant glow with roughly chopped fresh herbs, green veggie dippers, and other ghoulish treats. Roll chicken salad into blanched greens, adding olive eyes to protrude from mummy wrappings. Fingerling potatoes live up to their name with a film of pesto and garish sliced-almond fingernails. Gelatin-coated grape eyeballs add a tart and tangy element. 05 of 18 Halloween Snack Board Carson Downing This assemble-it-yourself snack board is filled with Halloween snacks and treats. We'll walk you through exactly how to make this Halloween charcuterie board. It's a mix of DIY and purchased elements like goat cheese toasts and green deviled eggs. 06 of 18 Halloween Cheese and Crackers Kritsada Panichgul A few Halloween-theme cookie cutters are all you need to assemble this cheese board. Top round crackers with assorted deli meats and cheeses. Add faces with cut black olives and red pimentos. 07 of 18 Dipped Pretzel Board Getty Images / jenifoto You don't need to make every element of your Halloween charcuterie board. Here, pretzel rods are dipped in milk chocolate and green candy melts to make festive treats. Round out the serving platter with purchased candies, caramel corn, and pretzels. Triple-Treat Pretzel Wands 08 of 18 Healthy Halloween Charcuterie Board Getty Images / a_namenko This healthy Halloween charcuterie board idea dresses up fruits and veggies into scary-good snacks like peanut putter celery sticks and apples. Add faces with candy eyes and black frosting. Make it a meal with mummy dogs and personal pizzas. 09 of 18 Halloween Fruit Board Getty Images / Azurita You don't need to serve a bunch of baked goods for a sweet Halloween treat. Here, apples, oranges, and bananas get the spooky treatment. For an extra sweet treat, add a few sliced gummy candies. 10 of 18 Black Halloween Snack Board Getty Images / jenifoto Shades of black is the theme of this easy Halloween charcuterie board idea. Look to dark purple hued fruits like grapes and blackberries to make the base and fill it in with meats and cheeses. Make spooky eyes by placing a sliced pimento-stuffed olive in the middle of a mini wheel of cheese. 11 of 18 Mummy Hand Board Getty Images / mtreasure This easy Halloween snack board idea is all about the assembly. Lightly inflate a food-safe glove and wrap it with slices of prosciutto to form the Halloween hand charcuterie board centerpiece. Add peeled kiwi "zombies" and assorted meats, cheeses, and fruits. 12 of 18 Skeleton Charcuterie Board Getty Images / fortyforks You don't need to make a bunch of homemade snacks to create a spooky Halloween snack plate. Here, a purchased skeleton sits among cheese, crackers, veggies, and meat. Add a few mini pumpkins and fall leaves to complete the food table. 13 of 18 Halloween Cheese Plate Getty Images / jenifoto A simple cheese board is one of our favorite Halloween appetizer ideas. Here, wedges of blue cheese and brie and surrounded with crackers, prosciutto-wrapped bread sticks, and a bowl of candy corn. Use a cookie cutter to create ghosts out of thinly sliced provolone cheese. 14 of 18 Sweet Halloween Charcuterie Board Getty Images / MillefloreImages. This Halloween dessert board idea is all about candy! To create, simply pour colorful candies onto a round board. Bonus points for including seasonal favorites like candy corn, gummy worms, and caramel apple lollipops. 5 Charcuterie Board Ideas for Party Snacks and Pre-Dinner Nibbles 15 of 18 Fruit Snack Plate Getty Images / jenifoto Anchor your snack plate with a bowl of fruit dip that's decorated with a piped yogurt spider web. Round out the platter with white chocolate strawberry mummies, peeled kiwi Frankenstein pops, and ghostly bananas. 16 of 18 Brie Snack Board Getty Images / mtreasure This star of this charcuterie board for Halloween is a wheel of brie cheese. Use a stencil to create a skull shape with honey. Serve the cheese with fresh fruit, crackers, and sliced meats like salami. 17 of 18 Spooky Skewers Greg DuPree Assemble a platter of make-ahead fruit skewers to really spook your Halloween guests. Add candy eyes to peeled kiwi and cantaloupe balls. Create marshmallow ghosts with a food-safe marker. 18 of 18 Colorful Snack Plate Caitlin Bensel All things green star on this easy snack tray. Spread crackers with guacamole add add blue corn tortilla chips to make bats. Sliced cucumbers become monsters with circles of cheddar cheese. And peanut butter apple slices are spooky monster mouths. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit