Dessert Charcuterie Board (2024)

This Dessert Charcuterie Board has something for everyone. Made with sweet treats and salty snacks, chocolate and fresh fruit, this amazing dessert platter will wow your guests.

If you love charcuteries boards and delicious assortments, then you should try this Ultimate Charcuterie Cheese Board (VIDEO) and this Antipasto Salad.

Recipe Details

I love this Dessert Charcuterie Board because there is so much delicious variety, from the fruit to the chocolate to the cheese. This is the perfect platter to offer to guests at New Year’s parties, Christmas, or on Valentine’s Day.

• TASTE: Salty, sweet, savory, and nutty, there are so many amazing flavors on this board. There’s something for everyone.
• TEXTURE: This sweet charcuterie board is made with gooey caramel, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate, juicy berries, crunchy nuts, and soft cheese.
• TIME: This recipe will take 25 minutes to make.
• EASE: This no-cook dessert platter is super simple. It’s really easy to make and you can use as many store-bought items as you like on it.

What You’ll Need

Ingredient Notes

• Nuts- I used pecans and pistachios because they are sweet and buttery. They pair well with the sweeter items on this board.
• Cheese- Brie is a good choice because it’s soft and rich with buttery and fruity flavors.
• Fruit- Any fruit will work, but I like my Dessert Charcuterie Board with fresh berries, like strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries.
• Cookies- Use homemade or store-bought cookies for this board. I love Milano cookies on here, as well as wafer cookies and rolls. You can also use Christmas cookies.
• Snacks- Wafers, pretzels, caramels, and popcorn are all great sweet and salty treats to add.

Add-ins and Substitutions

• Add dips and sauces- Add dips to the board, such aschocolate ganache, whipped cream, buttercream frosting, homemade Strawberry Jam, or caramel sauce.
• Substitute other nuts- You can make your Dessert Charcuterie Board with toasted walnuts, almonds, macadamia nuts, hazelnuts, cashews, or Brazil nuts.
• Add other fruit- Prepare this board with apple slices, pears, grapes, mango, pineapple, kiwi, blackberries, and sugared cranberries, too.
• Substitute other cheeses- Make this board with different cheeses, such as blue cheese, mascarpone, gouda, white Stilton, or cheddar.

How to Make a Dessert Charcuterie Board

• Add the larger items. Assemble the items from largest to smallest, interspersing the different sized fruits and snacks for a prettier appearance. Start with strawberries and cookies.
• Add the medium-sized items. Now add in the medium-sized items, such as thechocolate pretzels,popcorn, chocolate bars, andcaramels.
• Place the smaller items last. Finally, add in the smallest items, such as blueberries, raspberries, and nuts. Then serve.

Pro Tip: Always add items from largest to smallest so everything is visible on the board, making it much more visually appealing.

Recipe Tips

• Prep the ingredients- So that you have all the ingredients together and ready for assembly, sort the berries, toast the nuts, slice the cheese, and open the snacks.
• Assemble the largest items first- This keeps the smaller items, like nuts and small berries, from being covered by the larger items, like strawberries and pretzels.
• Separate the larger items-Make sure to scatter them so there aren’t any clustered sections with large items.
• Keep the refrigerated items cool- While you’re waiting to serve this Dessert Charcuterie Board, keep the fruit and cheeses in the fridge, adding them right before you put the board out.

FAQs

Serving Suggestions

This Dessert Charcuterie Board is great for groups because there is always something for everyone. Serve it with other sweet treats or tasty drinks.

• Cookies: Pair this board with some White Chocolate Florentine Cookies, Lofthouse Frosted Sugar Cookies (VIDEO), or White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies.
• Chocolate: Serve it with Chocolate Ganache, Chocolate Creme Brulee, Chocolate Pot De Creme, or Chocolate Lava Cake (Video).
• Nutty desserts: This Dessert Charcuterie Board is great with other nutty treats, like these Pecan Tassies, Chocolate Bark with Dried Fruit and Nuts, and Candied Pecans.
• Coffee: Enjoy these treats with a hot tea, coffee, or Hot Chocolate. Or make a homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte.

Make This Recipe in Advance

Make ahead: Depending on what you put on your dessert board, you can assemble it and just cover it with plastic wrap a day ahead of time. If there are berries, ,cheese or other refrigerable items, it would be best to add them right before serving.

Storing: Store any leftovers by placing each item on the charcuterie board separately in the fridge or at room temperature (depending on what they are) in an airtight container.

Freeze: Some things on your charcuterie board can be frozen, such as nuts or cookies, but others will not fair as well, such as fruit that thaws mushy.

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