Halloween Fruit and Cheese Board
Assemble this cute Halloween-inspired fruit and cheese board with a variety of snacks and a few simple accessories! Share it as an appetizer at the neighborhood party or use it as an easy grazing dinner before the kids scoot off to trick or treat.
Ingredients
- 2-3 crackers and breads
- 2-3 cheeses aim for a variety of mild and tangy, soft and hard, etc.
- 1 English cucumber
- 1 cantaloupe
- 2-3 green kiwi fruits
- 1/2 orange bell pepper
- 1 cup blackberries
- pretzel bites optional mustard for dipping
- candy eyes, mini chocolate chips, fake spiders, vampire teeth, or other small Halloween decorations for fun!
Instructions
- Set all your items out on the counter so you can quickly size up what you have. Prep the individual ingredients: slice the cucumber, cantaloupe, kiwi, and pepper, etc. (For this board, I cut a "mouth" out of each cucumber slice with the lid of a marker, and cut large sheets of cantaloupe into small bat shapes with a mini Halloween cookie cutter.)
- Begin by placing the berries, mustard if using, and any other dips or wet ingredients in small bowls. Position those in the middle of a large serving board.
- Grab one ingredient at a time and start to fill in small sections of the board. For visual appeal, try to place items with contrasting colors next to each other, and for instance, if you have two green items, try to place them more or less on opposite sides of the board. Keep adding items and working your way out to the edges until the board is full.
- Add fun decorative touches, like candy eyeballs, mini chocolate chip "monster eyes" or "mouths," and possibly small plastic spiders, vampire teeth, etc. (As long as you're serving kids old enough to distinguish the food from the decoration, of course!)
- Add a small knife or serving fork for each cheese, and small spoons for dips or berries as needed. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Dip Ideas: Some of our favorite dips to include on a cheese board include olive tapenade, blender salsa (with chips of course), savory pumpkin hummus, and sun-dried tomato white bean dip.