Halloween S'mores Board
If you’ve been on the hunt for some fun Halloween finger food ideas, look no further than my S’mores Charcuterie Board — it really puts the “cute” in charcuterie! Half Halloween dessert table and half cheese plate, my delectably spooky grazing board is packed with an assortment of treats so everyone has something to nibble on before heading out on a Trick-or-Treating adventure.
Equipment
- Large Wooden Cutting Board
- Cheese Knives
- Small Bowls
- Marshmallow Roasting Sticks
- Halloween Cookie Cutters
Ingredients
- Chocolate Hummus or chocolatey dip of choice (e.g. edible brownie batter or homemade Nutella). This will be your spider.
- Cream Cheese Fruit Dip or sweet dip of choice. Add a few drops of green gel food coloring so you can turn it into a Frankenstein face!
- Apple Butter or jam/preserve of choice
- Mild Cheese (soft) e.g. Brie or Camembert; decorate the round to look like a ghost using frosting or gel cake decoration
- Mild Cheese (semi-firm) e.g. Havarti; use cookie cutters to make halloween shapes
- Pretzel Thins
- Graham Crackers honey, cinnamon, or chocolate (or a mix!)
- Cookies e.g. Fudge Stripes, chocolate chip cookies, Oreos, etc; feel free to swap in the cookie of your choice!!
- Jumbo Marshmallows or Halloween Peeps
- Fruit of Choice e.g. apple slices, fresh berries, banans
- Mixed Nuts
- Assorted Candy e.g. different types of bar chocolate, Reese's PB cups, Kit Kats, etc
Decoration Ideas
- Edible Eye-Shaped Sprinkles
- Pretzel Sticks to look like legs in the dips
- Halloween Sprinkles
- Frosting or Gel Cake Decoration
- Plastic Insects
Instructions
- Place spreads and cheese on your board as your anchors. Decorate them to look like Halloween favorites. I usually make the cream cheese dip into a Frankenstein face, the chocolate hummus into a spider, and the cheese into a ghost. MEGAN: I give you full creative license here!!
- Artfully arrange the remaining ingredients like you would a charcuterie board, but make it spooky. Make sure to serve alongside some long sticks for roasting the marshmallows!
- Encourage your guests to play and come up with creative s'mores alternatives. You can even make a game out of "who made it best?"
Notes
- Get inspired. There are lots of ways to play with your food and make it look the Halloween part. Here are a few ideas:
- Draw a Frankenstein, Jack Skellington, or Ghost onto any of your dips using cake decorating gel.
- Cut a block of cheese into a coffin shape.
- Use semi-hard cheese slices (e.g. orange cheddar) to cut into bite-sized ghosts, witch hats, or other spooky Halloween shapes using cookie cutters.
- Use green food dye (or matcha powder) to make a Frankenstein-colored dip. Use red food dye (or beet powder) for a blood- or brain-colored dip. Use an edible ink pen or the icing of your choice to then draw brain squiggles or stitches.
- Use candy eyeballs and plastic bugs to make your board come to life.
- Make a cheese ball in the shape of a pumpkin.
- Use raspberry coulis as “blood,” making vampire bites in your cheeses and dips
- Make a game out of it. Have a s’mores-making contest with a fun set of prizes for the Most Creative, Best Looking, & Best Tasting S’mores. Encourage your guests to go wild with their combinations. Here are a few flavor combinations to try
- Girl Dinner S’mores: brie, jam, & dark chocolate hummus on a butter cracker.
- PB&J S’mores: toasted marshmallow, peanut butter cup, and fresh berries on a graham cracker.
- Oreo S’mores: Toasted marshmallow between two Oreos. Also great with some jam!
- M&Ms S’mores: Toasted marshmallow and your favorite bar chocolate between two M&Ms cookies.
- Cheesy Apple Pie Peeps S’mores: Toasted Peeps, cheddar cheese, apple butter, and cinnamon sugar on a graham cracker.
- Banoffee S’mores: Toasted marshmallow, dulce de leche, sliced banana, and milk chocolate on a brown butter brown sugar shortbread cookie.
- The Ghost King: Candied bacon (or bacon jam), sliced banana, toasted marshmallow, peanut butter cup on a digestive biscuit.
Lemon Meringue Cheesecake: Toasted marshmallow, lemon curd, and cream cheese dip on shortbread.
Nutrition
Calories: 532kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 12gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 456mgPotassium: 246mgFiber: 4gSugar: 46gVitamin A: 239IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 145mgIron: 2mg
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