Description
Bring the festive charm to your table with this Thanksgiving Dessert Charcuterie Board, a colorful spread of sweet and savory favorites. It’s an easy recipe perfect for the holidays, requiring no cooking, and filled with quick breakfast bites, easy desserts, and food ideas for entertaining. With juicy fruits, creamy cheeses, rich chocolates, and crunchy nuts, this board transforms into a celebration centerpiece. Ideal for family gatherings, potlucks, or when you want to impress without stress. Perfect for anyone looking for easy Thanksgiving dessert ideas, holiday snack boards, or no-bake treats that look as good as they taste.
Ingredients
1 cup strawberries
1 cup blackberries
1 cup red seedless grapes
0.5 cup raspberries
1 cup cheddar cheese cubes
1 cup gouda cheese cubes
1 cup swiss cheese cubes
12 slices salami or cured meats
6 mini pastries or palmier cookies
1 small decorative pumpkin
0.25 cup caramel dip or honey
10 crackers or biscotti
0.5 cup assorted chocolates or truffles
0.5 cup spiced or candied nuts
0.25 cup olives or pickled items
0.25 cup pistachios in shell
0.5 cup fudge cubes or brownie bites
Instructions
1. Choose a large wooden board, tray, or clean cutting board as your base.
2. Place small bowls first to hold dips, nuts, or olives. Then arrange large anchor items like cheese blocks or pastries.
3. Fan out cheese slices and fold salami into ribbons or rosettes, spreading them throughout the board.
4. Add fresh fruits like grapes, berries, and strawberries into open spaces to create a balanced look.
5. Fill in the gaps with chocolates, cookies, and sweet treats for variety and texture.
6. Add crunchy elements like spiced nuts, crackers, and pistachios for a satisfying bite.
7. Decorate with rosemary sprigs or edible flowers for a festive finish.
Notes
Use pre-cut or bite-sized items to make snacking easy and mess-free.
Assemble the board close to serving time to keep fruits and cookies fresh.
Mix up the ingredients with whatever you have—flexibility is key to this board.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: Thanksgiving dessert board, easy dessert board, no-bake Thanksgiving, dessert charcuterie, holiday snack board