Halloween Charcuterie Board + a List of Orange and Black Foods

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I’ve had this post in the works for so long, and I wanted to get it up earlier in the month, but we’ve been so busy, I just never had the time to gather supplies, put the board together, and photograph it.  I could have prepared it while the kids were at school one day, but I wanted them to be able to enjoy it, too, since this is their favorite way to eat!  I surprised them with it Sunday evening and it was the perfect light meal after our big lunch, and also the most festive meal to eat just before we carved our pumpkin.  :o)

Charcuterie boards (or cheese boards like this one technically is since it doesn’t contain any meat) are one of my favorite things in the world.  I could eat one every single day as a meal and never get tired of it.  As a matter of fact, when I was teeny tiny, my parents would cut up all kinds of fruit and chunks of cheese and other random things and throw them in these tiny plastic white bowls that we had, and I would eat that for lunch while watching Pinwheel and Today’s Special on Nickelodeon in my Daddy’s studio.  <3 

I was probably three or four years old then and, yes, I have actual memories of it.  I’ve been a big fan of snacky foods for lunch ever since, and now that I’m an adult they’re even better because I can pair them with wine.  ;o)

I chose to go with a black and orange theme for this board since it’s for Halloween and I also threw in a couple of pops of white and also a pop of purple for interest.  Here’s what we included on our board…

Use It

Wood serving board or platter (I have this one and I love it!  The wood is beautiful and the handle is so functional.)

Buy It

Sharp cheddar cheese

Havarti cheese

Keebler Town House Flatbread Crisps Italian Herb Crackers (these are the best!)

Ritz crackers

Mandarin oranges

Blackberries

Red grapes

Black olives (they pair so well with the Havarti cheese and Italian Herb Crackers!)

Marshmallows

Candy Corn

Spider web

Plastic spiders

Make It

1.      Arrange all items on a serving board or platter.

2.      Decorate with spider webs and plastic spiders.

3.      Watch your kiddos’ eyes light up when they see their spooky Halloween dinner!

This would be great for Halloween parties and it is seriously the most fun dinner or snack for your little ones for Halloween!  You can easily customize it to your preferences, too, and there are many other things you could add to it to keep with the black and orange Halloween theme.  Here are some lists of foods by color...

Orange:

Orange cheeses

Mandarin oranges

Candy corn

Cantaloupe

Carrots

Candy corn pumpkins

Halloween M&Ms

Cheetos

Black/Dark Brown:

Blackberries

Black olives

Dark chocolate squares

Dark chocolate peanut butter cups

Dark chocolate chips

Dark chocolate covered pretzels
Raisins

White/Neutral:

White cheeses

Light colored crackers

White Cheddar Cheez-Its

Crunchy breadsticks

Sliced bananas

Pears
Apple slices, peeled

Nilla Wafers

Vanilla Sugar Wafers

Animal Crackers

Marshmallows

White chocolate

White M&Ms

White chocolate covered pretzels

Vanilla Greek yogurt for spreading/dipping
Pirates Booty
Popcorn
Edible eyes

Are there any foods that I'm forgetting that I need to include?  Let me know so I can add them to my list!

Happy Halloween Eve, y’all!!

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