Spooky Charcuterie Board For Halloween

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Halloween Charcuterie Board: Spooky, Snacky, And Ready To Party

Over 800,000 people have come to this site for our Halloween food ideas. There’s baked goods, jello shots, drinks and a few savory but spooky snacks.

But none of the ideas are easier to put together for a party than this Halloween Charcuterie Board. It’s one of our favorite unique charcuterie board ideas.

Let’s face it. Halloween is basically the Super Bowl of snack boards. Costumes? Check. Candy? Always. But this year, let’s up the game with a Halloween charcuterie board that’s equal parts creepy, cute, and totally delicious.

Whether you’re hosting a big bash or just assembling snacks for a scary movie night, this board brings all the spooky charcuterie board vibes with minimal fuss. Because who has time to carve pumpkins and fold salami into roses on the same day?

What Makes A Great Halloween Charcuterie Board

A full recipe card, including exact ingredient amounts, appears at the bottom of this post.

Choosing Your Spooky Board

First things first, you’re going to need to choose a tray or board for your Halloween themed charcuterie board. Choose an appropriate size for the gathering that you’re having, of course.

We really like a black or dark metal tray for a Halloween platter since it kind of sets the tone for a spooky vibe. We’ve had this feast platter for several years, and it was the perfect choice for this Halloween charcuterie board.

A dark wood cutting board or even a large black or gray ceramic platter or a distressed baking sheet would also be perfect.

Meats That Set the Mood

We’re always big believers in choosing whatever meats your crowd will like best. If you’ve got a bunch of kids and what they really want is deli turkey on this Halloween charcuterie board, go for it!

One of our daughter’s favorite foods in the whole world is prosciutto, so we chose capicola, which is very similar, along with some other interesting cured meats:

• Coppa Italiana – Dry-cured pork shoulder, also known as capicola.
• Chorizo Iberico – Dry-cured sausage made from the Iberian pig, imported from Spain. The dark red color added a creepy “bloody” look to this spooky charcuterie board.
• Spianata Piccante – Dry-cured salami slices seasoned with hot chili pepper, from Italy. This one is spicy, so probably for the adults only!
• Classic salami or kid‑friendly deli turkey – We’re all about inclusivity here! Put something familiar out for the pickier eaters.

Creepy Cheese & Fun Shapes

Again, choose whatever cheeses your crowd will like best for your Halloween platter. That being said, we did go to the store on a mission to find some weird-looking or kind of spooky cheeses with different textures and flavors for this Halloween charcuterie board. Here’s what we chose:

• Blue Stilton – Moldy and perfect for creepy effect!
• Mozzarella pearls – Turned them into spooky “eyeballs”.
• Cacio di Bosco – This is a sheep’s milk cheese with truffles, and it just sounded yummy (and it is!). Cheddar works great, too.
• Le Pico – A soft ripened cheese from France. This is similar to brie, but even more funky! You could also do a goat cheese for a soft cheese here.
• Brie – Nothing fancy, just the standard 8 ounce brie round you can find in any grocery store. We used small cookie cutters to cut this into ghost and bat shapes for this easy charcuterie board.

Other Spooky Ingredients For This Halloween Themed Charcuterie Board

• Fresh figs – These are in season in the fall and one of our favorite Halloween charcuterie board ideas.
• Castelvetrano olives – Their green color pairs perfectly with this Halloween meat and cheese tray, and they’re our favorite olive anyway.
• Blackberries – The darkest and creepiest berry for a Halloween cheese board, right? Blueberries also work well.
• Raspberry preserves + pomegranate arils – We put these on top of the soft French cheese because the sweetness pairs well with the funkiness, and it also looks bloody and creepy.
• Walnuts – Or any other nut you like! We love pistachios here, too.
• Fall Trail Mix – We found this in the bulk foods section of our local grocery store. It includes golden raisins, Spanish peanuts, almonds, dried papaya, cranberries, and pineapple. It’s very “fall” colored!
• Dried apricots – To add even more orange color to this Halloween cheese board.
• Candy corn – Halloween candy is absolutely essential for this easy charcuterie board, even if nobody eats it.
• Caramel corn – Pairs surprisingly well with funky cheese, and is one of our favorite Halloween charcuterie board ideas. Halloween popcorn is also a great idea here.
• Water crackers – Always a classic, perfect for spreading soft brie onto.
• Bruschettini – These are dried bruschetta toasts that are closer to a cracker than fresh bread.
• Cheez-It’s – They’re orange, making them perfect for a Halloween platter, and kids are always going to love them.
• Ghosts & Bats crispy potato snacks – From Trader Joe’s.
• Pumpkin spice cookies – We also found these at Trader Joe’s, and they’re adorable on this spooky charcuterie board.

How To Decorate a Halloween Themed Charcuterie Board

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Additional decorations certainly aren’t required, but they do make any Halloween charcuterie board more festive!

Fake plastic spiders come in several different sizes, and they’re easy to place wherever you want around the Halloween cheese board. We also bought a decoration set that included skulls and skeleton hands.

We couldn’t resist bloody knife cupcake toppers for this unique charcuterie board! We thought they were so cute. And then we always have some candy eyeballs on hand, so we placed a few of those on top of the mozzarella pearls.

We also bought a bouquet of seasonal flowers and plucked a few of them to decorate this easy charcuterie board.

Step‑by‑Step: Build Your Spooky Charcuterie Board

1. CUT. Use small Halloween shaped cookie cutters to cut some shapes from the brie round.
2. ARRANGE. Arrange all the cheeses and meats, and any larger items like pumpkins and plastic skulls on the platter.
3. FILL IN. Fill in the platter with smaller items like figs, olives, blackberries, caramel corn, trail mix, Cheez-Its, dried apricots, walnuts, candy corn, crackers and Bruschettini. You can put some items in small bowls if you’d like.
4. DECORATE. Spoon raspberry preserves over the soft French cheese, and sprinkle it with a few pomegranate arils.
5. EYEBALLS. Go wild with candy eyeballs on the mozzarella pearls!
6. GARNISH. Finish the platter with ghost and bat potato crispy snacks, any small Halloween decorations like fake spiders and bloody knives, and seasonal flowers.

How To Store A Spooky Charcuterie Board

This is best enjoyed immediately after assembly. If you need to transport it after it is assembled, cover it tightly with plastic wrap and have your most trusted family member in charge of keeping it level in the car.