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    Home » Recipe » Christmas » Best Charcuterie Board Ideas For Your Christmas Party (Sweet, Savory + Unique)

    Best Charcuterie Board Ideas For Your Christmas Party (Sweet, Savory + Unique)

    Published: Nov 21, 2022 · Modified: Jan 18, 2023 by Sabrina Currie · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Making a charcuterie board is the ultimate make ahead food for Christmas parties. Whether you are serving adults or kids, brunch, lunch, dinner or snacks, I've gathered the best charcuterie board ideas for your Christmas party!

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    Jump to:
    • How To Build A Board
    • Savory Christmas Charcuterie Boards
    • Edible Wreaths, Elves and Trees
    • Individual Charcuterie Plates
    • Christmas Jarcuterie
    • Festive Cheeseballs
    • Breakfast "Charcuterie"
    • Cookie Decorating Platter
    • The Dessert Board
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    Choose from so many themes from breakfast to dessert. Create a diy hot chocolate board. What about a dessert board? Or shape your charcuterie like a Christmas tree, candy cane or wreath. Ugly Christmas sweater party? I've got that covered too. I guarantee you'll find inspiration for your next holiday party in these great ideas!

    How To Build A Board

    1. Start by choosing your theme, whether you want a traditional charcuterie board, a sweet themed platter, one with special dietary restraints, or a certain color or shape theme.
    2. Make a list of what you'd like to include and then make sure it covers the colors of the season. Classic red and green or a more monochromatic look with sparkly frosted fruit and foil wrapped treats?
    3. Buy a little extra "filler" to be sure you can make your board look full with no empty spaces. This can be bunches of parsley, green and purple kale, extra bunches of grapes, bunches of rosemary, marshmallows, bread or crackers or anything else that will pair with your theme.
    4. Choose your board. It can be a fancy serving board, a cookie sheet or even just a large piece of cardboard wrapped in foil.
    5. Place the largest items first including small bowls that will hold dips or small items. This will define the shape and flow of the board. Using an uneven number and placing them in alternating spots tends to be the most aesthetically pleasing.
    6. Next add in the rest of your ingredients, tucking bits of greenery or garnishes into each nook and cranny to avoid bare spots. Add in some cute cheese knives or vintage serving spoons where appropriate.
    7. Last, just step back and enjoy your company and your gorgeous Christmas charcuterie board!

    Note: If your board won't be served for awhile, be sure to wrap it well and keep refrigerated if required.

    Savory Christmas Charcuterie Boards

    Let's start with some classic and stunning board brimming with winter fruits like pears, clementine, figs and cranberries. Shiny gold wrapped chocolates and red berries add extra sparkle and elegance to these charcuterie board. These are the perfect way to entertain while enjoying yourself through the holiday season.

    A wooden irregular shaped board with arranged cheese, meat, fruit, jam and olives.
    Holiday Charcuterie Board With Christmas Fruits
    A traditional Christmas charcuterie board full of winter fruits and gold wrapped chocolates. Honey pairs beautifully with earthy cheese and the irregularly shaped wooden board adds a rustic and inviting feel.
    Charcuterie Board With Christmas Fruits
    A wooden irregular shaped board with arranged cheese, meat, fruit, jam and olives.

    Vegans may have to get a little more creative, omitting the usual meats and cheeses but that doesn't mean it can't be mouth wateringly delicious!

    This gorgeous vegan charcuterie board has a variety of finger foods including nuts, dried fruit and a stunning color scheme that includes bright red beet hummus, green cucumbers, jewel toned fruits and spiced nuts. This board also has vegan almond ricotta topped with agave syrup and thyme to round out all the flavors.

    Very colorful board of vegan snacks including nuts, crackers, bread and dips including a bright purple dip in a black bowl surrounded by cucumber.
    Festive Vegan Charcuterie Board
    A Vegan Charcuterie Board is an easy and fun Christmas appetizer or main course. Gather round and sample a variety of vegan goodies like veggies, dips, hummus, nuts, fruit, and more.
    Festive Vegan Board

    With fresh fruit, hard and soft cheeses, this cheese board is a great addition to your holiday gatherings. You'll find lots of great tips for creating a full and beautiful holiday platter, especially good if it's your first time building one.

    Christmas Cheese Board
    A wonderful tutorial on making your next Christmas cheese board. Great ideas and tips on how to build it to look professional.
    Christmas Cheese Board
    Square wooden board laden with strawberries, assorted cheese and crackers, jam and nuts.

    For something more unusual, try this banh hoi platter. Delicious, brightly colored Asian fillings get served with little bundles of rice noodles and nuoc cham dipping sauce for an extra flavorful snack board.

    Banh Hoi Platter
    This Banh Hoi Platter features Vietnamese woven rice noodles bundled up with an assortment of roasted meat, cucumbers, and fresh herbs, making it the ultimate celebratory platter.
    Check out this recipe
    round platter with handle topped with woven white rice noodles, crispy duck cubes, basil leaves, cucumber and spring rolls.

    And for the Disney lover, this Disney themed charcuterie board can't be beat. Simply fun, this will make little ones (and those young at heart) smile. (Maybe a great way to reveal a trip to Disneyland!)

    Disney Cheese Board
    Disney lovers will delight in this Disney themed holiday cheese board! This charcuterie board is mix of sweet and savory treats with a holiday twist. Perfect for welcoming kids home from school, surprising them with a Disney trip or a fun party!
    Disney Cheese Board
    Disney themed charcuterie board with cheese and cookies in mickey mouse shapes.

    Edible Wreaths, Elves and Trees

    These are so much fun and can be made in different shapes with any of your favorite nibbles, noshes and snack foods. These great Christmas charcuterie boards pair equally well with a holiday movie night or a big, boisterous staff party.

    A wooden platter decorated to look like the green and brown buddy the elf sweater with broccoli, cheese cubes, carrots, marshmallows and grapes.

    Delicious cheeses and charcuterie meats get a festive touch as they get arranged into a "charcuter-wreath" on a wooden cutting board.

    Christmas Charcuterie Wreath
    This Christmas wreath board features simple and classic snack ingredients in a spectacular arrangement. Mild and familiar flavors make this one appeal to everyone and the colors and greenery make it stunning.
    Christmas Charcuterie Wreath
    Edible wreath with simple cubes of cheddar cheese, balls of white mini bocconcini, green and red grapes, black and green olives and salami all on green leaves.
    Christmas Charcuterwreath
    Pomegranates and berries adorn this festive edible wreath. Delicious ideas for your holiday table.
    Charcuterwreath
    Candy Cane Charcuterie Board
    Make your charcuterie into this simple candy cane shape on any square board. Sprigs of herbs add greenery and tomatoes add pops of red.
    Candy Cane Shaped Board
    Candy cane shaped charcuterie on a wooden board. Sliced meat, grapes, tomatoes and bocconcini make up the cane and bread slices are served beside.

    As one who loves the movie "Elf", this Buddy shaped charcuterie tray speaks to me. This one is extra fun at an ugly Christmas sweater party!

    Buddy The Elf Charcuterie Board
    The best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear! Annddd….making the cutest, most festive Charcuterie board to share with your friends, family and co-workers at all your holiday parties this year!
    Check out this recipe
    A wooden platter decorated to look like the green and brown buddy the elf sweater with broccoli, cheese cubes, carrots, marshmallows and grapes.

    Caprese salad is a favorite year round but why not make it extra special for the Christmas season? Skewering basil, mozzarella balls and cherry tomatoes and arranging the mini skewers in a circle makes a striking edible wreath that really stands out while adding a familiar and healthy snack.

    Green white and red charcuterie platter formed in a circle with a star shaped dipping bowl of oil and balsamic vinegar in the middle.
    Christmas Caprese Wreath
    Caprese skewers with cherry tomatoes, bocconcini and basil get arranged into this stunning wreath. A fun star-shaped dish in the middle holds balsamic vinegar and olive oil for dipping. A healthy twist on holiday boards.
    Christmas Caprese
    Green white and red charcuterie platter formed in a circle with a star shaped dipping bowl of oil and balsamic vinegar in the middle.

    Meat, cheese, pickles and olives get shaped into a Christmas tree board with a little help from some greenery garnish. This one is kid approved.

    Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board
    A simple design that makes your table instantly look festive. Get your kids involved shaping this edible Christmas tree with cubed cheeses, fruits and veggies. Sprigs of fresh rosemary add to the Xmas feel.
    Christmas Tree Board
    Christmas tree shaped charcuterie board with grapes, olives, cubed cheese and sliced meats.

    Individual Charcuterie Plates

    Great for parties and fancy events, these modern charcuterie boards look extra special, especially with pieces of sugar frosted fruit as a garnish. In addition to being super cute, they help prevent guests spreading germs over a large serving platter as they graze.

    2 small round blue plates with a small wheel and wedge of cheese, rectangle cream colored crackers, grapes and salami.
    Individual Holiday Cheese Boards
    Individual plates of charcuterie are fun for everyone! Have fun styling small plates of candied fruit, nuts, pickles, black olives, cheese, meat, and crackers to serve at your Christmas cocktail party!
    Individual Holiday Cheese Boards
    2 small round blue plates with a small wheel and wedge of cheese, rectangle cream colored crackers, grapes and salami.

    Christmas Jarcuterie

    Making individual charcuterie jars is great for large parties or small. Use small jars so you can fill them full easily without making your guests too full. Roll or fold salami and saucisson or skewer cubed ham. Breadsticks fit in naturally (try wrapping them in prosciutto first). Next, insert tall pickled vegetables like carrot sticks, asparagus and cucumber spears and finish off with some festive and edible greenery like rosemary or bay sprigs.

    3 Small mason jars filled with sliced meat, pickled vegetables, bread sticks and rosemary sprigs.
    Charcuterie In A Jar (Jarcuterie)
    Turn your charcuterie into a jarcuterie! This jarcuterie is such a fun and easy way to take healthy, individual portions with you anywhere you go!
    Jarcuterie
    Open mason jars filled with meat cheese, crackers and fruit.

    Festive Cheeseballs

    Cheeseballs make a great centerpiece that don't require as many ingredients as the average charcuterie platter. Surround your delicious cheese spread masterpiece with assorted crackers and if you want to get fancy, add in some veggies and some red and green grapes.

    The hedgehog is finished with almond spikes and block olive eyes and mouth. It is sitting on a parchment covered cutting board and surrounded with green rosemary sprigs and square crackers. You can see a bowl of crackers in the background along with more greenery.
    Hedgehog Cheeseball With Almonds
    A savory and delicious centerpiece that will make your guests smile. Surround this little cutie with crackers, bread, pears and grapes for a cute Christmas cheese board.
    Hedgehog Cheeseball
    Front view of the hedgehog with crackers and rosemary.d mouth. It is sitting on a parchment covered cutting board and surrounded with green rosemary sprigs and square crackers.
    Pomegranate Jeweled Ornament Cheeseball
    This "jeweled" cheeseball is a beautiful centerpieces to any charcuterie board. Surround it with sweet and savory offerings for a delicious pot luck or holiday dish.
    Pomegranate Jewel Cheeseball

    Breakfast "Charcuterie"

    Making a big waffle or pancake platter with lots of choices makes for a great family breakfast or brunch with friends. Set it up on a buffet or in the middle of the table and let everyone create their morning masterpieces.

    Green, red and white breakfast board with a heap of golden pancakes in the middle.
    Easy Christmas Breakfast Board
    Delight your family and guests with this super fun holiday breakfast board! Pancakes anchor this board that is filled with all the best toppings like whipped cream, fruit, sprinkles, pats of real butter, candy canes and hot chocolate. Good morning!
    Christmas Breakfast Board
    Green, red and white breakfast board with a heap of golden pancakes in the middle.

    Cookie Decorating Platter

    This is a great project to get everyone involved. Check out this awesome gingerbread house decorating board or come up with your own. Decorate houses, angels, snowmen or cookies for Santa.

    Board of candies and decorations with brown gingerbread house shaped cookies.
    Gingerbread House Decorating Board
    Invite your friends over to decorate gingerbread house cookies! Easier than making a whole gingerbread house with all the fun of decorating with candies and icing! A great Christmas activity for all ages.
    Gingerbread House Decorating Board
    Board of candies and decorations with brown gingerbread house shaped cookies.

    The Dessert Board

    A great way to finish off the evening or the highlight of a sweet party, dessert boards are always a hit. Choose from a butter board, dessert board or hot cocoa board. Sweet dreams!

    Stunning round board heaped with chocolate covered cookies, white and pink marshmallows, cany canes, hot chocolate powder mix, sugar cookies, whipped cream and cinnamon sticks.
    Holiday Hot Cocoa Board
    This board is full of cozy luxury. ALL the delicious sweet ingredients for luxe hot cocoa are piled high on this beautiful board. Pink and white marshmallows add dreamy softness and a variety of cookies for dipping invite your guests right in. A must for a pajama party.
    Hot Cocoa Board
    Stunning round board heaped with chocolate covered cookies, white and pink marshmallows, cany canes, hot chocolate powder mix, sugar cookies, whipped cream and cinnamon sticks.
    Pumpkin Spice Butter Board
    This pumpkin spice butter board is sweet, salty, spiced, and the perfect party appetizer (think charcuterie board but butter). It’s meant to be shared and served on bread or crackers.
    Check out this recipe
    Christmas Dessert Charcuterie Board
    Full of cookies and Christmas desserts, this is extra inviting and tasty with cocoa dip and candy cane dessert dip. Have fun dipping into this one with a side of Christmas coffee, tea or eggnog!
    Christmas Dessert Board

    I hope this has helped you find just the right charcuterie board for your next Christmas party. Let me know below if you have another favorite charcuterie board idea I didn't mention here.

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    Happy holidays! Sabrina

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    1. Catie

      November 21, 2022 at 5:10 pm

      So creatively delicious. YUM!

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      • Sabrina Currie

        November 21, 2022 at 5:14 pm

        Thanks Catie! It’s the season!!

        Reply

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