Get ready for a spooktacularly sophisticated Halloween cheese and charcuterie board, because who needs cheesy decorations when you’ve got classy snacks to munch on while dodging ghosts and goblins?
When autumn creeps in, I turn into a holiday fanatic, bouncing from Halloween to Thanksgiving and finally crash-landing at Christmas. I’m all in for Halloween shenanigans, except for horror movies – you won’t catch me screaming at the screen! I thrive on crafting quirky costumes, decking out the house with pumpkins, spider webs, and all things gourd-geous, and hitching a ride on a hayride.
Exquisitely Elegant Cheese & Charcuterie Platter for Grown-Up Ghouls
Prepare to be spookily sophisticated with my masterpiece of a cheese and charcuterie platter, fit for a Halloween soirée that’s more classy than creepy. This selection of eerie cheeses and fancy fixings will make your taste buds do the thriller dance!
Charcuterie Board DIY Dark Tip
Who knew a charcuterie platter could be your next DIY project? No need for fancy tools or advanced skills here. Just grab a dark serving board – think of it as your canvas, but spookier. Choose a board as dark as your ex’s sense of humor on Halloween night.
How to Select The Cheese
Now choose the cheeses for the platter. Typically, I opt for a visually appealing selection of cheeses, usually around 3 to 5 varieties. Seek out a yellow or orange cheese, such as the popular sharp Cheddar (I prefer Tillamook), or the more distinctive Mimolette, a hard, orange cow’s milk cheese reminiscent of Edam. Mimolette is aged and boasts a texture akin to fudge. I also enjoy presenting a creamy, aged cheese (often with a slightly wrinkled rind), like Vermont Creamery’s ash-ripened Bonne Bouche goat cheese or a triple cream Brie. Additionally, a bold blue cheese with veins, such as Gorgonzola, is a favorite of mine. If a baked option is desired, consider trying out this recipe for pumpkin baked Brie with homemade maple pumpkin butter!
Complete It
Add a variety of dark fruits such as blackberries and figs to the platter, along with vibrant green grapes. I aim to adhere to a Halloween-themed color scheme of dark magic, incorporating black, purple, orange, and bright green to align with the theme.
Mini pumpkins and persimmons are excellent additions. Seek out dark-colored crackers that contain figs and nuts, or opt for those shaped like ghosts for a playful touch.
Ingredients
- 4 ounces Mimolette
- 4 ounces triple cream Brie
- 4 ounces Gorgonzola
- 4 ounces sliced salami
- ½ cup blackberries
- 6 ounces black mission figs
- ½ pound seedless green grapes
- 1 cup candy corn
- Mini pumpkins, for garnish
- Sage leaves, for garnish
- Fuyu persimmons, for garnish
- Crackers, for serving
Instructions
- Place cheeses in various sections of the board.
- Add salami first, then arrange the blackberries, figs, grapes, and candy corn.
- Decorate with pumpkins, sage leaves, and persimmons, and serve alongside crackers.
