October 5, 2022 by Melissa 16 Comments
This easy to make Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board is perfect for parties, and can be served as a fun dinner for a fall themed party or as an easy fall appetizer for Thanksgiving. Colorful and packed with delicious meats, cheeses and fresh fruit, I included all my best tips for how to make a charcuterie board!
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Thanksgiving Harvest Charcuterie Board
Charcuterie boards are such a show stopper, and I have been obsessed with them for a while now. I even follow the #charcuterieboard hashtag on Instagram. I just love looking at all the colors and arrangements, plus cheese and crackers has always been my favorite meal! I linked the supplies I used for this charcuterie board at the end of the post. Keep scrolling to see a fun Halloween Charcuterie Board variation.
Thanksgiving Harvest Charcuterie Board Supplies
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- Marble Board
- Cheese Knives
How to Make a Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board:
- Give yourself plenty of time to prepare so you don’t feel rushed. I really took my time arranging this and it took about an hour. I think the average time to assemble, including slicing, washing and drying fruit and arranging, would be about 45 minutes.
- Replenish the crackers and bread as needed. Slice the bread last and serve the slices close together to keep the bread soft. Slice a second loaf and keep it in a plastic baggie so it doesn’t dry out.
- Keep a color theme in mind when planning your board. I went for oranges and purples with a touch of green in this charcuterie board.
- Place complimentary flavors close together. For example; brie, figs, prosciutto and french bread are all close together, then hard cheese, soft salami and crackers are placed close together.
- Start arranging by placing large items like pumpkins and bowls slightly off center. Then place whole cheeses and grape bunches. Fill with meats, cut cheese and nuts.
- This charcuterie board will feed about 6 adults as a meal, or 12 as an appetizer.
Thanksgiving Harvest Charcuterie Board Ingredients
To keep this charcuterie board budget friendly, I did almost all the shopping at Trader Joe’s. I love the variety of meats and cheeses that they carry as well as the variety of fruit. Use any or all of these ingredients.
Meats
- Salami
- Salame di Parma
- Smoked Prosciutto
- Prosciutto
Cheeses
- Gouda
- Sharp Cheddar
- Goat’s Milk Cheese
- Pepper Jack
- Brie
Fruits
- Granny Smith Apples
- Honey Crisp Apples
- Concord Grapes
- Champagne Grapes
- Fresh Figs
Extras
- Pecans
- Pumpkin Seeds
- Wheat Crackers
- Baguette
- Candy Corn
More Charcuterie Style Board Ideas
- Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board
- Halloween Movie Night Snack Board
- New Year’s Eve Charcuterie Board
- Hot Chocolate Dessert Charcuterie Board
- Fall Wreath Charcuterie Board
Halloween Charcuterie Board
I had fun with the Harvest Charcuterie Board and switched it up for and created a Halloween Charcuterie board by adding eyeball candy and a fancy spider. Just a couple easy changes!
I found the eye ball candy at Home Goods and the jewel spider at World Market.
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- Lauren Kelly October 8, 2019 at 9:08 am What a gorgeous board! You have totally inspired me! Reply
- Katie October 8, 2019 at 9:33 am This is absolutely beautiful! And full of all my favorite things. Can’t wait to try it this fall at parties and potlucks. Reply
- Katerina @ diethood .com October 8, 2019 at 9:52 am WOW!! This is such a gorgeous board!! All my favorite things in one place!! Reply
- Sara October 8, 2019 at 10:09 am Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for all the tips – especially the planning a decent amount of time to get everything done. I always end up rushing because I think I can do it fast haha. Reply
- wilhelmina October 8, 2019 at 10:24 am This is such an impressive party centerpiece! I am thinking it will be great for a Fall cocktail party! Reply
- cezs November 26, 2019 at 10:40 pm i love so much of the colorful arrangement and fusion! Reply
- Betsy September 8, 2020 at 11:29 am I love that you included candy corn on your board! 😀 Beautiful board. Love all the colors and different ideas on here. Great thing to serve for football games and Halloween parties! Reply
- Natasha September 8, 2020 at 4:22 pm I love everything in this board, it has almost all of our favorite appetizers. I will definitely be making this for our next family get together. Thank you for sharing! Reply
- Katie September 9, 2020 at 8:10 am Looks so delicious, can’t wait to try it! Reply
- Mignon November 11, 2021 at 10:28 am Love this and plan on making next week. Do you have a link for the candy corn? I don’t see it on Target or Amazon. Thanks Reply Melissa October 5, 2022 at 1:46 pm Hello! It was a Branch’s product and doesn’t look like they made them this year. Reply
- Lisa March 27, 2022 at 8:08 am Hi, what a beautiful board! Can you give us the recipe for the cheese log or where to buy it. Reply Melissa October 5, 2022 at 1:43 pm It’s from Trader Joe’s! Reply
- April August 5, 2022 at 11:49 am This board is absolutely gorgeous! I can’t wait to put one of my own together! Reply
- Kristyn August 5, 2022 at 1:29 pm Fall charcuterie boards are beautiful! So excited for all things fall. We made these quite a bit last year. They are always a hit! Reply
- Katie August 5, 2022 at 2:56 pm A good fall charcuterie is truly hard to beat! I love how beautiful and fun this snack is. Reply
Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board – Fall Appetizer
- Prep Time: 45 mins
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 8 oz Italian dry salami (sliced)
- 4 oz uncured Salame di Parma
- 6 oz smoked prosciutto
- 4 oz sliced prosciutto
- 8 oz 1000 day hard gouda cheese
- 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese
- 8 oz Apricot Cherry Cranberry Goat’s Milk Cheese
- 4 oz pepper jack cheese (sliced)
- 8 oz traditional French Brie
- 11 oz fig butter
- 5 oz sweet and spicy pecans
- 4 oz pumpkin spice pumpkin seeds
- 2 Granny Smith apples (sliced)
- 2 Honey Crisp apples (sliced)
- 1 bunch Concord grapes
- 1 bunch Champagne grapes
- 6 fresh figs (sliced in half)
- 10 oz Stone Ground Wheat Crackers
- 2 11 oz French baguettes (sliced )
- 11 oz naturally flavored candy corn
- fresh lemon juice (as needed)
Instructions
- Assemble on a 20 inch round platter.
- If assembling ahead of time, brush apples lightly with lemon juice to avoid browning.
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