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Chocolate Dessert Charcuterie Board

DIY Chocolate Dessert Charcuterie Board

If you’re looking to impress your friends and family at your next get together, then you are in the right place! This gorgeous Chocolate Board will blow their minds. It is a show stopper, and it also happens to be super simple and quick to assemble. Perfect for a holiday celebration, New Year's Eve party, birthday soirée, or even a romantic dinner for two!

Ingredients For A Chocolate Dessert Charcuterie Board


Gourmet Chocolate

Our Truffles, Sea Salt Caramels, Chocolate Bars, Chocolate Clusters, and Almond Butter Crunch are all swoon-worthy selections that create a stunning chocolate board. We even have Vegan Chocolate Truffles, so everyone can enjoy!

Fresh Fruit

Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, pineapple, clementines, apples and grapes will add pop of color, flavor, and freshness to your board.

Something Salty

Don’t forget to include a few salty treats like pretzels, popcorn and salted nuts. Sweet and salty classic flavor combination that is always a crowd pleaser.

Garnishes

Tucking in a few sprigs of fresh herbs like rosemary or mint and colorful edible flowers around your board adds a big visual punch and really bring it to life.


Step-By-Step Instructions to Assemble A Chocolate Board

adding chocolates to dessert board

Step 1: Gather Your Ingredients

Chocolate is obviously the star here, so make sure your other ingredients complement your hero. Fresh and dried fruits are a great choice and of course adding a few salty treats is never a bad idea. Also, make sure to have ingredients that are different sizes, shapes, colors and textures to maximize the overall visual appeal of your chocolate charcuterie board.

adding fruit to chocolate charcuterie board

Step 2: Pick Your Serving Surface

Depending on how many people you are serving, there are several different options. For a smaller get together a simple salad plate, dinner plate or small cutting board is ideal. For larger parties choose a big platter, cutting board or marble serving piece. This footed marble serving boards comes in three sizes to fit all your needs. For a gigantic blow-out you could turn your entire table into a chocolate board by using a paper runner. The sky really is the limit here, so get creative and have fun!

Step 3: Assemble Your Chocolate Charcuterie Board

Start by placing your larger ingredients in groups spaced evenly around your serving surface. Fill in the gaps with the smaller ingredients. Keep rearranging and trying different combinations until you get the look you want. Be creative, but consider the color, texture and shape and spread them out on your board. You don’t want everything in one color massed together or all the round ingredients mounded in another. Try cutting larger chocolates into smaller, bite-sized pieces. Separating the different chocolates with the fruits and other treats will help to showcase each one.

finished diy chocolate charcuterie dessert board

The best part about a Chocolate Dessert Board is that it brings people together and makes them happy. So unleash your creativity and enjoy the process of assembling it. Then sit back and watch as your family and friends ohhh and ahhh and dive right in!