Sweet and Savory Christmas Charcuterie Board Inspiration

This Grinch-Themed Charcuterie Board is a whimsical holiday snack featuring fresh fruit, cheese, crackers, and candies styled into the Grinch’s iconic face. Bright, colorful, and simple to put together, it’s a festive centerpiece that will bring smiles to kids and adults alike.

This Frosting Christmas Tree Dip is a cheerful holiday dessert crafted from green frosting, graham crackers, sprinkles, and festive candies. Paired with cookies and other sweet dunkables, it’s a playful treat that also makes a colorful edible centerpiece.

Buttercream boards are a fun new spin on the classic charcuterie options. Pipe a brightly-colored Santa hat on the board, and cover it with cookies for dipping.

Instead of just fixing one Christmas dessert board, try this idea instead. All the Christmas colors look wonderful together, and it’s loaded with options for people to try.

This fun board features everybody’s favorite Christmas visitor; Santa. Made with meats, fruits, and savory options, it’s a beautiful flavor bonanza.

These boards might seem like they need fancy, hard to get ingredients, but that’s totally untrue. This Christmas tree charcuterie board is pretty and elegant, but it’s made of fruits and cheese cubes available at any supermarket.

Hot chocolate is a Christmas tradition, but like all traditions, it’s okay to add a little something extra. Put out this hot chocolate charcuterie board, and let guests choose their own additions.

This amazing Christmas charcuterie board idea shapes loads of baked goods into a fun Rudolph. Even better, everything on the board can be purchased pre-baked in snack cake for to keep things manageable.

These tasty antipasto skewers look and taste amazing on their own. But arranging them into a wreath shape on a round board adds the perfect bit of Christmas flair.

Here’s a delicious assortment of meats and cheeses, shaped into a lovely Christmas tree. A few fruits, veggies, and nuts round out the board in perfect fashion.

Keep things veggie-focused with this cute Santa tray. The cut cucumber slices look just so good, they are well worth the effort.

Most charcuterie boards stick to two dimensions, (hence the “board” portion of the name.) But this amazing Christmas tree adds in the third dimension, towering upward over the table.

Here is a simple, quick way to arrange food into a perfect Christmas platter. Skewer meats, cheeses, and savory items on short skewers and arrange them into a wreath shape on a plate.

This board is going to require a trip to the grocery store, but it’s well worth it. With a whole host of flavor options including multiple meats and cheeses among other things, it offers tastes to complement all sorts of palates.

Here’s another beautiful board arrangement, full of fun flavors. The rosemary sprigs and pretzel sticks offer the perfect accents so this Christmas tree-shaped board really pops.

This Christmas candy board does require a bit of prep work, but the results are too great to ignore. The simple-to-prepare Christmas treats work together to form a beautiful charcuterie dessert board.

This ranch snowman cheeseball looks so good, everyone will be asking where you bought it. Take all the credit, because this snowman surrounded by a platter full of crackers looks too fantastic to be homemade.

This Christmas tree board is yet another fun charcuterie option that uses fairly simple ingredients. The post has tips to make sure it comes out looking as good as possible.

This cute Christmas wreath board is proof that simple ingredients can make a real splash. Using a bed of leaves and herbal sprigs helps really add to the visual appeal.

White reds, greens, and whites are common colors that appear on Christmas charcuterie boards, but this one brings a twist. Various oranges add pops of color and unexpected, but welcome, variety.

It’s easy to create a Rudolph dipping/grazing charcuterie board with fun options for guests. This one offers lots of crackers, fruits, and even candies to delight and surprise people.

Gather up some basic fruits, meats, and cheeses, and get arranging. Create the Grinch’s face, and add in one or two special details to make this platter really shine.

Another great frosting board option is the Christmas tree board. The little M&M ornaments look just fantastic.

This super fun, super cute idea is just perfect for the table around Christmastime. Arrange various white and red snack items in lines, all in a candy cane shape.

This board is all about the kids, and it knocks it out of the park. Loaded with healthy (and not so healthy) treats for kids, this explosion of color will have them coming back over and over again.

While dessert boards may seem less “serious” than meat and cheese boards, there’s no reason they have to be. Select the right pre-baked desserts (even snack cakes) and arrange them in the right way to have a fantastic looking board that complements the décor.

The fun thing about these buttercream boards is that they offer so many options. This one is shaped like an adorable snowman, all about the holiday vibes.

This charcuterie board skips no expense in looking and tasting amazing. See the post for lots of tips on how to really add the Christmas spirit into a board like this one.

This fun fruit and cheese board presents lots of healthy options for guests to snack on, while avoiding the boring side of healthy foods. Plus, the hummus tub Santa is just the cutest idea out there right now.

Cheese balls are another charcuterie staple that offer loads of options for customization. A few pretzels and one or two other additions transform an ordinary cheese ball into a cute Rudolph centerpiece.

The thing about Christmas tree shaped charcuterie boards is that there are so many different ways to do them. They can be super fancy, but this nice, basic layout still absolutely nails the central theme.

Go wild in the candy aisle this year in the days leading up to Christmas. This candy charcuterie board looks amazing and is sure to make an impression.