Charcuterie boards to bring to your next holiday potluck

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Got an invitation for a holiday or summer potluck? Rather than bring the same old boring salad or side, consider making one of these 10 different kinds of charcuterie boards, which include both appetizer and dessert ideas.

A wooden platter with grapes, walnuts, chocolate-covered almonds, kiwi slices, dried apricots, blueberries, strawberries, and apple slices on a patterned tablecloth.
Charcuterie 101. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

Simple Small Charcuterie Board

Cheese, meat, nuts, and veggies on a small charcuterie board.
Simple Small Charcuterie Board. Photo credit: fANNEtastic food.

For an intimate holiday gathering, following this simple, step-by-step guide to making a small charcuterie board. Even if you don’t have a lot of ingredients, you can make something beautiful and delicious.
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Savory Appetizer Charcuterie Board

A selection of appetizers on a wooden board, featuring sliced meats, cheese, olives, tomatoes, and crackers with a colorful cookware in the background.
Savory Appetizer Charcuterie Board. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

This sweet and savory charcuterie board hits the right notes for your taste buds. Mozzarella wrapped in prosciutto satisfies the salty side while apricots, dates and candied almonds satisfy the sweet tooth.
Get the Recipe: Savory Appetizer Charcuterie Board

Apple Pie Dessert Charcuterie Board

An apple pie dessert charcuterie board with apples, whipping cream, caramel and butterscotch sauce, cookies, and candies.
Apple Pie Dessert Charcuterie Board. Photo credit: Little House Big Alaska.

If you normally make an apple pie for a potluck, here’s a fun way to change things up: make an easy apple pie charcuterie board. All it takes are slices of apples, melted caramel dipping sauce and a few cookies.
Get the Recipe: Apple Pie Dessert Charcuterie Board

Breakfast Charcuterie Ideas

A spread of assorted breakfast foods including bagels, pastries, fruit, and coffee on a patterned tablecloth.
Breakfast Charcuterie Ideas. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

Level up a brunch potluck invite by creating a breakfast charcuterie board of pancakes, waffles, bagels, muffins, fruit and more. These are also great for the morning after a big sleepover at your home.
Get the Recipe: Breakfast Charcuterie Ideas

Charcuterie 101: Your Guide to the Ultimate Foodie Trend

A charcuterie board featuring an assortment of cheeses, meats, olives, crackers, and fruits.
Charcuterie 101: Your Guide to the Ultimate Foodie Trend. Photo credit: Adobe Photos.

Need to get a leg up on the basics of building charcuterie boards? Here is some background on these items that were previously known as meat and cheese boards. Why are they so popular? Because they are easy to make.
Get the Recipe: Charcuterie 101: Your Guide to the Ultimate Foodie Trend

Dessert Charcuterie Board

An assortment of desserts including strawberries, chocolate-covered nuts, cupcakes, cookies, and pretzels on a table.
Photo credit: Leah Ingram.

When hosting a party at home, you can get on the charcuterie train with one devoted to desserts. This can be for a game night or a holiday get together. Best of all: they feature store-bought goodies to save you time.
Get the Recipe: Dessert Charcuterie Board

Jewish Desserts Board

Assorted snacks and fruits, including blueberries, strawberries, and candies, displayed on a table.
Jewish Desserts Board. Photo credit: Bagels and Lasagna.

A Jewish desserts charcuterie board can work for all of the major holidays centered around food, including Passover, Rosh Hashanah and Chanukah. Or, if you’re bringing something to a potluck at a kosher home.
Get the Recipe: Jewish Desserts Board

Effortless Eats: Creating the Ultimate Girl Dinner

An orange, a jar of jam, meats, apples, nuts and cheeses on a grazing board.
Effortless Eats: Creating the Ultimate Girl Dinner. Photo credit: Food Drink Life.

The girl dinner trend is all over TikTok and there’s no question as to why: they are no-cook platters of perfectly arranged finger foods on, you guessed it, charcuterie boards. So easy to make and enjoy.
Get the Recipe: Effortless Eats: Creating the Ultimate Girl Dinner

Spread the Love: Exploring the Tasty World of Butter Boards

Butter Board with Salmon with bread cubes nearby.
Spread the Love: Exploring the Tasty World of Butter Boards. Photo credit: Food Drink Life.

What was originally called butter boards have been reinvented as today’s charcuterie boards. When done right, you can glam up a butter board with all sorts of tasty treats to turn them into edible works of art.
Get the Recipe: Spread the Love: Exploring the Tasty World of Butter Boards

Brunch Charcuterie Board

A wooden board with fruits on it.
Brunch Charcuterie Board. Photo credit: Food Plus Words.

Are you going to a holiday brunch in the near future? Well, you can wow everyone when you show up with a brunch charcuterie board filled with savory and sweet flavors along with gorgeous colors.
Get the Recipe: Brunch Charcuterie Board

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