Chocolate Charcuterie Board
This Chocolate Charcuterie Board is a show stopping addition to any gathering, and nobody has to know how easy it is! It features rich chocolate ganache, fruits, crunchy nuts and a variety of chocolate treats. This board is perfect for Valentine’s Day, holidays, or any special occasion, and is a chocolate lover’s dream!
I thoroughly enjoy creating show stopping charcuterie boards when I entertain. They’re fun to put together and they always impress!
Most of the time I do savory boards like my fall charcuterie board and crudités platter, but dessert boards are a really fun way to end a meal.
This Chocolate Charcuterie Board is guaranteed to satisfy the biggest chocolate cravings…even mine!
It starts with rich, luxurious chocolate ganache for dipping, and includes an array of truffles, a variety of chocolates, candies, fresh fruit, nuts and more. I love including a mix of some of my favorite homemade and store bought treats
One of the best parts about this board is that you can get as creative as you wish (or keep things simple!), and it’s easily scaled to serve any number of people.
It’s perfect for entertaining, date night in or anytime your chocolate cravings strike. 🙂
Why you’ll love this recipe
- Dessert boards like this one are an unexpected — and fun! — treat to serve at any dinner party or gathering.
- It’s quick to assemble using a mixture of homemade and store-bought chocolates and treats.
- You can easily customize the board to accommodate any dietary restrictions or flavor preferences.
- The board can be scaled up or down depending on the number of guests you’ll be serving.
Ingredient suggestions
There are so many ingredients to choose from when you’re creating your chocolate board — there are really no wrong answers.
I recommend determining how many different items you’d like to include, and of those items which you’d like to make yourself and which you’d like to purchase pre-made.
Including a combination of homemade and store-bought treats makes filling your chocolate dessert charcuterie board so much easier!
- Dips. Chocolate ganache is the ultimate dip for this chocolate board. It’s decadent and luxurious and it’s so easy to make! See my post how to make chocolate ganache for the easy instructions. Other dip ideas include homemade whipped cream and caramel sauce.
- Chocolate confections. Homemade chocolate treats like my chocolate truffles (or salted caramel truffles), rocky road candy, almond dragees and dark chocolate fudge are easy and impressive additions. Add store bought treats like mini peanut butter cups, chocolate covered fruit and more.
- Chocolate. A variety of dark, semi-sweet, milk and white chocolate bars are a great idea to round out your board.Simply cut or break them into squares and use them to fill in any gaps in your board.
- Cookies. Add a variety of small cookies like coconut macaroons, cranberry orange biscotti, brownie bites and/or your favorite store bought cookies.
- Fresh fruits. A variety of fresh fruits such as apple slices, orange, banana, strawberries, raspberries, and more provide freshness, color and are great for dipping as well.
- Dried fruits. Figs, mangos and apricots add a nice chewy element and they’re great for dipping in chocolate as well. Freeze dried fruits are also great for adding texture and color.
- Nuts. Raw or toasted nuts provide much needed texture to your board. Almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, peanuts, pecans or mixed nuts are great options.
- Other add-ins. Pretzels, graham crackers, marshmallows, chocolate covered espresso beans and caramels are also fun ideas.
See the recipe card below for the full list of ingredients and quantities.
How to make a chocolate board
Assembling a chocolate board is extremely easy with a bit of planning. First, consider how many guests you’ll be serving, as well as how you want to present your platter. You can use one larger board, or put together a few smaller ones — anything goes.
Pro tip: Prep your board up to a few hours in advance and cover with plastic wrap. Add fresh fruit just before serving to prevent it from discoloring or drying out.
See the recipe card below for full instructions.
- Start by placing bowls with dips and smaller items on the board.
- Arrange larger items like fruits, cookies and candies around the bowls.
- Build the rest of your board by placing ingredients in a way that adds interest, texture, and color contrast, and fill in any gaps with small items like chocolate squares, smaller candies, etc.
Recipe FAQs
Traditional charcuterie boards are filled with an array of meats, cheeses and savory items, while a chocolate charcuterie board is filled with sweet treats, including different types of chocolate, candies, cookies, fruit and more.
You don’t need to run out and purchase a fancy serving board to create a chocolate charcuterie board.
Instead, try lining a pizza pan, baking sheet, or regular cutting board with parchment paper and build the dessert board on top of that.
I suggest preparing the individual elements of the board in advance (chocolate ganache, cookies, candies, and so on) and then assembling it a few hours before your guests arrive.
Since I always add freshly sliced fruit to my board, I prefer adding that just before serving to prevent the fruit from discoloring or drying out.
I highly recommend covering your chocolate board with plastic wrap until serving to keep cookies and crunchy items from becoming stale.
You can prepare a themed chocolate board for holidays. Add peppermint bark for Christmas, heart shaped chocolates and cut out sugar cookies for Valentine’s day, and pastel colored Easter candies for Easter. The options are endless!
Recipe notes
- Pro tip: Prep your board up to a few hours in advance and cover with plastic wrap. Add fresh fruit just before serving to prevent it from discoloring or drying out.
- Make your chocolate board perfect for any holiday or season by changing up the items you use. For Christmas, use peppermint bark instead of plain chocolate; for Thanksgiving, add sugared cranberries in addition to seasonal fresh fruits — and so on!
- You don’t need an expensive serving board to make a chocolate charcuterie platter. Any pizza stone, cutting board, or baking sheet may be used.
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Chocolate Charcuterie Board
Ingredients
- chocolate ganache
- chocolate truffles
- 16 ounces strawberries
- 1 apple sliced thinly
- 12 brownie bites sub with your favorite cookies or candy
- 8 ounces nuts pistachios, almonds, hazelnuts, etc.
- 8 ounces chocolate covered raspberries such as Tru Fru; sub with your favorite candy
- 8 ounces mini peanut butter cups sub with your favorite candies
- 4 ounces dark chocolate squares
- 4 ounces white chocolate squares
- 4 ounces raspberries
- almond dragees sub with your favorite candy
Instructions
- Prepare the chocolate ganache and truffles (if using) up to 2 days in advance. Allow to come to room temperature before serving.chocolate ganache, chocolate truffles
- Place the chocolate ganache and any smaller items such as nuts and candies in bowls and place them on your board.8 ounces nuts, 8 ounces chocolate covered raspberries, almond dragees
- Build the rest of your board by surrounding bowls with larger items and placing ingredients in a way that adds interest, texture, and color contrast. Fill in any gaps with small items like chocolate squares, smaller candies, etc.16 ounces strawberries, 12 brownie bites, 8 ounces mini peanut butter cups, 4 ounces dark chocolate squares, 4 ounces white chocolate squares, 4 ounces raspberries, 1 apple
Notes
- Pro tip: Prep your board up to a few hours in advance and cover with plastic wrap. Add fresh fruit just before serving to prevent it from discoloring or drying out.
- This recipe is an estimate only. The ingredients and serving size will vary based on the amount and type of ingredients that you choose to use.
- This board can be easily scaled to feed any size crowd with any of your favorite ingredients.
- Make your chocolate board perfect for any holiday or season by changing up the items you use. For Christmas, use peppermint bark instead of plain chocolate; for Thanksgiving, add sugared cranberries in addition to seasonal fresh fruits — and so on!
- You don’t need an expensive board — use a pizza stone, baking sheet or even a cutting board.
Nutrition
Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.
16 Comments on “Chocolate Charcuterie Board”
This looks over the top delicious.
It is just that. 🙂
I used your post to build a charcuterie board with your ganache and caramel sauce, fruit, truffles, chocolate dipped fresh figs with chopped pistachios, kolache cookies with apricot and fig jam, cashews and pistachios, and crostini with goat cheese and chopped figs marinated in balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Big hit at book club. Thank you for all of your recipes and suggestions.
I’m glad it was a hit and thanks so much for your feedback!
This dessert board is beautiful…chocolate is a winner!! What size board did you use here?
Thank you, and you can never go wrong with chocolate! It was about a 14-16” round board. I’d measure it but I’m traveling…sorry!
Chocolate heaven is right. 🙂 I used to own a chocolate store and had lots of different chocolate covered fruits but never figs. I’ll can wait to try them.
You did?? That sounds amazing Karen, and I love all fruit dipped in chocolate!
Goodness me! This dessert board is like my dream! haha Sitting around, munching on all this goodness! I love me some figs and this is such a fun way to use them!
I could’ve used some help eating this — wish you would’ve been here! 🙂 Thanks Ashley!
I’m a definite fig lover, and of course, I adore all things chocolate, so this board needs to happen in my house! It’s only breakfast time here now, and all I’m craving is that chocolate roll. A few slices of that and some chocolate dipped figs with my cup of coffee, and I’d be set! p.s. I just rated your recipe, and tried to give it five stars but it only registered 4.5. This board is totally 5-star!
I wish I could’ve shared this with you since we’re on the same page with chocolate and figs! The chocolate roll kept well in the fridge, and I’m not going to lie. I ate it mid-morning a few times!
Oh my goodness, what a gorgeous dessert board! I love the idea of whipping this up for a dinner party.
Thank you very much Nicole!
I’m imagining a book club sitting around this beautiful board with some wine in hand. I would love this! It looks so good, Marcie. I bet it would be tough to stop eating those figs 😉 Hope you had a happy Mother’s Day!
A book club would be a great setting for this board…with wine in hand of course. 🙂 The figs are addicting too, and I hope you had an amazing Mother’s Day as well!