Halloween Candy at its BEST – displayed out for everyone in a fun Halloween Candy Charcuterie Board that’s super easy to assemble and decorate.
This post and recipe was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.
Halloween Candy Charcuterie Board
October is in full swing and I’ve already got my Halloween decorations up around the house. My kiddo loves helping me to put up all the fun jack-o-lanterns, ghosts and skeletons that I have. It’s pretty easy to get inspired with all of the great candy treats that are all over the store shelves.
Find A Lot of Candy
For this post, the candy toppers from Wilton were used along with the marshmallow sugar skulls from CandiFetti. You can find both products in stores like Wal Mart, Party City, and Michael’s.
I found so many awesome treats at Target (of course) but one gold mine of unusual candy was at TJ Maxx! You know where the candy is – just go buy ALL OF IT! Make it fun and make it colorful!
You’re looking for different, but complementary, colors, shapes, textures, and sizes.
You want more candy than you think you need, and then you’ll need some more, besides, variety is the spice of life!
How to assemble your board
So… I say board because 99% of the time you’ll find a Charcuterie on a wooden cheese board. Mine is technically not Charcuterie and it’s served on a ghost platter – whateves!
You’ll want to start with two or three of your larger items. They will generally make a triangle on the board. I placed the two small containers of gumballs on the platter first. Then I added the Oreos around the bottom and placed the popcorn above the other one.
Just keep layering the candy in little clumps that “flow” a bit. Some candy will layer on top of others and cover up the smaller candy. Move and shift and rearrange, but don’t overthink it. These are supposed to be fun and imperfect.
At the end of the day, just cover the entire platter with all the candy!
Set the Scene
I added some skeleton hands reaching for the candy and holding a cup of green soda to set the scene.
The green “slime” with the frog gummy was an impulse buy and I didn’t think I’d use it with this post. However, it was the perfect touch to the dish and fit in so well in the curve of the ghost platter.
Just look around for great candy options.
Layer the colors and cluster the candy.
Have fun and enjoy your spooky Halloween Candy Charcuterie Board!
GIVEAWAY TIME
Happy Halloween! It’s October which means it’s time for Spooky Season and this year’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek event! #HalloweenTreatsWeek is hosted by Angie from Big Bear’s Wife & it’s a creepy and haunting week-long event is filled with some amazingly wicked Halloween treats, recipes and some frightfully fun giveaways.
“When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers ‘tis near Halloween.”
For the 2nd annual #HalloweenTreatsWeek event we have 41 fantastically talented bloggers that are sharing their favorite Halloween recipes throughout the week! There are going to be over 160 Halloween themed recipes shared during this year’s #HalloweenTreatsWeek and we can’t wait for you to see them all! Follow the hashtag #HalloweenTreatsWeek on social media and look at the bottom of each post to see all of the Halloween recipes that we’re sharing!
Plus, don’t forget that we have 6 (six) great giveaways for you this week thanks to our amazing sponsors!
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Prize #1 — Dixie Crystals is giving away a “Dinner and Dessert Set” – ONE 6-Quart Cook & Carry Programmable Slow Cooker, a Pyrex mixing bowl set plus some fun Dixie Crystals items like a Dixie Crystal Apron and Cookbook!
Prize #2 — Adam’s Extract is giving away – 1 Gift Pack – including 4oz Adams Best, 1.5 oz Peppermint, 1.5oz Almond, 1 bottle vanilla cinnamon sugar, 1 bottle pumpkin pie spice.
Prize #3 —Wilton is giving away a Texturra 7-Piece Bakeware Set
Prize #4 — Sweets and Treats Shop is giving away a large baking box of goodies!
Sweets and Treats will send one lucky winner a large assortment of sprinkles and lines and other samples of their products!
Prize #5 — Treat Street USA is giving away a set of Holiday Treat Decorations (1 Gummy Assortment, 1 Marshmallow Snowman, 1 Toy Solider and 1 Gingerbread Men)
Prize # 6– Litehouseis giving away the following: 1 Litehouse® Honeycrisp Apple Cider, 1 Litehouse® Old Fashioned Caramel, 1 Litehouse® Pumpkin Spice Caramel, 1 Litehouse® Butterscotch Caramel & 1 Litehouse® Chocolate Dip, Snack Packs
Giveaway open to US Residents 18 years or older. All entries will be verified. No PO Boxes Please. Prizes will be sent directly from sponsors to winners, bloggers are not responsible for prizes. This giveaway runs from October 7th – October 13th at 11:59PM EST. Winners will be selected soon afterward and contacted by e-mail. Winners will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. There are a total of 6 (six) prizes and therefore we will have a total of 6 (six) winners. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law.
Disclaimer: These posts and recipes are part of the week-long event, #HalloweenTreatsWeek but all opinions are 100% mine! We would like to Thank our amazing sponsors: Dixie Crystals, Adam’s Extract, Wilton, Sweets and Treats Shop, Treat Street USA and Litehouse! These wonderful sponsors provided the prize packs for our giveaways and also sent samples and products to the #HalloweenTreatsWeek bloggers to use in their recipes.
Check out the amazing #HalloweenTreatsWeek recipes from our bloggers today!
- Chocolate Candy Witch Cauldrons from Big Bear’s Wife
- Candy Corn Fudge from Fake Ginger
- Candy Corn Layer Cake from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
- Candy Corn Cookie Bars from 4 Sons R Us
- Halloween Potato Eyes from Pastry Chef Online
- Monster Munch Chex Party Mix from I am a Honey Bee
- Gluten Free Chocolate Monster Cookies from Frugal & Fit
- Caramel Sprinkle Baked Donuts from Cookaholic Wife
- Ghostly Popcorn Balls from Our Good Life
- Hocus Pocus Spell Book Brownies from Cheese Curd In Paradise
- Mummy Cake Pops from Jen Around the World
- Zombie Chocolate Donuts from Kelly Lynn’s Sweets and Treats
- Black Cauldron Bubbly Cupcakes from Daily Dish Recipes
- Boolicious Caramel Chocolate Covered Fruit from Everyday Eileen
- Jack-o-Lantern Candy Bark from Sweet Beginnings
- Caramel Apple Blossoms from For the Love of Food
- Monster Marshmallows from Shockingly Delicious
- Halloween Muddy Buddies from Back To My Southern Roots
- Mummy Crinkle Cookies from Creative Southern Home
- Sally’s Sugar Cookies from The Spiffy Cookie
- Eyeball Thumbprint Cookies from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
- Eye of Newt Halloween Wands from Who Needs A Cape?
- Halloween Brownie Pudding Parfait from Desserts Required
- Halloween No Bake Cheesecake from Lemon Blossoms
- Halloween Dipped Ice Cream Cones from West Via Midwest
- Pumpkin Soup with Savory Spices and Roasted Pumpkin Seeds from Nancie’s Table
- Halloween Stuffed Chocolate Whoopie Pies from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
- Death by Chocolate Dessert Ball from Strawberry Blondie Kitchen
- Jack o Lantern Bundt Cake from The Redhead Baker
- Frankenstein Cupcake Cake from Jonesin’ For Taste
- Chocolate Truffle Pumpkin Spider Cake from Sweet ReciPEAs
- Spooky Sprinkled Brownies from The Beard and The Baker
- Halloween Monster Buttermilk Pancakes from Katie’s Cucina
- Sugar Skull Layer Cake from Love and Confections
- Mummy Meringue Pops from My Sweet Zepol
- Halloween Hidden Bat Loaf Cat from Savory Moments
- Vegan Halloween Cookies & Cream Fault Line Cake from The Baking Fairy
- Halloween Corn Chip Dessert Bars from Intelligent Domestications
- Oogie Boogie Meringue Cupcakes from A Blender Mom
- Smores Ghost Brownies from Books n’ Cooks
Halloween Candy Charcuterie Board
Your Halloween party needs this fun and delicious Candy Charcuterie Board!
Ingredients
Various Halloween Candies
- Treat Street Marshmallow Sugar Skulls
- Wilton Candy Toppers - Bats, Ghosts, Jack-o-Lanters
- Gummy Teeth
- Pumpkin Candies
- Candy Corn
- Gummy Bats
- Colored Kettle Corn
- Gumballs
- Yogurt Pretzels
- Halloween Oreo Cookies
- Candy Body Parts
Instructions
- Gather up your candy and unwrap them.
- Arrange like candies together starting with the larger containers. Work from one area to another to create a "flow" to your platter.
- Add more candy as needed. Tuck in candy to completely cover the platter.
Notes
There's no wrong way to put a candy platter together.
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Nutrition Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 100
Katie says
October 7, 2019 at 10:02 amYessss! I love this candy board idea!
Hezzi-D says
October 7, 2019 at 2:33 pmSuch a fun way to serve a snack or dessert for Halloween!
Karyn Granrud says
October 7, 2019 at 9:22 pmYep! Perfect for a crowd of candy lovers!
Amy (Savory Moments) says
October 7, 2019 at 2:40 pmThis is such a fun and colorful idea to present candy like this — so perfect for a Halloween party!
Karyn Granrud says
October 7, 2019 at 9:21 pmTotally! I loved how it turned out.
Samantha says
October 7, 2019 at 2:49 pmOh my gosh, my kids would die and go to heaven!
Karyn Granrud says
October 7, 2019 at 9:21 pmHaha! My kid was drooling while I was making it. It was so hard for her to resist while I was making the video and photographing it.
Dorothy Reinhold says
October 7, 2019 at 8:40 pmThis is so festive! I love that everyone’s favorite candy will be available!
Karyn Granrud says
October 7, 2019 at 9:20 pmThe only thing missing was something chocolate… but I love all the sweet and sour candies. They are all so colorful and fun!
Angie says
October 7, 2019 at 8:51 pmThose sugar skulls are amazing!!! I love this dessert candy board!
Karyn Granrud says
October 7, 2019 at 9:18 pmThanks so much! I had a lot of fun creating it!
Betsy Cohen says
October 7, 2019 at 10:05 pmThis is my kind of charcuterie plate!
Karyn Granrud says
October 8, 2019 at 8:47 pmYep! Mine too!! Add some cookie dough and it’s good to go!
Terri Steffes says
October 7, 2019 at 10:36 pmSuper cute! I would love to see this as the centerpiece to someone’s snack table. It looks yummy, too.
Karyn Granrud says
October 8, 2019 at 8:47 pmI know!! It would look great in the center of the table or to bring to a Halloween pot luck party.
Karen says
October 8, 2019 at 12:35 amFreaking adorable!! The teeth and the body parts are cracking me up!
Michelle says
October 8, 2019 at 12:44 amI need those sugar skulls and marshmallow monsters
Karyn Granrud says
October 8, 2019 at 8:46 pmThe sugar skulls can be found in Walmart and the Peeps marshmallow monsters are just about everywhere.
Cheese Curc In Paradise says
October 21, 2019 at 10:58 amThis is such a fun idea for a party! My kiddos would love all the choices!
Karyn Granrud says
October 21, 2019 at 9:42 pmThanks! It was super fun to make and find all the great candies!
Christie says
October 27, 2019 at 2:38 pmWhat a fun and colorful dessert board! I love those teeth! Too funny.