Halloween Dessert Charcuterie Board

This spooky spread is the ultimate shortcut if you’re looking for Halloween food ideas for parties without spending hours in the kitchen. Instead of baking from scratch, you can put together a Halloween dessert charcuterie board that looks impressive but is surprisingly easy.

Everyday snacks get a Halloween makeover with a little melted chocolate and candy eyes. Think Nutter Butters as mummies, strawberries as ghosts, and Milano cookies transformed into tombstones. It’s the kind of project that kids love to help decorate, while adults love how simple it is to prep.

A Halloween charcuterie board like this is perfect for a Halloween dessert table because it has something for everyone. You can make most of the decorated treats ahead of time, then just assemble right before the party. It’s one of those Halloween desserts that disappears fast once guests start digging in.

Let’s make a Halloween dessert board!

Ingredients

• 20 oz white chocolate or candy melts
• Milano milk chocolate cookies
• Gummy eyeball candies
• Sour gummy worms
• Black candy melts
• Fresh strawberries
• Nutter Butter cookies
• Reese’s pumpkins
• Candy corn
• Halloween Skittles
• Halloween M&M’s
• Snickers pumpkin bars
• Peeps marshmallow pumpkins, ghosts, and Frankenstein
• Pumpkin-shaped candies
• Eyeball candy sprinkles

How to make a sweet Halloween charcuterie board

1. Line 2-3 baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. Rinse and completely dry strawberries (any moisture will prevent the coating from sticking properly).

3. Melt white candy melts in microwave-safe bowl using 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until smooth.

4. Melt black candy melts the same way in a separate small bowl. Transfer to piping bag and set aside.

5. Dip each Nutter Butter in white coating using a fork, tap off excess, and place on parchment to set.

6. Hold strawberries by the greens and dip in white coating, allowing extra to drip off and form a “ghost tail.” Place on parchment and chill 5-10 minutes.

7. Cut small hole in black piping bag tip. Pipe “RIP” onto flat side of Milano cookies and let set.

8. Add two candy eyes to each dipped Nutter Butter using a dot of white coating as glue.

9. Drizzle thin strands of white coating over cookies to create mummy “bandages.” Let set completely.

10. Pipe two eyes and small oval mouth on each strawberry ghost with black coating. Let set.

11. Start assembling by placing larger items first. Arrange mummies, tombstone cookies, Peeps, and ghost strawberries in corners.

12. Use small bowls to hold loose candies and add height variation.

13. Add chocolate pumpkins and remaining marshmallow treats throughout the board.

14. Fill gaps with candy corn, M&M’s, Skittles, gummy pumpkins, and worms, grouping similar colors together for visual impact.

Serve immediately after assembly. Store decorated pieces separately in airtight containers; refrigerate strawberries and use within 1 day.