Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board – Easy Fall Appetizer

This easy to make Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board is perfect for parties, and can be served as a fun dinner for a fall themed party or as an easy fall appetizer for Thanksgiving. Colorful and packed with delicious meats, cheeses and fresh fruit, I included all my best tips for how to make a charcuterie board!

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Thanksgiving Harvest Charcuterie Board

Charcuterie boards are such a show stopper, and I have been obsessed with them for a while now. I even follow the #charcuterieboard hashtag on Instagram. I just love looking at all the colors and arrangements, plus cheese and crackers has always been my favorite meal! I linked the supplies I used for this charcuterie board at the end of the post. Keep scrolling to see a fun Halloween Charcuterie Board variation.

Thanksgiving Harvest Charcuterie Board Supplies

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• Marble Board 
• Cheese Knives 

How to Make a Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board:

• Give yourself plenty of time to prepare so you don’t feel rushed. I really took my time arranging this and it took about an hour. I think the average time to assemble, including slicing, washing and drying fruit and arranging, would be about 45 minutes.
• Replenish the crackers and bread as needed. Slice the bread last and serve the slices close together to keep the bread soft. Slice a second loaf and keep it in a plastic baggie so it doesn’t dry out.
• Keep a color theme in mind when planning your board. I went for oranges and purples with a touch of green in this charcuterie board.
• Place complimentary flavors close together. For example; brie, figs, prosciutto and french bread are all close together, then hard cheese, soft salami and crackers are placed close together.
• Start arranging by placing large items like pumpkins and bowls slightly off center. Then place whole cheeses and grape bunches. Fill with meats, cut cheese and nuts.
• This charcuterie board will feed about 6 adults as a meal, or 12 as an appetizer.

Thanksgiving Harvest Charcuterie Board Ingredients

To keep this charcuterie board budget friendly, I did almost all the shopping at Trader Joe’s. I love the variety of meats and cheeses that they carry as well as the variety of fruit. Use any or all of these ingredients.

Meats

• Salami
• Salame di Parma
• Smoked Prosciutto
• Prosciutto

Cheeses

• Gouda
• Sharp Cheddar
• Goat’s Milk Cheese
• Pepper Jack
• Brie

Fruits

• Granny Smith Apples
• Honey Crisp Apples
• Concord Grapes
• Champagne Grapes
• Fresh Figs

Extras

• Pecans
• Pumpkin Seeds
• Wheat Crackers
• Baguette
• Candy Corn

More Charcuterie Style Board Ideas

• Christmas Wreath Charcuterie Board
• Halloween Movie Night Snack Board
• New Year’s Eve Charcuterie Board
• Hot Chocolate Dessert Charcuterie Board
• Fall Wreath Charcuterie Board

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Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board - Fall Appetizer

Prep Time

45 mins

 

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Charcuterie Board

Servings: 12

Ingredients

• 8 oz Italian dry salami sliced
• 4 oz uncured Salame di Parma
• 6 oz smoked prosciutto
• 4 oz sliced prosciutto
• 8 oz 1000 day hard gouda cheese
• 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese
• 8 oz Apricot Cherry Cranberry Goat's Milk Cheese
• 4 oz pepper jack cheese sliced
• 8 oz traditional French Brie
• 11 oz fig butter
• 5 oz sweet and spicy pecans
• 4 oz pumpkin spice pumpkin seeds
• 2 Granny Smith apples sliced
• 2 Honey Crisp apples sliced
• 1 bunch Concord grapes
• 1 bunch Champagne grapes
• 6 fresh figs sliced in half
• 10 oz Stone Ground Wheat Crackers
• 2 11 oz French baguettes sliced
• 11 oz naturally flavored candy corn
• fresh lemon juice as needed

Instructions

1. Assemble on a 20 inch round platter. 

2. If assembling ahead of time, brush apples lightly with lemon juice to avoid browning. 

Halloween Charcuterie Board

I had fun with the Harvest Charcuterie Board and switched it up for and created a Halloween Charcuterie board by adding eyeball candy and a fancy spider. Just a couple easy changes!

I found the eye ball candy at Home Goods and the jewel spider at World Market.