How to Make an Easter Charcuterie Board

4.84 from 6 votes
Pin RecipeJump to RecipeComments

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure policy.

My Easter Charcuterie Board is a gorgeous, fun appetizer sampler! From cheese to fruit, prosciutto to deviled eggs, it’s a beautifully balanced array of snacks with something for everyone.

Want to save this recipe?
Enter your email below and we’ll send the recipe straight to your inbox!
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.
A wooden cutting board artistically arranged with meats, cheeses, crackers, olives, fruit, veggies, and more.

A Festive, Spring-Inspired Charcuterie Board

Planning an Easter brunch, but don’t know what to serve? No worries! Charcuterie is the perfect thing to make, especially for anyone who wants to bring their own, unique spin to the celebration. A beautiful array of classic foods that everyone will enjoy, charcuterie is always a hit.

In addition to being super-easy and ultra-tasty, this appetizer is fun to pull together! Whether you’re making it ahead or last-minute, you’re going to appreciate the simplicity and variety of this easy charcuterie board, full of diverse tastes, textures, and colors. 

Close-up shot of a cutting board arranged with marcona almonds, grapes, dried apricots, baby carrots, fig crackers, and more.

What Is Typically on a Charcuterie Board?

A charcuterie board is simply a board loaded with an array of different finger foods, including sliced cured meats, such as salami. The selection typically includes cheese, meat, nuts, fruit, vegetables, olives, and the like.

For this spring-themed charcuterie, I’m adding homemade deviled eggs, dried apricots, and even chocolate eggs, among other goodies! This special selection of delightful finger foods creates a perfect addition to your Easter meal, or any special day you’d like to celebrate!

From top left: Deviled eggs, grapes, a platter of crackers, jordan almonds, fresh thyme, grainy mustard, strawberry preserves, a wheel of brie, dried apricots, medjool dates, a plate of sliced meats, cubed white cheddar, marcona almonds, sliced cucumber, castelvetrano olives, honey, gouda.

The Ingredients You’ll Need

Here are the ingredients for my Easter charcuterie board. Remember that all of these items are just ones that I like to use. While you will probably want the same general categories, you don’t need all of these exact ingredients.

  • Prepared Foods: Deviled eggs (use my deviled egg recipe).
  • Condiments: Honey, whole grain mustard, and strawberry preserves.
  • Nuts and Olives: Castelvetrano olives and Marcona almonds.
  • Candies: Jordan almonds and chocolate egg candies.
  • Meats: Salami, prosciutto, and coppa.
  • Cheeses: Brie, white cheddar, and gouda.
  • Crackers & Crisps: Water crackers, pretzel crisps, and fig crackers.
  • Fruits: Seedless red grapes, Medjool dates, and dried apricots. 
  • Vegetables: Baby carrots and a large, sliced English cucumber.
  • Herbs: Fresh thyme sprigs make an attractive optional garnish.

Let’s Make a Charcuterie Board!

When you start to arrange your board, you might feel a little lost. What should go where? Do you just pile it on randomly? Here’s how to get a great-looking presentation every time.

  1. Arrange the Plates and Bowls First. Some items will need to be placed on their own plates or bowls, so arrange those first. Put the deviled eggs on a plate, and spoon the condiments, nuts, olives, and candies into small bowls. Place them on the board. 
  2. Add the Meats, Cheeses, and Crackers. Next, fold or roll the meats, and arrange them around the bowls. Cut the cheeses into wedges, slices, or cubes, and arrange those among the bowls as well. Then place the crackers. If necessary, you can lean or prop the crackers against the bowls to help keep them in place.
  3. Fill the Gaps and Finish. Fill in the remaining gaps on the board with fruits and vegetables. If you like, add sprigs of fresh thyme or fresh rosemary around the board for a nice garnish.
Close-up shot of marcona almonds in a dish, surrounded by folded salami, dried apricots, red grapes, olives, and more.

Does a Charcuterie Board Have to Be Wood?

Not at all! While wooden cutting boards are often used to display charcuterie, any large platter or tray will do just fine. Glass cutting boards are also great for this. Just be sure not to use a cutting board that is used for preparing raw meats.

Close-up shot of a plate of deviled eggs with an artistically folded slice of coppa in the center.

Tips for Building a Great Board  

Remember – this is your own creation! You can make it in any way you like. This is all just how I did it. Here are a few more helpful tips for a beautiful arrangement.

  • Board-Arranging: Remember, no matter what ingredients you use, the basic steps remain the same. Put anything that you think may roll away or become messy into smaller containers. Then arrange the meats, cheeses, and other foods around those containers.
  • Toothpicks: Toothpicks are very helpful to keep rolled-up or fanned meat in place. You can also use them for “handles” to make it easier to pick up foods like cheese cubes or olives.
  • Food Safety: This is an important one! To ensure food safety, the eggs, meats, and cheeses should not be kept out at room temperature for more than two hours.

More Charcuterie Options

I just couldn’t resist highlighting more ingredients ideas you could use in your own arrangements, because seriously, the possibilities are endless!  These are just a few of the options out there!

  • Condiments: Any sauce or dip can be a great option. Think hummus, spinach artichoke dip, honey mustard, ranch dressing, or French onion dip. Yum!
  • Meat: If you’re not a fan of pork, try substituting the salami, prosciutto, and coppa for roast beef, turkey, or chicken. Other great ideas include pepperoni, soppressata, and mortadella.
  • Cheese: Try using sharp cheddar, chèvre, feta, mozzarella, or even pepper jack!
  • Nuts: Instead of almonds, use walnuts, pecans, macadamia nuts, shelled pistachios, flavored peanuts, wasabi peas, etc.
  • Fruits and Vegetables: Watermelon chunks, apple slices (toss them with lemon juice to prevent browning), fresh berries, kumquats – it’s all good!
A wooden cutting board artistically arranged with meats, cheeses, crackers, olives, fruit, veggies, and more.

Storing Leftover Charcuterie

  • If you have leftovers to store, place any crackers and nuts into zip-top bags or airtight containers, and store at room temperature for up to 3 days.
  • Store other items in zip-top bags or airtight containers, and keep in the fridge for up to 24 hours.
4.84 from 6 votes

Easter Charcuterie Board

This Easter Charcuterie Board is a gorgeous, fun appetizer sampler! From cheese to fruit, prosciutto to deviled eggs, it’s a beautifully balanced array of snacks with something for everyone.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 20

Ingredients 

Prepared Foods:

  • 6 to 8 deviled eggs

Condiments:

Nuts, Olives, and Candies:

Meats:

  • 8 ounces salami
  • 6 ounces prosciutto
  • 4 ounces coppa

Cheeses:

  • 8 ounces brie
  • 8 ounces white cheddar
  • 6 ounces gouda

Crackers & Crisps:

Fruits & Vegetables:

  • 1 pound seedless red grapes
  • 8 ounces medjool dates
  • 6 ounces dried apricots
  • 8 ounces baby carrots
  • 1 large english cucumber, sliced

Optional Garnish:

  • Fresh thyme sprigs
Want to save this recipe?
Enter your email below and we’ll send the recipe straight to your inbox!
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.

Instructions 

  • First, arrange the deviled eggs on a plate. Then place the dips, nuts, olives, and candies into their own separate bowls; arrange the bowls on a charcuterie-safe serving board.
  • Fold or roll the meats and arrange them around the bowls.
  • Cut the cheeses into wedges, slices, or cubes and arrange them among the meats and bowls.
  • Spread the crackers and crisps among the meats and cheeses. If possible, you can use a couple different bowls to bolster crackers into place.
  • Fill the remaining gaps on the board with the fruits and vegetables.
  • Optionally, you can places sprigs of thyme throughout the board as garnish.
  • Serve.

Notes

Notes: Nutrition facts are approximate, provided for convenience. For precise nutrition facts, calculate each item individually according to the package labels and amounts used.

Nutrition

Calories: 580kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 998mg | Potassium: 506mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 2287IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 271mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.

Did you make a recipe? Leave a rating

More Easter Recipes

Explore More

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




15 Comments

  1. Beth says:

    5 stars
    This has to be one of the best Easter ideas I’ve ever seen! We always have an Easter lunch at our house, and then we have Easter dinner at my in-laws. I think this year, I”ll make a few of these boards to keep things a bit lighter.

    1. Katerina Petrovska says:

      That’s great! I hope everyone enjoys it! Thank YOU! 🙂

  2. Catalina says:

    5 stars
    So beautiful and festive. I will have often guest at may house and this board is the perfect choice!

    1. Katerina Petrovska says:

      Thank YOU! Please enjoy! 🙂

  3. Amanda says:

    5 stars
    This is gorgeous! I can’t wait to make it for Easter.

    1. Katerina Petrovska says:

      Thank YOU! I hope you’ll love it! 🙂

  4. Sandra says:

    5 stars
    I love everything on your board! Thanks so much for the tips and ideas!

    1. Katerina Petrovska says:

      Thank YOU! Please enjoy! 🙂

  5. Juliane says:

    5 stars
    Thank you for this! Now, I don’t have to think much of what to make this easter!

    1. Katerina Petrovska says:

      I hope you’ll enjoy it! Thank YOU! 🙂

  6. Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says:

    Looks so festive and yummy! Everything I love on one board!

  7. Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says:

    Looks so festive and yummy! I love everything on this board!

    1. Katerina Petrovska says:

      Please enjoy! Thank YOU! 🙂

  8. Mary says:

    4 stars
    This is a great idea. I’m going to use bacon and sausage patties for the meats, dinner rolls and biscuits, strawberry and apricot jams, and softened salted butter so guests can make breakfast sandwiches.

    1. Katerina says:

      Great idea! Using bacon, sausage, dinner rolls, and biscuits with strawberry and apricot jams plus salted butter sounds delicious for make-your-own breakfast sandwiches. Your guests will love it! Thank YOU! 🙂