Halloween Moon Charcuterie Board

Name: Halloween Moon Charcuterie Board
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 oz Sharp White Cheddar (8 ounces aged white cheddar (crumbled into chunks)); 8 oz Blue Cheese (4 ounces blue cheese (crumbled) + 4 ounces blueberry-coated goat cheese); 4 oz Cheese Curd (4 ounces white cheese curds); 6 oz White Cheddar Cheese (6 ounces mild white cheddar ( or gouda, for star cutouts)); 4 oz Seeded Crisps (4 ounces thin seeded crisps or crackers with dried fruit); 1 cup Pecans (1 cup candied pecans); 2 cup Purple Cauliflower (2 cups purple cauliflower florets); 8 oz Purple Carrots (8 ounces purple carrots (cut into sticks)); 2 cup Black Grape (2 cups fresh black grapes); 1 cup Blackberry (1 cup fresh blackberries); ½ cup Dried Plum (½ cup dried plums (prunes)); ½ cup Dried Fig (½ cup dried figs); 12 pieces Dark Chocolate Truffles (12 dark chocolate truffles); ½ cup Gummy Candy (½ cup purple gummy candies); 3 oz Potato Chip (3 ounces purple potato chips); 3 oz Blue Corn Tortilla Chips (3 ounces blue corn tortilla chips)

Halloween Moon Charcuterie Board - Appetizers (American)

25 minAmerican

Servings8

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Vegetarian
Pescatarian
Egg Free

Ingredients

For 8 servings

Sharp White Cheddar8 oz · 8 ounces aged white cheddar (crumbled into chunks)
Blue Cheese8 oz · 4 ounces blue cheese (crumbled) + 4 ounces blueberry-coated goat cheese
Cheese Curd4 oz · 4 ounces white cheese curds
White Cheddar Cheese6 oz · 6 ounces mild white cheddar ( or gouda, for star cutouts)
Seeded Crisps4 oz · 4 ounces thin seeded crisps or crackers with dried fruit
Pecans1 cup · 1 cup candied pecans
Purple Cauliflower2 cup · 2 cups purple cauliflower florets
Purple Carrots8 oz · 8 ounces purple carrots (cut into sticks)
Black Grape2 cup · 2 cups fresh black grapes
Blackberry1 cup · 1 cup fresh blackberries
Dried Plum½ cup · ½ cup dried plums (prunes)
Dried Fig½ cup · ½ cup dried figs
Dark Chocolate Truffles12 pieces · 12 dark chocolate truffles
Gummy Candy½ cup · ½ cup purple gummy candies
Potato Chip3 oz · 3 ounces purple potato chips
Blue Corn Tortilla Chips3 oz · 3 ounces blue corn tortilla chips

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Steps

1Create Your Moon Template
2Make template
3Trace your serving board on construction paper, then cut out a half-circle template about 6-8 inches wide that fits your board with space around edges.
4Shape
5Place template on board to test fit, then tape curved edges to create shallow walls for containing cheese.
6Fill the Moon
7Fill paper template with 8 ounces crumbled aged white cheddar and 4 ounces blue cheese pieces, starting with largest chunks first.
8Add 4 ounces white cheese curds to fill gaps, creating textured moon surface.
9Remove template
10Carefully remove paper template, leaving crescent moon of cheese in place.
11Assemble the Board
12Assemble
13Arrange 2 cups purple cauliflower florets in clusters around one side of moon.
14Place small bowls containing 1 cup candied pecans and 1/3 cup dried cherries to keep contained.
15Fill larger spaces with 3 ounces purple potato chips and 3 ounces blue corn tortilla chips, overlapping slightly.
16Add 2 cups black grapes in clusters around board to fill spaces.
17Scatter 12 dark chocolate truffles, 1/2 cup dried figs, and 1/2 cup dried plums throughout board.
18Cut star shapes from 6 ounces mild white cheddar and scatter around board like fallen stars.
19Finish with 1 cup fresh blackberries, 1/2 cup purple gummy candies, 8 ounces purple carrot sticks, 4 ounces seeded crackers, and 4 ounces blueberry goat cheese as a centerpiece.