Awesome Spooky Halloween Party Food Idea – Sweets Charcuterie

Take me just about anywhere for dinner these days and I’ll be browsing the cheese and charcuterie board options on the menu.  I LOVE the pretty boards full of delicacies styled to the nines.  Creamy cheeses, nuts, dried fruits, olives, chutney, bread and crackers, spicy meats…so many good things!  And let’s face it.  There is something about a plethora of beautiful food heaped on a platter that just looks amazing.  I thought it might be fun to create some different types of charcuterie style boards for upcoming holidays and since Halloween is up first, I definitely have candy on the brain.  If you are looking for a fun spooky Halloween party food idea, give one of these cool boards a try.

Candy buffets have been a hit at parties for years, and I am always on the hunt for a new and different way to style party food.  Presentation is key ( I loved doing this Halloween candy buffet last year) and so I decided to grab this cool black tray and try my hand at an awesomely overflowing candy board.  

While I am a chocolate lover, I felt like a spooky Halloween party food board would be colorful and eye catching, so I picked up an assortment of sour gummy worms, cherry sours, candy corn, pumpkins, gumballs, candy necklaces and licorice. 

These adorable monster themed chocolate kisses brought in more color (and let me sneak some chocolate in.) 😉

Have you tried making these pretzel treats yet?  They are SO yummy and ridiculously easy!  I first made them for a Monster’s Inc. party idea way back when, and since then I have made them to go along with this Halloween Printable Tag, for Easter treats with an M&M twist, and now here I whipped some up for this spooky Halloween party food tray.  They eyeballs are a fun find in the baking/sprinkle section at the store.  

I think the key to making a board like this is to vary the colors, textures, shapes and sizes of the snacks and candies you use.  You want to fill it up, stack things on top of each other, and make it look like a real feast.  Gummy worms are a bit creepy, so are edible eyes. 

I like the bright gumballs in varying sizes and colors.  I added some cookies to break things up…these mint Oreos are great Halloween colors and when they are stacked on their side they add an interesting grid/linear pattern to the tray.  These pumpkin and Frankenstein cookies were HomeGoods finds in the gourmet food section and they are a big, bold element that adds some personality to the tray.  

I also whipped up some chocolate lips for a funny, costume feeling element on the this Halloween charcuterie board.  Wax lips would be fun and so would gummy mice.

Paired with these cute and whimsical paper plates, this spooky Halloween party food is pretty darn cute if you ask me.  It looks like a giant party on a tray.  

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Tammy

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