Easter Charcuterie Board
Servings 12 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups recipe Easy Fruit Dip chill until serving
- 1 8 oz jar raspberry jam
- 1- 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut plus green food coloring to tint
- 1-2 cups strawberries
- 1 cup cubed honey dew melon or cantaloupe
- 2 medium kiwi peeled and sliced
- 1 cup jelly beans
- 1 cup Palmer chocolate foiled easter candy
- 8 slices each sharp cheddar cheese AND white cheddar cheese
- 10 vanilla wafers OR shortbread cookies
- 10 strawberry crispy wafers OR graham crackers
- 10-12 small chocolate bunnies or medium caramel filled chocolate bunnies
- 4-6 golden Oreos
- 3-6 bunny peeps
- 3-6 Lindt foiled carrots
- assorted crackers i.e. entertainment crackers
- candy 1/2 cup each Palmer Double Crisp Bunny Treats Carrots, Palmer Milk Chocolate Eggs, Robins Eggs, Malted Candy, Hersey Milk Chocolate Kisses, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Spring M&M’s
Instructions
- One Day in Advance: Prepare the fruit dip. Place into an airtight container and chill in the refrigerator along with the raspberry jam.
- Make the Coconut Grass: Spread flaked coconut on a large piece of wax paper or parchment paper. Drop 2-3 drops of green food coloring then toss with a fork to evenly distribute. Repeat until desired color is reached. Set aside to dry.
- Fruit: Clean and prep the fruit. Dry berries thoroughly.
- Assemble: Pick a large platter or tray. Line it with wax paper or parchment paper, if needed. Sprinkle part of the green coconut randomly over board.
- Place prepared fruit dip in a bowl add it to the center of the charcuterie board. Next, arrange clay pots or small bowls in each corner. Fill small bowls with spring M&M’s and jelly beans.
- Pour jam into a jar. Slice cheese into triangles or use mini cookie cutters to create fun spring shapes like ducks, carrots and bunnies. Arrange on tray with crackers and jam.
- Once you have placed the fruit dip, candy bowls, clay pot, cheese, crackers and jam where you like, fill in the empty spaces with remaining cookies, candies, and fresh fruit until the tray is completely full. Fill in between with reserved green tinted coconut.
- Serve immediately.
- Special Note: All of the ingredient amounts are suggestions. Adjust depending on the amount of servings that you need.
Notes
- Use Cookie Cutters to Make Fun Shapes - You can use mini cookie cutters to cut out the cheese into different spring themed shapes. Think Easter eggs, ducks, bunnies, bird nests and carrots.
- Customize - This Easter themed charcuterie board is meant to be filled with sweet and savory small bites to eat. There is plenty of room to personalize the flavors and additions of cheese, crackers, cookies, fresh fruit and candy to suit your taste. You can adapt this board making it larger or smaller depending on the size of the gathering.
- Cheese - Use any flavor of cheese that your family enjoys. Cheddar cheese, colby jack cheese, gruyere cheese or any that your guests enjoy.
- Nuts - If allergies aren't a concern, you could add nuts or chocolate covered raisins to your cheese board.
- Board - If you don't have a charcuterie board, consider using a large baking pan lined with wax paper or parchment paper.
- Vegetables - This is a dessert focused board, but you could certainly assemble a separate board with olives, cheese, peppers, meats and cucumbers in the shape of a bunny.