How To Create a Hip-pity Easter Charcuterie Board

Tis the season for dying hard-boiled eggs, eating chocolate-molded bunnies, and remembering where you hid all those filled plastic Easter eggs. With all these holiday traditions coming to light, there is one egg-stra task to set aside those vinegar-colored bowls. Insert your unique Easter charcuterie board: A fun decorative craft to keep you energized and full throughout all the festivities.

Not only is this a great pre-feast snack, but it can turn into a fun family activity to construct. With the Spring theme in mind, the key is to add bright colors wherever possible. If you think you’re constrained with the usual white and yellow cheese blend, think again as there are so many ways to bolden your board. Aside from what we’ve experimented with, you can use anything from daisies to leftover chocolate eggs as a finishing touch. So get out your creativity and your best cheese knife cause it’s time to assemble your best Easter charcuterie board.

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1. The Board

While any wooden cutting board will suffice, we’ve tried out a few of Amazon’s board options. Unique yet holiday neutral, here are our top picks if you’re searching for a fresh new board to add to your collection:

The Plank

A perfectly elongated display, charcuterie planks have become increasingly trendy. To preserve the wood, it is recommended to hand wash and refrain from cutting on the board. Instead, use a separate cutting board to prepare the meats and cheeses so that your board can look more presentable and clean. These boards are always good to have in the house as they can be used to glamorize any appetizer.

Customized Charcuterie

This custom charcuterie is a fan favorite for us. Whether bought as a gift or personalized for your own kitchen, this board is a great pick. Not only is it very spacious, but it has cute little serving bowls for your dips and tapas.

Char-pig-erie, Char-cat-erie, and More

Looking for a board like no other? Get one fun shaped! Great for outdoor barbecues and picnics, these pig, pineapple, and cat boards are a cute way to add some flair before adding any cheese.

2. The Cheeses

If you’ve seen our charcuterie post, you know that an assortment of cheeses is #1 of board 101. In light of this and in keeping with the theme, here are a few Peter Cottontail approved ideas:

Blueberry Goat Cheese

If you’re going to get a goat cheese, you must experiment with one of the many flavors that the goat cheese market has to offer. Flavors range from cranberry to the must-try blueberry. So long as you pick one with a pop of color, your soft goat cheese will make a statement on your board and in your heart.

Mozzarella Bunny Tails

A simple and cute idea for the soft cheese category lies within the mozzarella. Using both a large pre-sliced ball and the small pearls, you can recreate a bunny behind to complete your soft cheese section. To take it a step further, cut out cheese ears using a more stiff cheese.

Brie Ideas

As for the star of the show, there are a few ideas of how you can Easter-ify your brie game. To start, you can recreate our board by creating an Easter bunny using a brie wheel. Simply cut off the sides of the brie making more of an oval, and place the slivers on top of the brie for ears. To garnish, carrot slices, capers, olives, or even edible markers can be used. Another brie idea is to make a basket out of your brie. Simply cut a small half circle 1/2 an inch into the top portion of the brie and use the discarded cheese for additional slices. The 1/2 inch thick top portion will act as the basket handle and the remaining as the basket. But don’t stop here. Let us know how you sculpted your brie in the comments below!

3. The Meats

Number 3 is arguably the most important staple of the board. As Easter ends the no-meat Friday rule, your board should consist of at least two types of meat. Board meats can range from the simple pepperoni and salami to capicola, prosciutto, or soppressata. An Italian’s dream board coming to life, these are just a few of the options to add.

To take your meat a step further, roll your meat into a thin cone shape and place parsley in the top to create a theme-approved meat carrot.

Pro tip: place your cheeses on your board first then use the meat to separate the hard and soft cheeses. This will allow you to fill in the gaps with your extra #4 décor.

4. Extras

Because the ideas can go on just like our charcuterie grocery receipt, below are just a few more if you find yourself still yearning for more platter pizazz:

• Shredded carrot: If you’ve got carrots that you have no use for, shred them and use them as a decoration in spare areas of your board.
• Chocolate eggs: Nothing says Easter better than a charcuterie egg hunt. Place chocolate eggs sporadically in between your meats and cheeses.
• Fruits: a simple way to add more color, essentially any fruit will work. We used grapes to stick with the purple theme but you can use anything such as kiwis, oranges, grapefruits, or apples.
• Cheese shapes: Finally, add crosses, bunnies, eggs, baskets, you name it add it by cutting out shapes in your cheese.

However you choose to celebrate your holy weekend, be sure to celebrate with your very own Easter charcuterie board. Send us your board and you just might be featured on our Instagram!