Great Ideas for a Charcuterie Board for the Holidays (2024)

Wow I can’t believe its getting close to Christmas. This month has just flown by….I guess its only the 5th of December but man, I already feel like the month is flying by! This year, I have been so excited about all the fun Christmas posts that have been shared lately and today I want to share a fun post on great ideas for Charcuterie board for the holidays. Today, I have linked up with some of my favorite bloggers and you can see all their posts at the end of this one!

First off, what is this Charcuterie(pronounced [shar-koo-tuh–ree] )board I speak of?

Charcuterie is the art of preparing cured or smoked meats. A charcuterie board is basically how you are presenting those meats with cheeses and other accompaniments. I guess you could call it a plate of meat and cheese…but how fancy is that? I think we will stick to its first name.

Now, the great thing about creating a charcuterie board is that you can make it however you want! Pick your cheeses, meats, breads and crackers. Maybe add veggies, fruits, simple treats. Make a dessert board, or a hot chocolate board! The options are endless.

It’s no secret that we love charcuterie boards in our house. I am often begged to make up one for our dinner. I am often happy to oblige. There are so many great ways to create charcuterie boards, and depending on the season, you can really make it an event and theme it accordingly.

We had so many over the summer. (You can see our summertime charcuterie board ideas here) We would sit outside and eat it out in our yard on our picnic table in the shade of our giant cottonwood tree. It became a Sunday tradition of sorts. So, as it nears the holidays, I wanted to create some ideas for charcuterie board options for the holidays.

It’s so easy to create a board that brings in all the things I love about the holiday season. Earth tones, yummy ingredients, deep plum colored fruits, rustic meats and cheeses. You really can create a wonderful setting. And that is what I try to do whenever I thin of ideas for charcuterie board options. If I am going to create a winter themed board, I am going all in. So let’s talk about how I created mine.

I wanted to make this one a bit more fun with some treats mixed in with the rest of the yummy additions. One thing we always start with are some meat and cheese options. We almost always have some salami and summer sausage. They are my kids absolute favorite. We also try to add prosciutto or ham if we can find it. In our small town, it’s sometimes hard to come by.

Our kids most favorite feature is the goat cheese. My sister introduced me to this last year at Thanksgiving and its is so so so good. Its quite simple to make. You need one goat cheese log, some lemon fig jam(you can actually get this at Walmart), some chopped dried figs, and some chopped pistachios. It is divine!