Description
Celebrate your graduation in style with this festive Graduation Appetizer Charcuterie Board featuring a delightful assortment of savory meats, cheeses, sweet treats, and themed decorations. Perfect for parties and gatherings, this board combines classic charcuterie elements with playful graduation-themed touches to impress your guests.
Ingredients
Scale
Sweet Treats
- Vanilla Cupcakes
- Cookies and Cream Cupcakes
- Strawberries
- Grapes
- Pepperidge Farm Pirouette
- Pull and Peel Twizzlers
- Rolos
- Hershey Kisses
- White M&M’s
- Ghirardelli Squares
- Mini M&M’s
Savory Items
- Entertainment Crackers
- Mixed Nuts
- Cheese Cubes
- Four Cheese Tray
- Hard Salami
- Salami Paninos
- Pepperoni Paninos
Decorative Items
- Graduation Food Picks
- Cheese Cutters
- Cardboard Numbers 2s’
Instructions
- Prep Themed Decorations: Start by preparing all the graduation-themed decorative pieces such as forming the Pirouette cookies into diploma shapes, crafting meat roses from the salami and pepperoni slices, and cutting cheese into star shapes using cheese cutters. These creative touches bring a festive look to your charcuterie board.
- Cut Cardboard Numbers: Using an x-acto knife, carefully cut the tops off the cardboard number ‘2’s to create containers. These numbers will serve as a central decorative and functional piece on the board.
- Arrange Numbers and Fill: Place the cardboard numbers at the center of your board and fill the hollowed-out sections with white M&M’s for a colorful, thematic centerpiece.
- Build the Board: Fill in all remaining spaces around the numbers with an artful grouping of cheese cubes, crackers, meat roses, mixed nuts, and assorted sweets such as cupcakes, Pirouettes, and candies. Aim for a balanced arrangement with a mix of colors and textures.
- Serve and Enjoy: Once the board looks full and festive, serve it immediately and enjoy the variety of flavors and fun presentation with your guests.
Notes
- Use fresh fruit for the best flavor and appearance.
- Prepare the decorative pieces ahead of time to save assembly day effort.
- Be cautious using sharp knives like the x-acto knife to avoid injury.
- Customize the sweets and savory items based on your guests’ preferences or dietary needs.
- Refrigerate perishable items until just before serving to maintain freshness.
