Summer Stone Fruit Cheese Board
Fruits and summers go hand in hand, certainly something a fun summer charcuterie board cannot miss. Let’s see how to make a perfect cheese board, oh yes, along with the fruits, of course.
Total time – 15 minutes
Servings – 6
Ingredients –
- Two peaches
- Two nectarines
- Four apricots
- Berries (1 cup)
- 2 oz blue cheese
- Two tablespoons honey
- 12 graham crackers or others
Instructions
Slice all the stone fruits on a cutting board and arrange the same alongside blue cheese, honey, crackers, among other dips on the charcuterie board. And you’re done!
Ice Cream Sundae Board
Talk about ice cream, and everyone starts reminiscing about the summers spent with friends and the fun ice cream parlor trips. Let’s see how to build the perfect ice cream dessert boards for this summer season –
Ingredients
- Pints of your favorite ice creams
- Whipped cream toppings
- Sprinkles, maraschino cherries, chocolate chips, crushed oreo cookies, copped peanuts, mini peanut butter cups, gummy worms, crumbled health bar, etc.
- Sauces like hot fudge, marshmallow, caramel.
- Waffle cones and bowls, cake cones, etc.
Instructions
- In the middle of the board, place a galvanized bucket and wait until serving time to place ice and ice cream in the same, as you do not want either to melt before the time at room temperature.
- Place the waffle cones, bowls, cake cones, etc., in one corner of the board.
- In mini serving bowls, place all the ice cream toppings and arrange the same around the bucket.
- Heat the sauce jars according to jar direction and place the same at the bottom of the board carefully.
- You may place the whipped topping on or near the board.
- When serving, place the ice cream containers in the galvanized container along with loads of ice to keep them frozen. Put multiple ice cream scoops in them, and voila!
Movie Night Charcuterie Board
One does not need to try it to know whether or not a snack bar board can make up for an entire meal. Well, at the very least, it can make for a movie night snack party with family.
Ingredients
- Sliced apple
- Strawberries
- Grapes
- Swiss cheese slices
- Cheddar cheese slices
- Peanuts
- Popcorn, freshly popped
- Pretzels
- Caramel corn
- Crackers
- Animal crackers
- Chocolate covered animal crackers
- Licorice
- Gummy bears
- Chocolate candies
- Cinnamon teddy shaped graham crackers
- Goldfish
Instructions
- Cover the entire board or any platter you are using with parchment paper.
- Over the parchment paper, place small bowls in an arrangement you prefer.
- Now fill each bowl with caramel corn, popcorn, peanuts, candies, etc. Now around these bowls, arrange cheese slices.
- As for the rest of the snacks, you may fill them directly onto the tray in any convenient pattern. Serve and enjoy!
Conclusion
While the above mentioned are just four charcuterie ideas, you may add or omit ingredients per your preferences and availability, making a charcuterie board unique to you. Making a unique set of charcuteries with your favorite foods from a grocery store and secret recipes is not too bad of an idea either. A charcuterie board does not require breaking the bank to be fun, so try it the next time you plan a small get-together with friends and family.
