09/27/2026
Forget the ordinary cheese board this witch just flew straight into snack hour! 🧙‍♀️🧀
Almost too cute to eat… almost.
This Halloween Witch Charcuterie Board turns everyday charcuterie ingredients into an edible party centerpiece.
Her cheese face, cracker hat, string-cheese hair and ruffled salami dress are surrounded by grapes, olives, crackers, nuts, berries and cheese cubes.
And don't miss the little cheese ghosts, pumpkin bites and pretzel broom hiding around the board!
Ingredients
- 1 round herb cheese or cheese spread
- 8 oz sliced salami
- 4 oz prosciutto
- String cheese or mozzarella strands
- Cheddar cheese
- Herb cheese or pepper jack cubes
- Dark seeded crackers
- Round assorted crackers
- Green and red grapes
- Green olives
- Blackberries
- Mixed walnuts and pecans
- Fig jam or pepper jelly
- 1 cucumber
- 1 pretzel rod
- Fresh rosemary
- Small cheese slices for ghosts
- Black peppercorns or tiny olive pieces
Assembly Instructions
1. Create the Witch Face
- Place the round herb cheese near the center of the board.
- Use sliced green olives for the eyes.
- Cut a small cucumber triangle for the nose.
- Add a tiny strip of red pepper or salami for the smiling mouth.
- Add small herb or cucumber pieces above the eyes for playful eyebrows.
2. Make the Witch Hat
- Arrange dark crackers above the cheese face in a tall pointed triangle.
- Add a long dark cracker across the bottom to form the brim.
- Place a strip of cheddar across the hat as a bright orange band.
- Finish with a small cheddar buckle and dark olive center.
3. Add Hair & Salami Dress
- Pull string cheese into thin strands and arrange around the witch's face as long hair.
- Fold salami slices into loose ruffles beneath the face.
- Layer additional slices downward to create a full witch dress.
- Add a small cheddar buckle at the waist for extra detail.
4. Make the Broom & Ghosts
- Bundle thin cheese strips around the bottom of a pretzel rod and secure with a narrow cucumber strip to make the broom.
- Cut pale cheese slices into simple ghost shapes.
- Add tiny olive or peppercorn eyes and mouths.
- Position the ghosts beside the witch.
5. Fill the Charcuterie Board
- Arrange prosciutto, crackers, cheddar cubes, grapes, olives, nuts and blackberries around the witch.
- Add small bowls of nuts and fig jam or pepper jelly.
- Cut cheddar into miniature pumpkin shapes for a festive accent.
- Tuck fresh rosemary into open spaces for color and texture.
- Keep chilled until shortly before serving.
It's a fun no-cook appetizer for Halloween parties, spooky movie nights and fall gatherings.
Save this idea for October and send it to the friend who always makes the charcuterie board!
