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You know we love a good snack board around here — especially one that brings the fun! This Halloween Snack Board is everything I want in a festive treat: easy to assemble, a little spooky, and full of sweet and savory bites that everyone will love.
Whether you’re throwing a big party or just making a fun after-school snack for the kids, this board is guaranteed to bring smiles (and maybe a few giggles).
Why We Love a Halloween Snack Board
The best thing about a snack board is that everyone can find at least one thing that they like! There are sweet and salty snacks, chewy and crunchy snacks, light healthy options and super indulgent options…everyone is happy!
For this Halloween charcuterie board, we like to keep it fun with kid-friendly Halloween treats. We include fun shapes, colorful candies, and bite-sized foods like pretzels, grapes, and cheese puffs. The kids love it!
The Best Ingredients for a Spooky Snack Board
We have most of these on our snack board pictured here, but it’s really open for whatever your friends and family will love!
Cheese: Wensleydale pumpkin spice cheese, string cheese “ghosts”
Deli Meats: salami or pepperoni rolled up
Salty Snacks: pretzels, crackers (I found some that are pumpkin shaped at Trader Joe’s), cheese puff balls or popcorn
Halloween Candy: candy corn and candy corn pumpkins, M&M’s, Reese’s pumpkins
Fresh Fruit: mandarin “pumpkins,” apple slices, green grapes
Dips: hummus, caramel, ranch
Olives: black olives or green olives
Sweet Snacks: yogurt-covered pretzels or cookies
Decorative Touches: googly eyes, candy bones and skulls, plastic spiders, festive sprinkles
How to Arrange a Snack Board
I’m sure professional charcuterie board masters will scoff at this, but I let the kids help me fill up our Halloween snack board and there’s no real rhyme or reason to it. I like to distribute the colors and textures around the board, but it honestly doesn’t matter. Once people start digging in, it all gets mixed anyway.
One thing to keep in mind when arranging a snack board is that fresh ingredients like fruit will release moisture and make crispy ingredients soggy over time. Also, refrigerated ingredients shouldn’t sit out at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
Add pops of orange and black, fun Halloween props, and themed treats…the kids loved creating this spread! My favorite addition to this board of easy Halloween snacks was this Wensleydale pumpkin spice cheese. Holy moly, it was delicious!
How to Make It Ahead or Store Leftovers
Most of the snack ideas for this board don’t need any prep at all…just open a bag and scatter on the tray. The ingredients that do need some prep can be done a few hours in advance. Just cover and chill until ready to serve.
Leftovers should be stored separately. I always keep the bags and containers that everything comes in so that I can put them back in their original containers.
Halloween should be all about fun — and this snack board makes it effortless! It’s colorful, creative, and perfect for bringing everyone together, whether you’re hosting a party or keeping it simple at home. Let the kids help arrange everything (they’ll love it!), then sit back and enjoy a little spooky snacking together.