People Are Making Charcuterie Boards for Easter—and We Love the Egg-Stravaganza
Updated: Apr. 04, 2023
Your Easter charcuterie board can be made with fruit and cheese—or Peeps and jelly beans.
Nothing brings family together like a decadent array of delicious food. And it’s even better when the food is beautifully arranged as a charcuterie board. In our mind, they’re the perfect addition to any gathering.
While typical charcuterie boards only feature meats, cheeses and other savory goodies, there’s an alternative board we can’t wait to try: an Easter charcuterie board.
Get ready for a rainbow of colors and sugar galore. It’s candy time, baby!
How to Make an Easter Charcuterie Board
First, think about the symbols and traditional Easter desserts you associate with the holiday. You’ll likely visualize soft pastel colors as well as bunnies, chicks and eggs as far as the eye can see. Then, look for colorful candies, marshmallows, cookies and other sweet treats that fit the theme.
Our Taste of Home Easter board is anchored by an adorable oversized chocolate bunny nestled next to colorful wrapped chocolates and piles of pastel Peeps and other candies. We used cookie cutters to contain some of the sweets and add even more cute shapes to the board.
This board from @ainttooproudtomeg is quite a step up from the Easter baskets we grew up with!
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We also love this Easter charcuterie board from @kayla.camera.eats. It includes a combination of bright Peeps, bunny cookies, chocolate eggs and pastel M&M’s.
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To balance out all of the sugar, you can even create a board that blends sweet with savory. Another creation from @ainttooproudtomeg, this Easter charcuterie board relies on more traditional ingredients like cheese, fruit and crackers (here are some ideas for cheese board pairings to get you started). But don’t worry, there are some sweet treats in the form of cookies, candies and chocolate-covered pretzels. It is a holiday, after all.
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Overall, the arrangement of a board is just as important as the food it incorporates. I find what I love most about these particular variations are the incredible hues—they’re practically works of art.
This Is Fun for the Whole Family
While you probably already have plans to dye some eggs this Easter, why not add a new tradition, too? Assembling an Easter charcuterie board is a fun, kid-friendly activity! You’ll all have a wonderful time eating all that Easter candy. Balance out the sweets with some of our favorite Easter recipes, including Easter appetizers, sides and main courses that make a perfect holiday.
Cookies We'd Love to Make for Easter
Carrot Spice Thumbprint CookiesCarrot cake is a family favorite Easter dessert, and these delicious cookies taste just like it with shredded carrots, dried cranberries, toasted walnuts, cinnamon and cloves. And they're topped with a rich cream cheese frosting. Who could resist? Each cookie is like eating a piece of carrot cake, but with no fork needed! —Susan Bickta, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Berry-Cream Cookie SnapsMy mom and I made up this recipe by combining two others. These cute cookies are crispy on the outside and light and fluffy inside. You could also bake the cookies flat and serve the filling as a cookie dip if you like. —Crystal Briddick, Colfax, Illinois
Rhubarb-Filled CookiesI won a blue ribbon at our local fair for these tender cookies. They're so pretty with the ruby-red filling peeking through the dough. Try making these special cookies and watch the smiles appear. —Pauline Bondy, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Berry-Filled Butter RibbonsTangy boysenberry is an unusual for a cookie, but it goes well with chocolate. I change the sprinkles and even the type of chocolate to suit the season.—Amy Sauerwalt, Columbia, Maryland
Lavender and Lemon BiscochitosBiscochitos are the state cookie for our home state of New Mexico. They are traditionally made with anise seeds, but I substituted lavender and lemon in this biscochitos recipe. The result is intriguing and delicious! I have also made these with lemon and dried thyme and they were scrumptious. —Marla Clark, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Spritz CookiesIt was a tradition to make these Easter cookies with my grandmother. Now our two daughters help me make them for the holidays. They make a great addition to the Easter brunch table! —Sharon Claussen, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Dipped Cherry CookiesOur seven children and four grandkids voted this festive, flavorful cookie a “keeper.” We gave a batch to our mail carrier, in thanks for trudging through so much snow, and she asked for the recipe. —Ruth Anne Dale, Titusville, Pennsylvania
Chocolate Coconut NeapolitansThese yummy striped cookies with a chocolaty twist are easy and fun to make, but they do need some time in the freezer. —Lena Marie Brownell, Rockland, Massachusetts
Baklava Thumbprint CookiesThe topping on my sister-in-law's peach cobbler was so delicious that I asked for the recipe, then decided to use that to top a cookie I developed with the flavors of baklava. My adult son tried one and immediately ate two more—which is unusual for him! It's a good recipe to mix up the night before and bake fresh the next day for company. —Sharon Eshelman, Harrington, Delaware
Lemon Shortbread CookiesI received this recipe for lemon shortbread cookies from my cousin who tried to duplicate cookies she loved from a restaurant. It was in a cookbook she made for the family for Christmas! —Lorie Miner, Kamas, Utah
Originally Published: April 13, 2022
