DIY Jack-o-Lantern Charcuterie Board

I recently had the joy of going to a Halloween party! I decide to create a fun Jack-o-Lantern inspired charcuterie board, because I truly love a theme. The best part about this recipe-it's completely customizable to what you like!

For my Jack-o-Lantern charcuterie board I used orange bell peppers, baby carrots, and gooseberries-found at the local Trader Joe's. Any orange food would work for this like oranges, dried mandarins, cheddar cheese, or even Cheetos. It's completely up to you. I also grabbed blackberries and grapes for the eyes, nose, and smile. You will also need a circular shaped tray-you can generally find these in the party section at Walmart.

Grocery List:

• Oranges
• Orange Bell Pepper
• Baby Carrots (or normal carrots if you'd like to chop them yourself.)
• Gooseberries
• Dried Mandarins
• Cheddar Cheese
• Cheetos
• Blackberries
• Oreos
• Purple Grapes
• Celery-for the stem

Again, don't feel compelled to buy all of these ingredients just the ones that you like.

First you're going to slice the bell peppers or other vegetables, fruits, or cheeses into uniform slices. For the bell peppers I would recommend a matchstick cut as shown in the picture. For cheese, cubes works best so I would buy the block of cheddar cheese or the precut cubes if you prefer. :)

First you will set out whichever food you decided to use for the eyes and nose. In my case, I used blackberries. I set them on a circular tray first in the closest triangle shape I was able to get, as you can see by my picture it wasn't perfect! It was about having fun.

For the smile I used Moon Drop Grapes, these grapes were longer shaped than your average purple grape. The average shape of the purple grape is likely ideal for creating that classic Jack-o-Lantern smile but I used what I already had on hand.

For this step, I took baby carrots, my sliced orange bell peppers, and gooseberries to fill the plate. As I've mentioned this is totally customizable to you so I will include pictures that helped inspire my Jack-o-Lantern Charcuterie board. Don't forget to add your stem of choice to the top of your Jack-o-Lantern. I used the stem from my orange bell pepper.

This Jack-o-Lantern charcuterie board was a huge hit at the party. Everyone enjoyed the cute Jack-o-Lantern just as much as they enjoyed the foods I prepared it with.