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This Valentine's Day, we're planning on sticking to the three main food groups: candy, charcuterie, and chocolate. Good thing this DIY has all three! This polished, stylish, and tasty Valentine's Day charcuterie boardis a pastel conglomeration of heart-shaped sweets. Read on for ideas on what to buy and how to arrange it all so you can create your own version of this sugar-loaded Galentine's Day party centerpiece.
What is the 3 3 3 3 rule for charcuterie board?
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When making a charcuterie board, the 3-3-3-3 rule means that using three meats, three cheeses, three starches (like breads or crackers), and three extras (like berries or nuts) will help your board feel the most balanced. In this case, since everything is sweet, we recommend focusing on the color and texture of the food.
What kind of candy do you put on a charcuterie board?
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You can add whatever candy you like to your Valentine's Day charcuterie board! Chocolate, donuts, fruity candy, lollipops, sour candy. The sky is the limit! Keep reading for some more ideas.
Brit + Co's Valentine's Day Candy Charcuterie Board
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(Serves at least 10)
Recipe Notes: You can use any combination of candy, cookies, and chocolate you like for this candy charcuterie board recipe. Just be sure to use a variety of textures and flavors, such as crunchy cookies, sour gummies, fluffy marshmallows, and gooey chocolate truffles. If you want to stick to a pastel color scheme, look for all things white chocolate and candy-coated.
Suggested Ingredients For Your Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board:
- See's Candies Celebration Hearts ($9), Dark Chocolate Hearts ($10), Marshmallow Hearts ($26), and Deep Dark Chocolate Truffles ($12)
- Red Hots Original Cinnamon Candies ($2)
- Reese's Valentine's White Creme Peanut Butter Hearts ($7)
- Peeps Milk Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Delights Chicks ($10)
- Valentine's Day Milk Chocolate Candy Cupid's MnM's($5)
- Pepperidge Farm Strawberry Thumbprint Cookies($6)
- Hostess Donettes Powdered Mini Donuts ($3)
- Large chocolate bar, such as Hershey's Symphony ($10)
- White chocolate truffles
- Fresh strawberries, some plain and some covered in white chocolate and pink sprinkles (or our Champagne soaked chocolate strawberries)
- Yogurt-covered pretzels
- Red sour belt
- Vanilla-, strawberry-, or raspberry-flavored creme-filled sandwich cookies
- Pastel-colored mini marshmallows
- Chocolate-covered cherry donuts
- Flowers and confetti, for decoration
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Directions:
1. Arrange the board from the center outward. It helps to place the larger, plainly colored foods, such as cookies and donuts, first. Think about if you want visual balance with similar shapes (like circular donuts and chocolate covered strawberries) or with similar colors (like red and pink candies).
2. Next, fill in the spaces and edges with smaller, more colorful items like M&M's and Mike and Ike candies, scattering a few on the table for a waterfall effect.
3. Place flowers, confetti, and other decorations around the board, and serve immediately.
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(Recipe and photo via Sara Cagle/Brit + Co)This post has been updated.
