Halloween Dessert Board
This Halloween Dessert Charcuterie Board is a fun and festive way to celebrate Halloween! Made with a homemade buttercream frosting and shaped like a cute pumpkin decorated with plenty of sweet treats and favorite Halloween candy!
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
For the orange frosting
- 1/2 cup salted butter softened at room temperature
- 1 8 ounce brick of cream cheese softened at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- orange food gel coloring (or red and yellow)
For the board
- brown mini M&Ms
- green mini M&Ms
- dippers such as graham crackers, donuts, cookies, pretzels
- Halloween candy or mini candy bars
Instructions
To make the frosting
- Blend together the cream cheese and butter using a high speed electric or stand mixer until smooth. Add in vanilla and again.
- Slowly add in the powdered sugar and beat together util fully combined and fluffy.
- Stir in the orange food gel coloring until desired shade is reached.
- Add frosting to a piping bag with a large star tip or decorative tip of your choice and chill in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes.
To assemble the frosting board
- Start by outlining a pumpkin onto the center of a large serving tray or board.
- Fill the pumpkin in with the frosting.
- Use the green M&Ms to create a stem, the brown M&Ms or brown Reese's Pieces to create a smile.
- Arrange the dippers around the pumpkin. Fill in any gaps with candy corn, M&M's, Halloween candy, or Reese's Pieces. Serve and enjoy!