A Valentine’s Day charcuterie board is a great way to show your love and appreciation to someone special! This fun and easy sweet charcuterie board is super simple, with just a few ingredients, such as iced animal crackers, marshmallows, pink frosting with sprinkles, and delicious fresh strawberries.
Want a cute and creative gift for Valentine’s Day? Pick items your special someone will love, and you can put together this simple and sweet charcuterie board! You could even wait to build it and do it together for date night.
Why You Should Make a Charcuterie Board for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to show your person how much you care. Creating a unique and delicious charcuterie board is such a fun way to do just that! It makes a great gift for spouses, friends, your kids, or whoever you deem that special someone! Not only is a charcuterie board a beautiful and delicious way to enjoy a variety of snacks, but it is also a fun, personalized gift to show just how much you care.
From savory meats and cheeses to sweet fruits and desserts, you can tailor the board to anyone’s taste and create a one-of-a-kind experience they won’t soon forget. Plus, it’s a great way to get creative and have fun while spending quality time together!
Valentine’s Day Charcuterie Board Items:
Pink Icing – Use any pink icing you prefer to create the heart center of your charcuterie board.
Strawberries – Strawberries are my favorite, plus they are the hallmark Valentine fruit with their bright red vibrant color!
Marshmallows – No matter if you are young, old, or in between, just about everyone loves marshmallows.
Iced Animal Cookies – These are one of my hubby’s favorite cookies, so they had to make an appearance.
Valentine’s Themed Sprinkles – Red, white, and pink sprinkles enhance the Valentine theme of this simple and easy dessert board.
How to build your Valentine’s Charcuterie Board
You’ll want to first choose your charcuterie board. A round board works fabulously, but you can use any shape you prefer. Add pink frosting to a piping bag, and get ready for the fun!
What kind of frosting do I use?
You’ve got several options. The easiest is to buy strawberry frosting already made in a can. You can also buy a can of vanilla frosting and add a few drops of red food coloring until the frosting turns pink.
If you are a store-bought frosting snob like me, go ahead and make strawberry buttercream icing or homemade buttercream with a few drops of red food coloring. So good!
Tip: Make sure the frosting you use is thick enough to pipe the stars that will be added to your board later.
In the middle of the round wooden charcuterie board pipe a medium-sized heart. Add red, white, and pink sprinkles on your icing heart for visual interest. When considering the size of the heart, be sure to leave plenty of room to add marshmallows, iced animal crackers, and fresh strawberries.
Grab your marshmallows, and add a layer around the pink frosted heart.
Next up, add iced animal crackers around the marshmallows. The light pink and white icing on the cookies makes a fantastic addition to this Valentine’s Day Charcuterie Board. Line them up around the marshmallows in the same heart pattern. It’s already looking so cute!
Line fresh strawberries around the iced animal crackers and in the middle of the frosting heart.
Finally, grab your bag of pink frosting and pipe stars around the board. Voila! It’s the sweetest gift.
How Can I Make it More Special?
To make it extra special, you can add festive decorations like edible hearts, rose petals, or even a few love notes. Have fun and get creative! If you need inspiration, check out Ideas for Valentine’s Charcuterie Boards on Pinterest.
Tools You’ll Need to make a simple dessert charcuterie board.
Creating a simple dessert charcuterie board is easy and fun. You’ll need a few basic tools to get started. First, you’ll need a cutting board. This can be any size or shape, but it should be large enough to hold all the items you plan to include on your board.
For this particular charcuterie board, you will need a piping bag. Depending on what items you include on your board, you may need a variety of knives. For example, consider a paring knife, a chef’s knife, and a serrated knife for chopping and slicing your ingredients.
You’ll want some serving utensils, like tongs, spoons, and a spreader. These will allow you to arrange your ingredients in an aesthetically pleasing way. With these tools, you’ll be ready to create a delicious and visually appealing dessert charcuterie board.
How far in advance Can I add strawberries to a dessert charcuterie board
Add strawberries to a dessert charcuterie board no more than 2-3 hours in advance. This will ensure that the berries stay firm, colorful, and juicy. If you want to add them further in advance, you can store them in the refrigerator to help them stay fresh.
Tips for building a dessert charcuterie board for Valentine’s Day
If you want to build a dessert charcuterie board with more variety than the Valentine’s board in this post, there are many other great options. I’ve included a few tips below.
What else can you put on a Valentine’s Day board?
- Choose a variety of sweet treats to include on the board, such as chocolate truffles, gummies, candied fruit, cookies, heart-shaped candies, conversation hearts, and cupcakes. Make sure to arrange everything artfully on a board to make it look beautiful and inviting.
- Use a variety of colorful foods to make your board stand out. Red, pink, and white are great colors for Valentine’s Day-themed board.
- Use various shapes and materials for your charcuterie board, small bowls, serving tools, etc. Think outside of the box.
- If you are adding meats, make salami roses!
- Arrange the aesthetically pleasing items using different heights and layers to create a visually appealing board.
- Add special touches like heart-shaped chocolates, dipped Valentine’s Day pretzels, heart-shaped cheese, and personalized heart sugar cookies.
- Use a large cutting board or serving platter to serve your board. It will make the presentation even more impressive.
More Charcuterie Board Ideas for Valentine’s Day
Valentine Themed Chocolate Charcuterie Board
Valentine’s Day is perfect for bringing out a chocolate charcuterie board! Start with a dark and milk chocolate base, and then add some of your favorite treats like mini heart-shaped cookies, chocolate-covered strawberries, chocolate hearts, and colorful candy hearts. Add some unique items like caramels, toffee, and nut clusters to make it memorable. Arrange everything on a large platter or cutting board, and enjoy!
Sweet and Salty Valentine’s Charcuterie Board Ideas
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a sweet and salty charcuterie board! You can start by putting out a variety of cheeses, vegetables, meats, and crackers. Make it extra cute with some of the cheese cut into heart shapes. Then, add some dried fruits, olives, nuts, and jams for sweetness. Add some pretzels, pickles, and salted popcorn to add an extra salty crunch. Arrange all the food on a cutting board or plate and have a tasty yet simple Valentine’s Day treat!
How to Cut Cheese in Heart Shapes for a Charcuterie Board – To cut cheese in heart shapes for a charcuterie board, start by cutting a large block of cheese into slices. Cut a heart shape out of a piece of paper, and use it as a template. Place the template on top of each cheese slice, and use a sharp knife to cut around the outline of the heart. The cheese hearts should be about a quarter-inch thick for the best presentation. Once you’ve cut them, you can arrange them on the charcuterie board with other delicious items such as meats, fruits, and veggies. Enjoy!
Valentines Charcuterie Board with Cheese
A Valentine’s Day charcuterie board with cheese is a great idea! You can make it extra special by choosing an assortment of cheeses in different textures, flavors, and colors that you and your partner both love! Consider picking a few soft, semi-soft, and hard cheeses. Some great choices are creamy Brie, nutty Gruyere, sharp Cheddar, tangy Blue cheese, and mild fresh goat cheese. You could add specialty cheeses like Manchego or Gouda for even more exciting flavors.
While cheese is delicious all by itself and is the star of this board, add other interesting accompaniments like fresh fruit, nuts, honey, jams, olives, and crackers or bread. With so many options, your board will definitely be a hit!
Valentines Charcuterie Board with Fruit
Why not create a romantic valentine’s charcuterie board with various delicious fruits? A few ideas include a combination of fresh fruits. There are many options, such as strawberries, pineapple, watermelon, cantaloupes, honeydews, oranges, cherries, grapes, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries. Add a variety of cheeses, crackers, and nuts for a bit of variety. And, of course, to make it extra special, cut the fruit into heart shapes by following the instructions below!
How to cut fruit into heart shapes – Many fruits can be cut into heart shapes, such as apples, watermelons, pineapples, cantaloupes, and honeydews. All you need is a sharp knife, creativity, and a heart-shaped cookie cutter. Don’t overthink it, as it doesn’t have to be complicated. Cut thin slices of the fruit with a sharp knife, then use a heart cookie cutter or knife to carve out hearts. For strawberries, remove the stem, cut a v-shape to hull it, then cut it in half lengthwise to make a heart.
Other Valentine’s Day Dessert Recipes:
Valentine's Charcuterie Board (Easy Ideas)
Equipment
- Circular Wooden Charcuterie Board
- Large Star Piping TIp (8B Used)
- Piping Bag
Ingredients
- Strawberries
- Pink Frosting of Choice
- Pink and White Frosted Animal Crackers
- Mini Marshmallows
- White PInk and Red Sprinkle Mix
Instructions
- Make or buy your icing and prepare your piping bag by placing the metal tip inside the bag.
- Snip the end of the bag and scoop the pink frosting to place inside the piping bag.
- Pipe a medium-sized heart in the middle of the round wooden charcuterie board.
- Place red, pink, and white Valentine sprinkles on top of the heart-shaped frosting.
- Line the heart with a thick layer of mini marshmallows.
- Next, alternate pink and white frosted animal crackers around the marshmallows, continuing with another heart-shaped layer.
- Fill the center of the heart completely with strawberries.
- Add about 6 strawberries to each side of the heart to cover a large part of the charcuterie board.
- Place one strawberry in between the divet of the heart, at the top center of the board.
- Use the piping bag to add the finishing touches to the board. Fill in any other accessible areas of the charcuterie board with dots of frosting, then top the frosting with sprinkles.
- Step back, admire your creation and enjoy!
Notes
Use a thick enough frosting pipable enough to hold the star tip design. If you are a store-bought frosting snob like me, strawberry buttercream icing or homemade buttercream with a few drops of red food coloring.
