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Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board

Rate Recipe By Nourish Plate on November 12, 2022 | updated February 10, 2023

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Treat your guests to some holiday fun with this Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board at your next party! So easy to put together, this dessert board is filled with fun and tasty toppings and treats that any hot chocolate fan will love!

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I’m always looking for fun ideas for our winter holiday parties, and this hot chocolate charcuterie board is a new favorite! I know that the first thing that probably comes to your mind when you hear the word “charcuterie” is cold meats and cheese, but this is a dessert board specific for hot cocoa. It is kid-friendly and can be easily customizable depending on what ingredients you are able to get.

Perfect for family get-togethers or parties, everyone is going to love it including kids and adults alike. If you’re serving this to adults, you can even add mini-sized/airplane booze like Baileys! But I’m keeping mine family-friendly for the kids to enjoy.

For more holiday recipes, check out these chocolate peppermint kiss cookies, easy peppermint pie, creamy coconut christmas mojito and the best pumpkin slab pie recipe.

Table of Contents

  • Things You Need to Make This
  • How To Assemble a Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board
  • Recipe Tips
  • Additional Topping Ideas for Hot Chocolate
  • Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board
    • Equipment
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Notes
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Things You Need to Make This

Ingredients needed for making a hot chocolate charcuterie board
  • Board: Use a round or rectangular wooden board. Or if you don’t have one, go for a serving platter instead.
  • Small Bowls and Serving Spoons.
  • Hot Chocolate Mix: This is the star of the show, use any hot chocolate mix that you like, or use 2 flavors or more. You can change up the flavor and do a white hot cocoa mix, or a caramel one.
  • Marshmallows: I’m using holiday-shaped ones that I got from Target along with white mini marshmallows, but again, use your favorite!
  • Other items can include chocolate, crushed candy canes, peppermint kisses, wafer cookies, sprinkles, hot cocoa bombs, chocolate and peppermint stirrers, you name it!

How To Assemble a Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board

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  1. To assemble the hot chocolate board, start by placing the hot cocoa mix in a bowl and place it in the center of the board. Refill if/when needed.
  2. Place 2 other small bowls on the board, and fill them with small items like chocolate chunks, sprinkles, or crushed candy canes/peppermints.
  3. Then start adding longer items such as stirrers, wafers, and straws.
  4. Fill the gaps with chocolate squares, mini candy canes, and Hershey’s kisses. Add lots of marshmallows to the outer spaces, and hot cocoa bombs.
  5. Serve this board with mugs of warm milk or hot water.

Recipe Tips

  • Make Themed Hot Chocolate Boards: Whether you’re making this for a holiday or a party, you can do special themes by changing up the items and the colors of the items used. Think Frozen, Disney, White Christmas, etc.
  • Make a Few Smaller Ones: If you have a big group over, you might want to consider making 2-3 smaller boards so it’s easier for everyone to pick up what they’d like rather than having to wait.
  • Make Ahead: You can make this ahead, but make sure to cover everything up with plastic wrap as you don’t want your marshmallows to get stale.
Hot chocolate charcuterie board including candy

Additional Topping Ideas for Hot Chocolate

Don’t forget to have mugs with warm milk or hot water ready! You might also want to add more toppings to the hot chocolate board, below are a few more ideas:

  • Fresh Whipped Cream served in a bowl
  • Vegan Coconut Whipped Cream, in a bowl
  • Chocolate Whipped Cream, in a bowl
  • Caramel Sauce
  • Hot Fudge Sauce
  • Butterscotch Sauce
  • Homemade Marshmallows
  • Marshmallow Mug Cocoa Dippers
  • Marshmallow Hot Cocoa Snowman
  • Chocolate Covered Oreos
  • Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes
  • Milano Cookies
  • Lindor Truffles
  • Oreo Truffles
  • Chocolate Covered Strawberries
  • Cookies and Cream Hot Cocoa Bombs

I can’t wait to hear how your hot chocolate charcuterie boards turned out! Have fun with all the toppings and please tag me if you share images on social media. And don’t forget to pin this post to easily find it later!

Did you make this? Be sure to leave a review below and tag me on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest!

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Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board

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Prep Time 15 mins
Total Time 15 mins
12 servings
Treat your guests to some holiday fun with this Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board at your next party! So easy to put together, this dessert board is filled with fun and tasty toppings and treats that any hot chocolate fan will love!
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Equipment

  • Board
  • Bowls
  • Small spoons
  • Mugs

Ingredients

  • Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa Mix 10-12 servings
  • 1 cup Semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks
  • ½ cup Brach’s crushed candy canes
  • 4-5 Chocolate and peppermint hot cocoa stirrers
  • 10 Ghirardelli peppermint bark squares
  • 1 cup peppermint Hershey kisses
  • 2-3 Hot Cocoa Bombs our star shaped ones came from Target
  • ¼ cup Holiday sprinkles
  • 10-12 Pirouline wafer cookies
  • 24 mini candy canes
  • ½ bag mini marshmallows
  • ½ bag Christmas shaped marshmallows We found these at Target
  • 1-2 Snowman Hot Cocoa cup toppers We found these at Target

Instructions

  • To assemble the hot chocolate board, start by placing the hot cocoa mix in a bowl and place it in the center of the board. Refill if/when needed.
  • Place 2 other small bowls on the board, and fill them with small items like chocolate chunks, sprinkles, or crushed candy canes/peppermints.
  • Then start adding longer items such as stirrers, wafers, and straws.
  • Fill the gaps with chocolate squares, mini candy canes, and Hershey's kisses. Add lots of marshmallows to the outer spaces, and hot cocoa bombs.
  • Serve this board with mugs of warm milk or hot water.

Notes

  • Make Themed Hot Chocolate Boards: Whether you’re making this for a holiday or a party, you can do special themes by changing up the items and the colors of the items used. Think Frozen, Disney, White Christmas, etc.
  • Make a Few Smaller Ones: If you have a big group over, you might want to consider making 2-3 smaller boards so it’s easier for everyone to pick up what they’d like rather than having to wait.
  • Make Ahead: You can make this ahead, but make sure to cover everything up with plastic wrap as you don’t want your marshmallows to get stale.

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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