Did you know they make pumpkin spice cheese?? It’s not as bad as you might think, actually it was really good! It was the perfect inspiration for this fall themed Thanksgiving charcuterie board. While there’s no official recipe for this post, reading through might give you some great ideas for your own!

a round platter of assorted snacks, including slices of cheese crackers, grapes, candied walnuts, apples, a jar of red jam, salami and sausage, and maple leaf shaped cookies. There is a bottle of champagne off to the side next to a stack of small black plates. this recipe

Cheeses

I had lots of fun picking out the stuff for this board. Like I mentioned earlier, my grocery store had a pumpkin spice cheese, and it was NOT bad! Babe was very skeptical, but the pumpkin spice was nicely done. They favored more of the nutmeg over the cinnamon and cloves, so it wasn’t overpowering at all.

When I make these boards, I like to offer at least 2-3 cheeses to try and please everyone. The pumpkin spice was the “off the wall” season specific, so I supplemented with a nice, bold cheddar and then some slices of mimolette, which is a harder cheese that has notes of hazelnut and tastes mostly like parmesan.

a round platter of assorted snacks, including slices of cheese crackers, grapes, candied walnuts, apples, a jar of red jam, salami and sausage, and maple leaf shaped cookies. There is a bottle of champagne off to the side next to a stack of small black plates.

Meats

Unlike the cheese that I’ll vary with the season, I always stick to the same things for the meats. Prosciutto, which is dry cured ham, Coppa Italiana, or dry cured pork shoulder that is very thinly sliced, and then salami Milano, which is a mild salami that has garlic and pepper in it.

These three range from salty to smoky and have great flavors and texture. They go especially well with some of the spreads on this Thanksgiving charcuterie board!

Crackers/Bread

I used sourdough rosemary crackers, which is pretty standard for me. Sometimes, I’ll also use baguette slices. Try not to use anything with an overpowering flavor, since the crackers/bread serve as a neutral, crunchy background for the cheese, meats and fruit spread.

a round platter of assorted snacks, including slices of cheese crackers, grapes, candied walnuts, apples, a jar of red jam, salami and sausage, and maple leaf shaped cookies. There is a bottle of champagne off to the side next to a stack of small black plates.

Spreads

I finally nailed my recipe for cran-raspberry sage jam (coming soon!) and served it on this board. It went amazingly well with the proscuitto and mimolette on a cracker. Additionally, I had a small jar of blackberry-blueberry preserves.

Fruits and nuts

Sour pickles, candied walnuts, grapes and apples rounded everything else out for this Thanksgiving charcuterie board. While I like to save dessert for the pies, I saw these adorable maple leaf cookies and HAD to use them, too.

Set out this board, pop open some Prosecco and enjoy your holiday!

a round platter of assorted snacks, including slices of cheese crackers, grapes, candied walnuts, apples, a jar of red jam, salami and sausage, and maple leaf shaped cookies. There is a bottle of champagne off to the side next to a stack of small black plates.