Fall Charcuterie Board

Charcuterie board with crackers, brie, cured meats, cheese cubes, pickles, fruit slices, berries, nuts, olives, and a bowl of dip, arranged neatly on a textured surface.

This fall charcuterie board with Brie combines meats, cheeses, fresh fruit, nuts and crackers for a colorful and delicious appetizer that’s perfect for fall entertaining.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Servings to 16 for snacking

Calories 432kcal

Author Wanda Simone

Equipment

large charcuterie board or serving platter
small bowl or jar for caramel sauce
cutting board
Sharp knife

Ingredients

1 small wheel brie 4 to 5 inches
¼ to ⅓ cup pumpkin butter
1 to 2 Tablespoons pumpkin seeds plus extra for sprinkling
30 to 40 round crackers
12 to 16 salami slices folded
5 to 6 prosciutto and mozzarella rolls
1 cup green grapes washed and removed from the stems
1 6-ounce package blackberries washed
½ to ¾ cup caramel sauce or apple-cider caramel, for dipping
1 crisp apple cored, thinly sliced and dipped in lemon juice
¾ cup pistachios
1 cup green olives
2 to 3 mandarin oranges peeled and sectioned
1 6-ounce package raspberries washed
1 ripe pear cored and halved (or sliced) and dipped in lemon juice
8 to 10 maple leaf cookies or other seasonal cookies
1 cup cheddar cheese cubes
1 cup mini pickles
1 cup white cheese cubes Monterey Jack or Swiss
¼ cup pomegranate arils optional garnish
Fresh rosemary sprigs for garnish
2 Tablespoons lemon juice for dipping the apple and pear slices

Instructions

Place the brie in the center of the board.
1 small wheel brie
Spoon pumpkin butter on top and sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.
¼ to ⅓ cup pumpkin butter, 1 to 2 Tablespoons pumpkin seeds
Fan half of the salami around the top left edge of the Brie wheel, half of the crackers around the top right edge, and place prosciutto-wrapped cheese below.
30 to 40 round crackers, 12 to 16 salami slices, 5 to 6 prosciutto and mozzarella rolls
Fill in around the bottom left edge of the Brie (between the salami and prosciutto cheese rolls) with a pile of grapes.
1 cup green grapes
Similarly, fill in around the bottom right edge of the Brie (between the crackers and the prosciutto cheese rolls) with a pile of blackberries.
1 6-ounce package blackberries
Set a small bowl or jar of caramel sauce in the top left corner of the board, immediately above the salami.
½ to ¾ cup caramel sauce
Fill in the space on the left side of the board under the bowl (to the left of the salami) with the rest of the crackers.
Add sliced apples to the right of the bowl, filling in the space between the salami and the top of the board.
1 crisp apple
Fill in any empty spaces around the bowl of caramel with pistachios.
¾ cup pistachios
Going across the top of the board, pile some olives beside the apple slices. Then fill in the rest of the space with the remaining folded salami slices.
1 cup green olives
Fill in the corner under the salami (on the top right of the board) with mandarin orange slices.
2 to 3 mandarin oranges
Below that, add a pile of raspberries. They should fill in the space between the blackberries and the right edge of the board.
1 6-ounce package raspberries
Place the halved or sliced pear in the bottom left corner of the board.
1 ripe pear
Fill in the space between the pear and the crackers on the left side of the board with seasonal cookies.
8 to 10 maple leaf cookies or other seasonal cookies
Add a pile of cheddar cheese cubes between the pear and the prosciutto-wrapped mozzarella at the bottom of the board.
1 cup cheddar cheese cubes
Then add a pile of mini pickles to the right of the prosciutto-wrapped mozzarella.
1 cup mini pickles
Finally, fill in the space between the pickles and the raspberries with cubed white cheese.
1 cup white cheese cubes
To finish, scatter a few pomegranate arils and pumpkin seeds for color.
¼ cup pomegranate arils
Garnish the corners and edges with rosemary sprigs.
Fresh rosemary sprigs

Notes

Use Camembert in place of the brie, or swap the cheddar and white cheese for other firm cheeses you enjoy.
Apple butter works well if pumpkin butter isn't available and still keeps the board seasonal.
Soppressata or another sliced cured meat can replace the salami.
Similarly, you can use another rolled or sliced cured meat and cheese combination instead of the prosciutto and mozzarella rolls.
Pecans or walnuts can replace the pistachios or pumpkin seeds.

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