Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board

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This hot chocolate charcuterie board is perfect for holiday parties, winter nights, or whenever you want a cozy treat. It’s a creative way to enjoy hot cocoa!

Whether you call this easy dessert charcuterie board hot chocolate charcuterie board or hot cocoa charcuterie board, one thing is certain: get a cup ASAP!

This cocoa board showcases hot cocoa, marshmallows, candies, chocolates, cookies, and biscuits.

This is the perfect Christmas sweet charcuterie board, and it’s just as great for any winter get-together.

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Why You’ll Love This Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board

This winter hot chocolate board comes together in minutes, perfect for any treats you like for unique hot cocoa creations.
This hot chocolate charcuterie board is a fun and festive way to serve winter’s favorite drink.
You can try a different arrangement to suit your party’s theme. This board is not just for Christmas!

Ingredients

Chocolates – This hot chocolate charcuterie dessert board is filled with chocolate pinecones, chocolate balls, white chocolate chips, and dark chocolate chips. I recommend choosing treats that melt well.

Marshmallows – Besides pink marshmallows, white marshmallows, and mini marshmallows, you can also arrange themed marshmallows in your hot chocolate board.

Snacks – The best hot chocolate board ideas have one thing in common: variety. That’s why we’ve also included some chocolate-covered biscuits.

Themed candies – This hot chocolate charcuterie board is ready for Christmas with its snowflake candies, snowman candies, candy canes, and snowflake sprinkles.

Cocoa powder – You can make one from scratch or serve any hot chocolate of your choice. Hot cocoa bombs are also fun!

White elements – We’ve added shredded coconut and meringue cookies to give the hot chocolate dessert charcuterie board a fun snow-day feel.

Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board ingredients

Ingredient Additions For Hot Cocoa Charcuterie Board

Alcohol

Make a hot chocolate charcuterie board for adults! Prepare mini bottles of Kahlua and coconut rum so everyone can enjoy boozy cups of hot cocoa at your winter gathering.

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Stirrers

Add ingredients that can double as hot cocoa stirrers! Besides peppermint sticks, pirouette cookies, edible straws, salted pretzel sticks, and cinnamon sticks are fun and delicious for winter parties.

Pepperidge Farm Pirouette Cookies, Chocolate Fudge Créme Filled Wafers, 13.5 Oz Tin

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Assorted desserts

Go beyond hot chocolate toppings and build this hot chocolate charcuterie board with desserts that pair well with hot chocolate. You can add mini cupcakes, wafer cookies from the grocery store, or easy homemade desserts like protein donuts and Instant Pot brownie bites.

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Tips For Making This Recipe

Arrange it However You Like

Have fun putting together this easy dessert charcuterie board. There are no strict rules for arranging it, but placing the hot cocoa mix in the center helps it stand out. Don’t forget to fill any gaps with small treats for a festive board!

Don’t Forget Your Liquids

You can offer your guests dairy milk, plant-based milk, and hot water for their hot cocoa. If serving this hot chocolate charcuterie board for the holiday season, you can also prepare Christmas-themed to-go cups for your guests.

Serve Homemade Hot Chocolate

Make your hot cocoa charcuterie board more special with a homemade hot chocolate mix and hot chocolate bombs. You can even make a big batch of French hot chocolate.

Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Dessert Board Recipe FAQs

What should be included in a hot chocolate bar?

Alongside this hot chocolate charcuterie board, which already includes the hot cocoa mix and hot chocolate toppings in a single-serving platter, don’t forget your serving mugs, sleeves, napkins, stirrers, tongs, and mini scoops if you’re preparing a hot chocolate bar.

What is the best way to serve hot chocolate at a party?

This hot chocolate dessert charcuterie board might be the best way to serve hot chocolate at a party. It’s much faster to arrange than a hot chocolate bar, and you can also build it with any toppings and mix-ins. But if you want to prepare a big batch of hot chocolate for a crowd, use a slow cooker so you can take advantage of its warm setting.

Is hot chocolate better with milk or water?

It’s a matter of preference, but of course, the richest, smoothest, and most indulgent cup of hot chocolate is made with whole milk. You can warm it up over low heat and serve it in a coffee carafe next to this hot cocoa board.

What can you add to hot chocolate to make it taste better?

Your rich, cozy cup of hot chocolate can taste even better with peppermint syrup, a shot of coffee, hot fudge sauce, caramel sauce, Irish cream liqueur, Biscoff spread, whipped cream, or gingerbread spice! You can also top it with vanilla bean ice cream.

Why make a hot chocolate board?

It’s a fun way to serve hot chocolate at any gathering. As everyone mixes and matches toppings to create their own unique cup of hot cocoa, the board becomes an interactive dessert.

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