Valentine’s Day Charcuterie Board

There’s a charcuterie board for every holiday, and I got you covered for this Valentine’s Day! I have an easy Valentine’s Day Charcuterie Board recipe for you that’s full of organic goodies that are free of artificial colors.

If you're looking for more Valentine's Day recipes, check out some of my other favorites like Homemade Valentine's Day Chocolate Box, Eggless Valentine's Peanut Butter Blossoms, Eggless Chocolate Heart Cake, or Dark Chocolate Almond Hearts.

A Quick Look At The Recipe

• Recipe Name: Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board
• Ready In: 15 minutes
• Makes: 8 servings
• Main Ingredients: pretzels, milk chocolate, salted butter, powdered sugar
• Flavor Profile: chocolate, fruity, sweet and salty!
• Dietary Info: eggless, gluten free swap available
• Difficulty: Easy!
• Why You’ll Love It: Valentine's Day dessert that's equal parts whimsical and indulgent

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• Festive AF: This Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board is so festive while being organic, I'm obsessed!
• No Artificial Colors: I love how fun and colorful this Valentine's Day dessert idea is. It really makes you feel like it's Valentine's Day, but this is free of artificial colors!
• Quick and Simple: This is so quick and easy to put together. You can make the pretzels ahead of time and the frosting just takes a few minutes to mix up!
• Crowd Pleaser: There's something for everyone on this dessert board.

Perfect for movie night, Galentine's Day, or just a fun Valentine's Day dessert whether it's just the family or you're hosting a few friends. This Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board is quick, easy and so much fun to make.

If you're looking for more Valentine's Day ideas, check out Easy Hot Chocolate Dip, Small Batch Chocolate Cake With Sourdough Discard, Strawberry Chocolate Bars, or Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffles With Cream Cheese.

Ingredients

• Butter: I use organic salted butter for the frosting, but you can use unsalted if you prefer. Check out Best Salted Butter for Baking for my top picks.
• Pink Dye: I use organic beet powder, but pitaya or even strawberry or raspberry powder also works too.
• Chocolate Covered Pretzels: I make my own chocolate covered pretzels (recipe included here!), but you can also use store bought if you prefer.
• Chocolate Hearts: I use Lake Champlain Organic Chocolate Hearts, these are my favorite organic chocolate hearts!
• Heart Gummies: YumEarth Organic Heart Gummies are what I used, these cute little gummies are Valentine's Day worthy!
• Animal Crackers: I use Trader Joe's Organic Animal Crackers, you can also use your favorite.
• Licorice: I have bought Wallaby Australian licorice that was organic before, but I haven't been able to find it recently. The SunRidge Farms kind is great and it's free of artificial colors. And, YumEarth makes an organic licorice, it's just not Australian.

*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.

Tips for Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board

• You can use any kind of cookies or animal crackers you like. Mini cookies, animal crackers, graham crackers, and pretzels would all be delicious dipped in frosting too! Try Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Mini Cookies Without Eggs, Chocolate Sea Salt Mini Cookies, or Coconut Vanilla Bean Mini Cookies too!
• Make this gluten free by using your favorite gluten free pretzels and animal crackers.
• If you want to dip pretzels in dark or white chocolate instead, you can totally do that too.
• You can use more beet powder if you want a brighter pink frosting.
• I listed all my top picks for organic candy without artificial colors. If you have other favorites, feel free to swap them out!
• The main thing to remember is you want to keep the board in a pink, red, and purple color palette, which makes it really look like Valentine's Day!

How to Make a Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board

1. To make the chocolate pretzels: In a heatproof mixing bowl, add the milk chocolate. 

2. Melt, either using a double boiler, or doing 30 second intervals in the microwave.

3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Half dip the pretzels into the milk chocolate and place on the baking sheet.

4. Place the baking sheet in the freezer to set the chocolate. Once it’s set you can sprinkle with sea salt if you want sweet and salty pretzels (this part is totally optional). 

5. To make the frosting: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the butter, powdered sugar, beet powder, vanilla extract and water.

6. Mix on low until combined, then speed the mixer up to high. Whip for 2 to 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl part way through mixing to ensure everything is evenly mixed. Transfer the frosting to a small bowl.

7. To assemble the charcuterie board: Add the bowl of pink frosting. Add the heart gummies into a bowl and add onto the board. 

8. Add on the pretzels.

9. Next, add in the licorice and animal crackers.

10. And, finish with the chocolate hearts. This can be totally freeform, feel free to assemble it any way you like. 

Recipe FAQ's

Movie Night Inspo

This Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board is the perfect movie night snack to cozy up with a rom com! If you're looking for more recipes for movie night, check out Pink Himalayan Sea Salt Popcorn, Rosemary Sea Salt Popcorn, Hot Honey Roasted Walnuts or Raspberry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Without Eggs.

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Valentine's Day S'More Bars

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Eggless Valentine's Peanut Butter Blossoms