A Christmas Dessert Board which is easy to pull together, no matter your budget ! Variations and more ideas given as well
If you love putting together platters, this will give you a good idea for a Christmas sweet platter to play around with.
I absolutely LOVE platters ! Sweet, savory and all the rest of it.
What is so great about making your own platter, is that you choose what goes on it ! Besides that, you can really work with any budget.
To save some money, or you prefer homemade sweet treats, bake, make your own items for your platter. Grab some ideas from this post or the variations given below the items for mine in the photos.
( Scroll down for a printable How-To card )
Basic Ingredients / Items for a Christmas Dessert Board :
- Cookies, homemade or store-bought
- Cupcakes, bite size (Christmas decorated/iced if available)
- Macarons, different colors
- Star Chocolates, festive wrapped
- Small Santa Chocolates, wrapped
- Small Chocolate “envelopes”, good quality
- Specialised Chocolate Blocks, White and Dark Chocolate
- White Candy Coated Chocolate Balls
- Lindt “Lindor” Chocolates, the assorted box is perfect
- Edible Glitter, optional (festive colors)
Alternatives to add to a Christmas Dessert Board :
- Homemade Cookies, Christmas cut-outs used and iced
- Homemade or Store-bought Chocolates, especially truffles
- Any store-bought small Christmas shaped Chocolates, wrapped festively
- Candy Canes, for a platter / board rather the smaller ones
- Fruit Mince Meat Pies
- Marshmallows
- Caramel Popcorn Clusters
- Chocolate covered Pretzels, sticks, shapes etc
- Mini donuts, festively decorated
- White / Red / Green M&M’s or Smarties
- Meringue Kisses, colored or white sprinkled with a bit of edible glitter
- Chocolate coated Cookies
- Dip – especially if you have something that goes well with dipping i.e. marshmallows
I am sure I am missing a whole lot of great goodies ! Just have a look around the sweets / cookies aisle in your supermarket and you will see the potential
Now, I doubt this will be your dessert for Christmas Day ! However, it does not matter 😉
Also whether you call it a Christmas Dessert Charcuterie Board, a Christmas Sweet Treat Platter or simply a Christmas Dessert Board, all the same thing in the end. Only YOUR pick of ingredients / items and YOUR personal stamp will make the difference ! Enjoy
Christmas Sweet Treats to make at home :
- Christmas Fruit Mincemeat Pies
- Salted Caramel Truffles
- Homemade Ferrero Rocher
- Hertzoggie Cookies
- Homemade Turkish Delight
Christmas Dessert Board
Christmas Dessert Board
Ingredients
- SEE NOTES BELOW:
- Cookies homemade or store-bought
- Cupcakes bite size (Christmas decorated/iced if available)
- Macarons different colors
- Star Chocolates festive wrapped
- Small Santa Chocolates wrapped
- Small Chocolate "envelopes" good quality
- Specialised Chocolate Blocks White and Dark Chocolate
- White Candy Coated Chocolate Balls
- Lindt "Lindor" Chocolates the assorted box is perfect
- Edible Glitter optional (festive colors)
Instructions
- Start with the larger items and place around the edges of the plate
- Fill in any openings with the smaller items
- Sprinkle edible glitter over the board / platter (if using)
Notes
- I have mentioned only the iitems which I have used for this specific Christmas Dessert Board
- This Board is enough for 3 - 4 people or 2 adults and 2 small kids
- Simply double, triple or even 10 x more the items for a crowd - all up to your preference and guests
- See in post for variations etc