Harry Potter Charcuterie Board

This Harry Potter Charcuterie Board, with edible wands, graham cracker acceptance letters and chocolate sorting hats, will have your guests snacking like a wizard. Loaded with sweet, savory and whimsical touches, it’s perfect for your next Harry Potter party or movie night!

Harry Potter Themed Charcuterie Board

If there’s one snack spread I have way too much fun putting together, it’s this Harry Potter Charcuterie Board. From Reeses Peanut Butter Cup brooms to edible acceptance letters, it’s both whimsical and delicious. Whether it’s Halloween, a Harry Potter birthday party or movie night, this board is wizarding fun at it’s best!

No spells required – just a love for snacks and a little imagination. With salty bites and sweet treats inspired by the wizarding world, this board is almost too cute to eat… almost. And trust me, those broomsticks and sorting hat cookies? They disappear faster than you can say evanesco!

If you’re planning a Harry Potter-themed party, I’ve totally got you covered. My Harry Potter Party Invitations, Party Favor Bags and free printable Harry Potter Birthday Banner make it easy to pull the whole theme together.

Ingredients

• Wheel of Brie: Carved into a lightning bolt and filled with peach preserves.
• Peach preserves: Add sweet contrast and color to the lightning bolt.
• Assorted crackers: Choose a variety for different textures and flavors.
• Pocky sticks: These become your edible magic wands with a dusting of edible shimmer.
• Edible luster dust: Makes the Pocky sparkle like something straight out of Ollivanders.
• Green grapes : Add a fresh, juicy balance to the sweets and cheese.
• Pistachios: Great for crunch and a Slytherin-green vibe.
• Dark cherries: Rich and deep in color, they add a moody Hogwarts touch.
• Green olives: A salty bite and a great contrast to all the sweets.
• Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups: Perfect shape for broom bristles.
• Stick pretzels: Broom handles never tasted so good.
• Chocolate covered pretzels: For a touch of sweet and salty crunch.
• Tagalongs: A cookie base for the sorting hats.
• Ice cream cones: Form the hat shape; slice and dip them in chocolate.
• Melting chocolate: Use to coat the cones and assemble the Sorting Hat cookies.
• Graham crackers: Creates the mini Hogwarts acceptance letters.
• Red and white cookie frosting: Pipe on envelope lines and a wax seal.
• Cracker Jack: Adds fun carnival crunch.
• Salami slices: Used to make edible salami roses, perfect for a Hogwarts feast.
• Pepper jack cheese cubes: Add a little spice and creamy texture to the cheese board.

How To Make An Epic Harry Potter Charcuterie Board

For The Sorting Hats

Step 1. Microwave chocolate wafers in 30 second increments until fully melted (stirring in between).

Step 2. Snip the bottom ¼-⅓ of the ice cream cones with a knife or kitchen scissors. You’ll have to be careful not to crack the cone.

Step 3. Dip the cone in the chocolate, making sure it’s completely covered. Allow the excess to drip off then place it on the center of a Tagalong. Let the chocolate set and it’s ready to serve.

For The Acceptance Letter Envelopes

Step 1. Break a graham cracker in half so you have two squares.

Step 2. Using your white cookie frosting, pipe a line from the top left corner to the center of the square. Repeat from the top right corner.

Step 3. In the center, where the two lines meet at a point; use your red cookie frosting to create a wax seal. (Just a piped filled-in circle).

For The Witch Brooms

Step 1. I love how easy these are! Just place a small pretzel stick into the center of each mini Reese’s cup.

For The Pocky Wands

Step 1. To make the magic wands, just brush Pocky Sticks with gold edible luster dust. I just used a touch but feel free to use as much or as little as you like.

For The Lightening Bolt Brie Wheel

Step 1. Using a cookie cutter or just a knife, cut out a lighting bolt shape in the center of the brie, about half-way down.

Step 2. Remove the cheese from the center then spoon some of the peach preserves into the
cut out shape.

To Assemble The Board

Step 1. Place the lightning bolt Brie the center a serving board, cutting board or large tray.

Step 2. Place your bowl of dark cherries in the top left. Add your grapes to the bottom left and the bowl of olives to the bottom right.

Step 3. Next, add a small bowl of pistachios just to the top right of the Brie.

Step 4. Place a salami rose in the top right corner. Add your other salami rose just above the grapes. Arrange the sorting hats along the bottom and add some of the cubed cheese under the top rose.

Step 5. Place the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup brooms around the Brie, graham cracker acceptance letters to the right of the Brie, then about a cup of Cracker Jack popcorn below it.

Step 6. Place your pocky wands near the top, to the right of the cherries. Fill in the space below with more green grapes.

Step 7. Add the chocolate covered pretzels below the cherries, then fill in any empty spaces with assorted crackers.

Serve and enjoy!

Storage Instructions

• Fridge: Store leftover cheese, meats, and chocolate items in airtight containers for up to 3 days. I recommend storing each of the ingredients separately to keep flavors from mingling.
• Freezer: You can freeze salami roses and cheese cubes for up to 2 weeks. Chocolate-covered items (pretzels, Sorting Hats) can be frozen in a single layer, then stored in a sealed bag.

Variations And Add-ins

• House color accents: Use colored candies or small fruit (like red raspberries, green grapes, yellow gummies, or blueberries) to represent the four Hogwarts houses.
• Savory potion jars: Fill small glass jars with spooky dips like guacamole (“Slytherin Sludge”) or salsa (“Phoenix Fire”) for a fun twist.
• Pumpkin elements: Add pumpkin seeds, pumpkin spiced nuts, or pumpkin-shaped candies for a reference to the Hogwarts Halloween feast.
• Homemade candy treats: My homemade Chocolate Frogs, Exploding Bon Bons, Acid Pops and Golden Snitches all work perfectly with this board.
• Beverages: Serve this with mugs of Butterbeer (you’ll love my recipe…so easy & delicious!) for the ultimate Harry Potter party vibe.

Tips and Tricks

• Salami rose: To make the perfect salami rose, layer salami slices around the rim of a small glass. Repeat the layers four times. Flip the glass over onto your board then slide it out and you’ll have your salami rose.
• Reese’s: To save time, I use the ones that come unwrapped in the orange package. Otherwise it takes awhile to unwrap them all (especially if you sample them in between like I do).
• Chill the brie: I’ve learned that it’s best to keep the brie cold before cutting into it. This helps it hold its shape when you make the lightning bolt.
• Add food picks or mini tongs: Adding party picks and tongs makes this easier to serve.
• Placement matters: Keep crisp foods like Cracker Jacks and crackers away from moist foods like grapes. Otherwise your crisp foods could get soggy.

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More Harry Potter Themed Treats

You’ll find tons more Harry Potter recipes on my site…here are a few of my favorites!

• Butterbeer Frosting Board
• Butterbeer Poke Cake
• Butterbeer Ice Cream
• Butterbeer Pie
• Butterbeer Cookies