My go-to for Thanksgiving! I start assembling it while the oven’s preheating and keep adding to it throughout the meal. My Thanksgiving snack board!
Types of snack boards, from meats and cheeses to fruits and veg to breads.
| Group | Dishes |
|---|---|
| Meat and cheese boards | Harvest Snack Board, Holiday Cheese and Charcuterie Board, Meat Lover’s Charcuterie Board, Honeycomb Cheese Board, Meat, Cheese, and Fruit Board, Apple and Olive Charcuterie Board, Sunset Charcuterie Board |
| Vegetable trays and dips | Turkey Veggie Tray, Hummus and Veggie Platter, Pumpkin Patch Veggie Board, Veggie and Dip Board, Charcuterie and Veggie Platter |
| Fruit and dessert boards | Fall Fruit Platter, Thanksgiving Dessert Board, Fruit Tray with Yogurt Dip |
| Bread, crackers and sliders | Cheese and Cracker Board with Fruit, Bread and Cheese Basket, Leftover Turkey Slider Board |
Meat and cheese boards
Start with at least 2 proteins (I like one meat and one cheese), a crunchy (nuts, crackers, etc.), and a fresh component (fruit, veggie, etc.) Start with meats and cheeses, fill in the gaps!
Harvest Snack Board
Fall snack board, cheddar, apples, pears, grapes, salami, candied pecans. Dotted mini pumpkins around the perimeter. Only takes 15 minutes to assemble!
Holiday Cheese and Charcuterie Board
Meat and cheese board! 2-3 cheeses, 2-3 meats, add crackers, nuts, fruit. Keep replenishing throughout the day! I fold the salami into roses for bonus points!
Meat Lover’s Charcuterie Board
Fill up most of the board with protein, think turkey, prosciutto, salami, soppressata, etc. Fill in the cracks with pickles, mustard, cheese.
Honeycomb Cheese Board
I love a cheese and honeycomb board! Pair salty cheese with sweet honey, aged cheddar, creamy blue cheese + walnuts + pears + honeycomb.
Meat, Cheese, and Fruit Board
This is the board I envision my father-in-law standing in front of for an hour! I’m ok with that. Fill in the cracks with figs or grapes. Leave the cheese in a chunk with a knife so people can cut as much as they want. 2 bites off of this board and you’ve had some protein (more than from eating a cracker, at least!)
Apple and Olive Charcuterie Board
Keep it sweet and salty! Cheese, meats, olives, honeycomb, apples (toss with lemon juice so they don’t oxidize!), nuts, crackers.
Sunset Charcuterie Board
On nicer days we start off Thanksgiving Day outside! A big ol’ pitcher of cider, and a big ol’ board full of crackers, fruit, cheese, meats to keep everyone occupied while we’re cooking. Bring it in before it gets dark!
Vegetable trays and dips
Build around a dip!
Turkey Veggie Tray
Here I shaped Greek yogurt ranch as the body and arranged bell pepper “feathers” around. The kids eat their veggies on this one! This will fill you up, too!
Hummus and Veggie Platter
For those vegans & vegetarians, have a veggie board ready for them! Around a bowl of hummus, arrange veggies and pita. Chickpeas add plant protein. You can always drizzle your hummus with paprika and olive oil, too.
Pumpkin Patch Veggie Board
Arrange veggies to look like a pumpkin patch. Get ’em eating veggies! Celery and green beans as vines. Baby carrots, pepper rings, clementines as pumpkins. Hummus for protein!
Veggie and Dip Board
Chop veggies the night before and keep in water to make assembling easy! For this board I made 3 dips, warmed spinach dip, Greek yogurt ranch, and hummus. Radishes, snap peas, peppers, cucumbers. Protein in the dips!
Charcuterie and Veggie Platter
For vegetarians or carnivores, make a half and half platter! Half crunchy veggies, half meat and cheese! On one side I arranged snap peas, peppers, cucumbers. On the other side, salami, prosciutto, cheddar. Greek yogurt dip in the middle. I eat off of this one the most while I’m cooking! Kids eat off of this one, too!
Fruit and dessert boards
Fall Fruit Platter
Kiwi, oranges, berries, grapes.
Thanksgiving Dessert Board
After dinner, switch up your snack board from savory to sweet! Arrange mini pies, cookies, chocolate, nuts, fruits, and a piece or two of aged cheese for nibbling. Coffee, too!
Fruit Tray with Yogurt Dip
Whisk together yogurt and honey. ½ cup of the yogurt-honey dip has about 12 grams of protein. Surround with pretty fruit. It’s so nice to eat something light and pretty before the Thanksgiving meal. I re-serve this dip the most! The yogurt-honey dip could be the centerpiece on this fruit board, too!
Bread, crackers and sliders
Cheese and Cracker Board with Fruit
This one I whip up when I’m strapped for time. 3 cheeses, 2 sleeves of crackers, berries/grapes. Make it easy on your guests, cut the cheeses in advance!
Bread and Cheese Basket
Cheese boards don’t always have to be elaborate. Not always gotta be a board, try a basket! Soft butter, honey, warm crusty bread, cheese wedges. This would be great for a smaller get-together. Warm the bread right before serving.
Leftover Turkey Slider Board
Day after Thanksgiving, make a build-your-own-sandwich spread! Buns, leftover turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, gravy. Lean protein!
Protein estimates for each board are calculated using data from the USDA’s FoodData Central. The sharp cheddar, roasted turkey breast and plain nonfat Greek yogurt (for dips) entries are used for protein content. Further details may be found here how we calculate nutrition.
