Galentine's Charcuterie Board: Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board (2024)

This Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board is the best Galentines Charcuterie Board! We filled this Valentine's Day Charcuterie with a combination of sweet and savory snacks, so you get the best of both worlds.

Besides, I feel bettereating delicious foods (like that entire donut) when the first things I've eaten are some fruit!

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This Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board is the best Galentines Charcuterie Board

This Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board is a wonderful combination between a dessert charcuterie board and the cheese boards we are used to when we think of a great charcuterie board.

And is it even a Valentine's Day Dessert Board without conversionhearts, Valentine M&Ms and food items that our best friends love? Probably not!

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Ingredients needed to Create this Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board

We are going to work on our Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board in stages, because we are using such a wide array of things!

I feel like a good charcuterie board (or any holiday themed boards) needs to start with fine artisan meats, maybe a salami rose, white chocolate, slices of cheese, your typical cracker choice and a few empty spaces to fill in with sweet treats.

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  • fresh strawberries
  • fresh raspberries
  • sliced cheese (I used white cheddar slices of cheese)
  • sliced salami to make the salami rose
  • buttery club crackers - I use these Happy Belly Country Club Crackers
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Remember that the exact amounts of each ingredient will be listed in the printable recipe card below.

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How to Make thisValentine's Day Charcuterie Board

Begin by selecting your favorite heart-shaped charcuterie board, serving platter or tray. Place 2 heart shaped candy bowls onto the platter for the smaller sweet treats.

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Use a small heart shaped cookie cutter to cut hearts out of the cheese and set the hearts aside.

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Fold salami rounds in half and half again to make a double folded piece.

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Starting with the largest items, place them on the platter: donuts and cupcakes.

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Move onto the medium items, such as the fruit, meat and crackers.

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Then add the small items like the cheese hearts and candies.

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Once you are satisfied with you layout, add a second layer of fruits and cheeses and truffles.

This Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board is the perfect treat for a Galentine's Day Party with your best girlfriends or if you don't have a Galentine's Party, it is fun for girls night with your best pal!

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Substitutions and Variations of this Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board

If you are following a low carb or KETO diet plan, you can substitute the candies and sweet treats for KETO friendly candies and treats!

  • ChocZero's Keto Cookies & Cream Candy Bar - White Chocolate Fudge Keto Bark - Low Carb, No Added Sugar (buy here)
  • Kiss My Keto Gummies Candy - Low Carb Watermelon Candy Gummy, Keto Snack Pack (buy here)
  • Tom & Jenny's Sugar Free Candy - Soft Caramel with Sea Salt and Vanilla - Low Net Carb Keto Candy (buy here)
  • Reese's Zero Sugar Miniatures - Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups (buy here)

See this No Bake Christmas Cookie version of this recipe on my website to make during the Christmas Holiday season!

Equipment

If you do not already have a Charcuterie Board, but love this popular way to present Valentine's treats, you can find charcuterie boards of all kinds on Amazon! I love heart-shaped charcuterie boards and breakfast boards for all kinds of special occasions!

If you are looking for a new charcuterie board, you should totally check out Lynn & Liana Designs!

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Lynn & Liana Designs offers customizable boards and platters that will also serve as art in your home. Trust me, your spread will be beautiful! Each board comes in nine colors. No two boards are alike because Lynn & Liana uses an eco-friendly resin that creates stunning designs that are unique to each board. This small Manitoba family businesshas grown tremendously since starting in 2018 from a garage set-up.

Now available in 2,000+ stores, including Macy's and Amazon, 28-year-old founder Melissa Funk has done more than jump on the charcuterie board craze. She’s reinvented it by crafting elegant boards and platters that stand out! They are just SO beautiful!

Top tip

Please note: I do not recommend adding the crackers to the Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board until you are ready to serve it. The moisture from the other ingredients will soften and make the crackers stale. If you don't plan to serve this immediately, wait to add the crackers until you are ready to serve. You can always place them onto the board to make sure they fit and remove them.

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Pairing

These are my favorite easy dinners to serve as a main along with this Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board:

  • Sausage Tortellini Skillet Recipe
  • Chicken Alfredo Roll Ups Recipe
  • One Pot Pizza Pasta Recipe
  • Shrimp Scampi With Angel Hair Pasta

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Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board

Jennifer

Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board is a mix between a dessert board and a cheese tray, and it's the best easy snacks idea for Valentines Treats! It's also a fun Galentines Charcuterie Board with sweet snacks and savory easy snacks!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 0 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Dessert, Dinner, Holiday Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 6 people

Equipment

  • 1 Charcuterie Board or Serving Platter

Ingredients

  • 4 chocolate covered Valentine donuts
  • mini valentine cupcakes
  • chocolate truffles
  • fresh strawberries washed
  • fresh raspberries washed
  • sliced cheese I used white cheddar slices
  • sliced salami
  • buttery club crackers
  • conversation heart candies
  • M&M Valentine candies

Instructions

  • Begin by selecting your favorite board, platter or tray. Place 2 heart shaped candy bowls onto the platter.

  • Use a small heart shaped cookie cutter to cut hearts out of the cheese and set the harts aside. Discard the scraps or enjoy them another time. Fold salami rounds in half and half again to make a double folded piece.

  • Starting with the largest items, place them on the platter: donuts and cupcakes. Move onto the medium items, such as the fruit, meat and crackers. Simply place one layer of these items in case you need to move or rearrange later. Then add the small items like the cheese hearts and candies.

  • Once you are satisfied with you layout, add a second layer of fruits and cheeses and truffles, if desired. This will add depth and dimension to your charcuterie board.

  • Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Keyword appetizer, chocolate, Galentines, salami, Valentines Day

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Galentine's Charcuterie Board: Valentine's Day Charcuterie Board (2024)

FAQs

What is the 3 3 3 3 rule for charcuterie board? ›

What is the 3-3-3-3 Rule for Charcuterie Boards? No matter the style of the wood charcuterie board, you can always follow the 3-3-3-3 rule. Every charcuterie board should have three meats, three cheeses, three starch options, and three accompaniments, such as fruit, nuts, or veggies.

What is the difference between Galentines Day and Valentines Day? ›

Galentine's Day is a play on Valentine's Day dedicated to celebrating a different kind of love - friendship. The unofficial holiday falls on Feb. 13, the day before Valentine's, and specifically encourages women to get together with their female friends and honor the power of female friendship.

What is Galentine's Day quote? ›

You'll always be my Galentine. There's nothing better than best friends. Except best friends with chocolate and wine. Making memories with you is my favorite thing to do.

What are the best 3 cheeses for a charcuterie board? ›

Here's some of the best cheese for charcuterie boards: Hard cheese: chunks of parmesan, aged gouda, asiago. Firm cheese: gruyere, comte, manchego, colby, cheddar. Semi-soft cheese: havarti, butterkäse, muenster.

How many cheeses should be on a charcuterie board? ›

As with everything else, we're shooting for variety in flavor and texture so aim to include at least three types of cheese. To please palates of all kinds, you can start with a milder choice like our mozzarella or provolone.

How do you make a prettiest charcuterie board? ›

Divide your board into quadrants, and place one type of meat in the middle of each quadrant. There are different ways to place the charcuterie: You can shape slices into a rose-like shape, by rolling them like a cinnamon roll. Little clumps and swirls of cured hams are easy and fun.

What are three tips for making your own charcuterie board? ›

  1. Tip #1: Start With How Many People You'll Be Serving. ...
  2. Tip #2: Visit Your Local Cheese Shop. ...
  3. Tip #3: Choose a Variety of Textures, Milk Types, and Cured Styles for your Charcuterie Board. ...
  4. Tip #4: Get Creative With Shapes & Colors. ...
  5. Tip #5: Choose Wines from the Same Region as Your Cheeses.

Can you celebrate Galentines on Valentines? ›

When is Galentine's Day? Knope celebrated it on February 13 (the day before Valentine's Day), but it is not so strictly marked here in the UK. Any gathering of women to celebrate the so-called fairer sex around Valentine's Day can therefore be considered a Galentine's celebration.

Can you celebrate Galentines day on Valentines Day? ›

According to Urban Dictionary, Galentine's Day is celebrated on February 13—the day before Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day Eve.

What is the guy version of Galentine's day? ›

Malentine's day is a day for men to meet up and celebrate their amazing friendship. It is a happy, celebratory day, the male equivalent of Galentine's day.

What are the rules of Galentine's? ›

Grown out of the success of Galentine's Day to include everybody, there are no rules or particular customs, it's just a day to appreciate platonic love and the friends in your life by spending time together and doing things you like.

Why is valentine's called Galentines? ›

Galentine's Day is a portmanteau of gal and Valentine's Day. It's meant to celebrate and validate female friendships with the same attention as its romantic counterpart, Valentine's Day.

What is the secret Cupid for Galentines day? ›

Secret Valentine or Secret Cupid is just like Secret Santa. You and your friends write down your names and throw all the papers into a hat, a basket, a pan, whatever. Then each of you draws a name and gets a gift for that person. It's important that no one knows who drew who.

What are the three starches for a charcuterie board? ›

3 Starches: we like Taralli (a traditional Italian cracker almost like a small, circular breadstick), Artisan Crisps by Rustic Bakery, and baguettes from Gilles Baguettes. 3 Accompaniments: Cerignola olives, Marcona almonds, French cornichons.

Are there rules for charcuterie boards? ›

Depending on the size of your board, you should have one each of cow, sheep, and goat options with soft rind, firm, and hard cheeses in the mix. Flavors should range between nutty and mild to funky and unique. Rule of thumb: 1 cow, 1 sheep, 1 goat; 1 soft, 1 firm, 1 hard.

What is the trick to adding meat to a charcuterie board? ›

One of my favorite styling techniques is the quarter-fold. This works for many different types of meats of various sizes. Take a slice, fold it directly in half, then in half again to make a rough equilateral triangle with one rounded edge. With these quarters you can create a variety of textures on the cheese board.

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