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Hot Chocolate Charcuterie

Published: Dec 11, 2021 · Modified: Jan 31, 2024 by Kristina Tipps · This post may contain affiliate links for which I earn a small commission.

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On a cold and snowy night, hot chocolate charcuterie will keep everyone cozy, warm, and satisfied!

marshmallows and white chocolate chips designed in a snowman shape surrounded by candy canes, cookies, and pretzels on a wooden serving board
Table Of Contents
  • Ingredients and Tools Needed
  • Arranging The Board
  • Recipe
  • Recipe Reviews

This dessert board full of sweet treats is designed to serve with hot cocoa - use some of the treats to flavor your mug of cocoa and others as dippers! This hot chocolate charcuterie board is different from most out there. The festive snowman made of marshmallows and white chocolate chips adds excitement for kids (and adults!). For an extra fun night, add these chocolate covered peanuts and white chocolate covered pretzels to dip in this festive Grinch dip recipe.

It's a great dessert board for lazy weekend days when the kids have friends over, winter birthday parties, Christmas Eve and movie nights throughout November and December. Just gather your ingredients and arrange the board as pictured below. Serve alongside a warm crockpot of hot chocolate and enjoy!

This sweet hot chocolate charcuterie will be stunning on a Christmas dessert table, along with white chocolate covered Christmas pretzel rods, festive sugar cookies and my favorite eggnog bundt cake!

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marshmallows and white chocolate chips designed in a snowman shape surrounded by candy canes, cookies, and pretzels on a wooden serving board

Ingredients and Tools Needed

These are the ingredients I use for my hot chocolate charcuterie. Feel free to change them up, keeping in mind candy, sweets and cookies that pair well with hot chocolate.

  • Milk chocolate chips
  • White chocolate chips
  • White and blue swirled Frozen morsels
  • Jumbo marshmallows
  • Mini marshmallows
  • Milk chocolate peppermint pretzels
  • Lebkuchen glazed gingerbread cookies
  • Mini candy canes
  • Chocolate nonpareils
  • Cinnamon imperials
  • Chocolate covered peanuts or almonds
  • Peppermint bark squares

You can likely find all of these ingredients at your local grocery store in the holiday section.

Other ideas are:

  • Caramel squares
  • Sea salted chocolate
  • Peppermint sticks
  • Cinnamon sticks
  • Shaved chocolate
  • Whipped cream
  • Peppermint whipped cream
  • Crushed peppermint candy canes
  • Dark chocolate chips

You'll need a large charcuterie board. I prefer a round one but a rectangle shaped board works fine too! This is one my favorite boards because the handles make it easy to carry. If you're using a board without handles, arrange the ingredients in the location you will serve it.

I also use festive plastic bowls for the small ingredients, like chocolate chips. You can find these all around during the holiday season, especially at stores like Target, Walmart, and Marshalls.

Arranging The Board

Hot chocolate charcuterie boards are so simple to make. Simply arrange your ingredients on the board according to the picture, then whip up your favorite batch of hot chocolate and serve!

  1. Fill the small holiday shaped bowls with the milk chocolate chips and blue and white morsels. Arrange on opposite edges of the serving board.
  2. Fill a small round bowl with the white chocolate chips and place at the center of the board as the snowman's head.
  3. Arrange the remaining ingredients on the board as pictured below, starting with the snowman in the center and working your way out to the edges.
  4. Serve with your favorite hot chocolate. The best way is keep it warm in a slow cooker or Instant Pot alongside the board.
marshmallows and white chocolate chips designed in a snowman shape surrounded by candy canes, cookies, and pretzels on a wooden hot chocolate charcuterie board

Enjoy!

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Recipe

marshmallows and white chocolate chips designed in a snowman shape surrounded by candy canes, cookies, and pretzels on a wooden serving board

Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Dessert Board

Kristina Tipps
On a cold and snowy night, hot chocolate charcuterie will keep everyone cozy, warm, and satisfied! This dessert board full of sweet treats is designed to serve with hot cocoa - use some of the treats to flavor your mug of cocoa and others as dippers.
5 from 32 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
Total Time 20 minutes minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories 379 kcal

Equipment

  • large charcuterie board
  • small holiday themed bowls

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips
  • 1 cup white and blue swirled Frozen morsels
  • 12 oz jumbo marshmallows
  • 4 oz mini marshmallows
  • 2 cups milk chocolate peppermint pretzels
  • 7 oz Lebkuchen glazed gingerbread cookies
  • 20 mini candy canes
  • 8 oz chocolate nonpareils
  • 10 cinnamon imperials
  • 3 chocolate covered peanuts
  • 10 oz peppermint bark squares

Instructions
 

  • Fill small holiday shaped bowls with milk chocolate chips and blue morsels. Arrange on serving board as shown.
  • Fill a small round bowl with the white chocolate chips and place on the board as the snowman's head.
  • Arrange the remaining ingredients on the board as pictured, starting with the snowman in the center and working your way out to the edges. Add the cinnamon imperials and chocolate chips to the snowman's face last, along with the chocolate covered peanut buttons and candy cane arms.
  • Serve with hot chocolate.

Notes

*Nutritional info is approximate and will vary based on product brands and amounts. It does not include hot chocolate. 

Nutrition

Serving: 4ozCalories: 379kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 160mgPotassium: 82mgFiber: 1gSugar: 50gVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
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  1. Thomas BeBroker says

    March 20, 2025 at 3:07 pm

    Hi, Kristina! 😊 I really enjoyed reading about the hot chocolate charcuterie board. It's such a creative idea, especially with the snowman marshmallow addition. I was wondering, how do you decide the best sources for affordable ingredients, especially with some things like cinnamon imperials and peppermint bark being quite pricy? Any tips for keeping the cost down without sacrificing variety? Looking forward to trying this out at my next holiday gathering! 🎄

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  2. Giangi Townsend says

    December 27, 2024 at 3:58 am

    5 stars
    Thanks for giving me an idea of how to prepare my chocolates and other sweets these holidays!

    Reply
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