Breakfast Charcuterie Board Ideas

Content… The Ideas Recipe Ingredients How to Make It Recipe Variations Tips and Tricks Make-Ahead Instructions Serving and Storage Instructions FAQs What to Serve More Exciting Breakfast Recipes to Try Conclusion

Breakfast Charcuterie Board Ideas

If you’ve been scouring Pinterest for the perfect breakfast or brunch charcuterie board ideas, you are in the right place. I’ve been experimenting with charcuterie and breakfast boards for years now, and I’ve found a lot of things work, and much depends on your personal preferences.

I like doing general breakfast boards with garnishes, including fresh herbs, edible flowers, and sliced fruit. Sometimes though, I like to get creative and give my breakfast charcuterie board a theme. A particular holiday, sporting event, or culinary theme all give me great ideas. I even did an English breakfast charcuterie board once for a real hit! ☕️

Recipe Ingredients

1. Breakfast Meats – Ok, so bacon and breakfast sausage are obvious choices if you are a meat eater, but you could also include smoked or cured salmon and cold cuts, such as prosciutto, ham, or another deli-style meat you love.
2. Eggs – Boiled eggs work great for charcuterie boards, and you can make them ahead of time. That said, gracing your breakfast board with a few sunny-side-up eggs makes for a gorgeous presentation. 🍳
3. Cheeses – A variety of soft, medium, and hard cheeses is ideal for a charcuterie board. My favorites include Brie, goat cheese, blue cheese, smoked Gouda, and cheddar.
4. Bread and Pastries – We’ve made it to my favorite part: the carbs! Sliced baguettes, croissants, scones, donut holes, and bagels all end up on my board, usually in standard or miniature sizes.
5. Fruits, Nuts, and Veggies – Seasonal fruits are ideal. Depending on what looks freshest at my local produce stand, they include strawberries, blueberries, blackberries or raspberries, fresh grapes, orange slices, melons, or anything else that catches my fancy. You can also include dried fruits, tomatoes, cucumbers, roast bell peppers, and nuts.
6. Dips and Sauces – Who doesn’t love mouthwatering breakfast spreads? Nutella, whipped cream, jams, marmalades, honey, apple butter, regular butter, clotted cream—the choices are deliciously endless. 🤤

How to Make a Breakfast Charcuterie Board

Pick a Board and Select Utensils

• Choose a Board – There are many options: Chopping boards, marble slabs, serving trays, or even a large plate. Use whatever you have on hand because it’s the food that will make the biggest impression.
• Gather Your Utensils – You will need a few small bowls, small forks and spoons for serving, and knives for cutting up fruit, cheeses, etc. You may even want to include a tiny syrup pitcher if waffles or pancakes will make an appearance.

Prep Uncooked Food Elements

• Get Chopping – Chop or slice any fruit, veggies, meats, and cheeses that need to be cut up.
• Store Safely – If you do this ahead of time, store them separately in airtight containers in the fridge until it’s time to serve the breakfast board.

Assemble the Board

• The Largest First – On a clean board, start laying out items beginning with the larger items first. Don’t worry if things don’t work out exactly as you imagined.
• Dips – Put dips and smaller items in small bowls or cups and place them around the board.
• The Small Stuff – Fill in the nooks and crannies with smaller items like fruits, snacks, bread, or whatever else floats your boat.
• Serve – Remember, there is only one rule when creating charcuterie boards: Make it work for you and your guests. Enjoy!

Recipe Variations

1. Make it Mexican! Mexican food and breakfast were made for each other. Include eggs and breakfast chorizo on the board, along with guacamole, black beans, cotija cheese, homemade flautas, and Mexican-themed fruit and veggies like radishes, cut-up sweet peppers, papaya, and fruit salad. You can also include Mexican bread, such as conchas, which taste amazing alongside a hot café con leche. ☕️
2. Try a Mediterranean breakfast board with figs, olives, tomatoes, hummus, feta, goat cheese, yogurt, baba ghanoush, tahini, pita bread, and any other Middle Eastern elements you love. Mediterranean food may not come to mind when you think of breakfast, but believe you me, one try, and you’ll be a believer.
3. Is anyone up for a yogurt bar? Make it a yogurt charcuterie board with different kinds of yogurts and yogurt toppings. It’s like an ice cream bar but a little more suitable for breakfast. 😜

Tips and Tricks

1. Check out HomeGoods for the best selections if you want a charcuterie board. You can also check Amazon if you don’t have a HomeGoods store near you. They also have a huge variety of options.
2. Try to place warm items separate from those served cold or at room temperature as much as possible. Garnishes and ramekins with dips or sauces can sometimes work as separators.
3. Start with cold cuts of meat and put out the cooked breakfast meats and eggs later. Avoid leaving them at room temperature for too long for food safety reasons. ⚠️

Make-Ahead Instructions

Scones, bagels, mini pancakes and waffles, and any other homemade baked goods can be made weeks in advance and frozen. Thaw baked goods in the refrigerator the night before you plan to put your charcuterie board together. Give them a warm-up in your toaster oven for a few minutes before serving if need be.

You can cut up fruits, meats, and veggies a day or two before serving too. Just store them in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to serve. You can also cook boiled eggs, bacon, and breakfast sausage the day before and store those in the fridge. Reheat the meats in the microwave or toaster oven. If you’re including scrambled or fried eggs, cook those the day of.

Serving and Storage Instructions

Place your charcuterie breakfast board on the table and watch your guests come running! Any leftovers should be stored in airtight containers, separately, in the fridge for 3-5 days or maybe longer, depending on what ingredients they include.

FAQs

What to Serve With a Breakfast Charcuterie Board

Make sure you have plenty of hot coffee and tea with your breakfast charcuterie board. You could also make specialty drinks like pumpkin spice lattes or chai tea lattes.

I also love to serve a few refreshing juice options too. My favorites are mango juice, Jamaican carrot juice, and homemade pineapple juice. 🍹

More Exciting Breakfast Recipes to Try

1. Sausage Breakfast Pizza
2. Breakfast Burritos
3. Southern Deviled Eggs
4. Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole
5. Apple Cider Donuts
6. Grits Casserole
7. Cranberry Orange Scones

Conclusion

These dreamy breakfast charcuterie board ideas are all about minimal cooking and maximum enjoyment. It’s always a crowd favorite. What are your favorite breakfast charcuterie ingredients? I’m always looking for inspiration for my next breakfast board. Let me know in the comment section below. 👍