Breakfast Charcuterie Board

My favorite way to serve a crowd!

Whether you’re hosting a weekend brunch, celebrating a holiday morning, or just putting on a special breakfast spread, everyone loves the variety in this meal.

The beauty of a homemade breakfast grazing board is that it’s so easy and simple to serve a variety of foods. Start with cheese board classics like cheese and meats, and then add your favorite breakfast items (mini items work best), and some fresh produce for a board that is delicious, nutritious, and beautiful!

🧀 Gorgeous presentation: Looks fancy, but really takes just minutes to assemble once everything is prepped ahead.
🥓 Endless variety: Mix sweet and savory for so that you have a variety of flavors, components, and options.
🍓 Kid-friendly: Let everyone pick what they love!
🍳 Hearty & satisfying: This spread has something for everyone and it’s easy to put together a balanced meal with protein, fruit, and fiber.
🎉 Perfect for hosting: It’s the best way to serve a crowd! Put this out for brunch, showers, or holidays.
🧇 Easy to scale: Works for 2 or 20 people, it’s easy to cut down on the quantity as well as how many components you use.

You’ll also like my ricotta toast, Greek yogurt parfait, sourdough French toast, and 5-minute breakfast board for kids.

Ingredient Notes

You’ll need a lot of fresh ingredients and perhaps a few pantry staples: breakfast pastries, cheese, charcuterie meats, a variety of fresh produce, and any extras like hard-boiled eggs, preserves, honey, etc.

• Breads/Pastries – I opted to use a variety of breakfast carbs (mini donuts, mini croissants, mini cinnamon rolls, mini chocolate chip muffins) and more traditional charcuterie items like a classic baguette and crackers.
• Cheeses – Use a combination of aged, soft, traditional, and something fun! I used blueberry goat cheese for a sweet cheese twist in addition to brie and aged gouda (two of my cheese board staples).
• Produce – Add some fresh fruit and veggies to your board for color and nutrition. Use whatever is fresh and in season. Berries like blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries always look great and are easy to graze on. Cut oranges into segments and cut small clusters of grapes to make them easy to grab. Slice kiwi and cut melons (cantaloupe or watermelon) into chunks. Cucumbers, avocados, grape tomatoes, and baby carrots are veggies that work well.
• Extras – Smoked salmon, prosciutto, hard-boiled eggs, deli ham, sausage links, and bacon all work well for extra breakfast proteins. And then extra sweet items like preserves, honey, or honeycomb are nice sweet additions to your board.

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Breakfast Charcuterie Board

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• Author: Emily Dingmann of myeverydaytable.com
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Total Time: 15 minutes
• Yield: 6 servings 1x
• Category: Breakfast
• Method: No Cook
• Cuisine: American

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Description

Create a beautiful breakfast charcuterie board filled with sweet and savory items. Perfect for brunch, holidays, and entertaining!

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Ingredients

Breads 

• baguette slices
• mini chocolate chip muffins (or mini blueberry muffins)
• mini croissants
• mini cinnamon rolls
• mini scones
• crackers

Cheese

• brie
• cheddar cheese cubes
• goat cheese
• flavored goat cheese

Fresh produce 

• fresh berries
• grapes
• pear or apple slices
• melon if in-season
• cucumber slices
• grape tomatoes

Extras

• jam
• honey
• hard-boiled eggs
• smoked salmon
• salami or prosciutto

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Instructions

1. Place cheeses, proteins, and anything in dishes out on your board. 
   
2. Add bread and crackers next to cheese. (You want to group items that will be eaten together next to each other.) 
   
3. Add in the breakfast sweets and pastries. 
4. Finish with fresh produce to fill in empty spots. 
   

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Notes

• Don’t feel like you need to add everything on this list to your board! Adjust it based on how many people you have, what else you are serving, your board size, and your budget. 
• #1 Tip: The #1 tip for how to arrange a gorgeous charcuterie platter is to CRAM THAT CHEESE PLATTER FULL and use different colors, shapes, flavors, and textures. 
• Make it easy: Put out foods that are ready and easy to eat. While we want this to look pretty, we also want it to be edible.
• Storage: While some of the items can be prepped ahead, this breakfast platter should be assembled right before eating and serving. Some cheeses (like brie or aged gouda – two of my staples) are best left out at room temperature before serving. 
• Ingredient notes: Use high-quality espresso beans for best results. Whole milk creates the creamiest foam, but plant-based options like oat or almond milk also work.
• Prep ahead: Cook breakfast proteins like bacon that can easily be reheated; washing and drying fresh produce; making hard-boiled eggs if you’re making them yourself; and making mini muffins or breakfast pastries if making them yourself.
• Special tools: A large charcuterie platter and cheese knives are helpful!
• Serve with: Coffee drinks, mimosas, etc.

About the Author

Emily Dingmann is a recipe developer, nutrition expert, and founder of My Everyday Table. She specializes in creating easy, healthy recipes that help busy parents feed their families well every single day, without the stress. With a degree in Nutrition and over 20 years of experience, Emily shares family-friendly meals that are practical, nourishing, and full of flavor. Learn more about Emily’s approach to everyday cooking and nutrition here.

Food styling and photography by Loren Runion.

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