Dessert Charcuterie Board

A couple weeks ago I had a Christmas Party and I was asked to bring a dessert. I love to bake but I didn’t want to bring the average Christmas cookie. I decided to take my dessert game to the next level by bring a dessert charcuterie board, complete with my mom’s Heath Bar dip and Peppermint Mocha dip.

While this board is perfect a holiday gathering, it would also be a great addition to birthday parties, book club, wine night, Valentine’s day, etc. Not only is it fun for everyone to munch on, it is also incredibly easy to throw together. As mentioned above, I chose my mom’s heath bar fruit dip, in addition to a peppermint mocha dip. Then I selected my toppings based on what would pair well with the dips. I went to Trader Joe’s for for some bigger items, such as butter waffle cookies, pretzel sticks, pound cake, and fruit. I also went to the Dollar Tree for a cheap variety of mix ins, including wafers, oreos, M&ms, etc. They have a lot of great options to chose from. Not pictured is a big bowl of crisp apples that pairs phenomenally with the Heath Bar fruit dip.

I started by making the dips and put them on the tray in cute bowls. Then I started layering the toppings on the tray. You want the board to look visually appealing so make sure to layer with different colors, shapes, and textures. Most importantly, have fun with it and get creative.

Health Bar Fruit Dip

Ingredients

• 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese (softened)

• 1/3 C. brown sugar

• 1/4 C. white sugar

• 1 t. vanilla

• 1 C. Toffee bits (Heath bar bits sold by the chocolate chips)

Instructions

1. Beat cream cheese and brown sugar. Let stand for 15 minutes.

2. Stir in white sugar, vanilla, and toffee

3. Chill

4. Enjoy!

Peppermint Mocha Dip

Ingredients

• 1/2 C. semi-sweet choclate chips

• 5 tbsp of peppermint mocha coffee creamer

• 4 oz. cream cheese (softened)

• 2 C. cool whip

• Crushed Candy canes

Instructions

1. Microwave chocolate chips and 2 tablespoons creamer until smooth.

2. Beat cream cheese

3. Mix in 3 tablespoons of cream and cool whip into cream cheese

4. Place half the cream cheese mixture in a bowl and begin layering with chocolate chip mixture

5. Swirl and top with crushed candy canes

6. Enjoy!