Chocolate & Fruit Dessert Board
Ingredients
- Here are a bunch of ideas for your dessert board!
Produce
- Strawberries
- Cherries
- Blueberries
- Blackberries
- Raspberries
Cookies/Pretzels
- Pirouline cookies
- French macarons
- Linzer cookies
- Chocolate covered pretzels
Chocolates
- Chocolate covered almonds
- Salted caramels
- Cherry cordials
- Various dark and milk chocolate bars
- Chocolate truffles
Garnish
- Fresh mint leaves
- Fresh flowers trimmed (roses, carnations and/or baby's breath)
Instructions
- Prepare a large serving board. [Board pictured is square and about 15" across, but you can use any shape and size large board.]
- Choose your ingredients. Prepare chocolate dipped strawberries and pretzels, if using. Get creative with the ingredients listed!
- Arrange foods in your desired pattern, scattering all ingredients across the board. It helps to reference a photo, at the same time you are doing this.
- Cover and set aside, until ready to serve.
Notes
- You can make up to 1 day ahead. Cover tightly and refrigerate before serving. If using flowers, add just before serving.
- All ingredients are able to be substituted with whatever you prefer. Read the post for many ideas of ingredient additions or substitutions.
- A great place to find affordable gourmet chocolate is Trader Joes and your local grocery store. Try HomeGoods/TJ Maxx for the pirouline cookies. Find specialty items like French macarons at your grocer's bakery or local bakery.