How to Make a Vegan Charcuterie Board for Parties

While the French word “charcuterie” refers to a collection of meats, its meaning has become a lot more casual these days. Now when you use the term “charcuterie board,” it can really just mean a collection of finger foods.

You absolutely do not have to include meat or any type of animal products when putting together a charcuterie board.

When making a vegetarian or vegan charcuterie board, you would eliminate traditional items like cured meats, meat products, cheeses, and pates.

Instead, you’ll want to include foods like:

• vegan cheeses,
• hummus (homemade or prepared),
• vegetables like carrots, celery sticks, jicama, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, bell peppers, carrot sticks, broccoli, cauliflower, sugar snap peas, etc.
• roasted chickpeas,
• dairy-free dips,
• crispy crackers,
• olives or tapenade,
• fresh herbs,
• pretzels,
• nuts or seeds,
• fruits like apple slices,
• pita bread,
• and more!

Making your own vegan charcuterie board means that you can be very creative and include whole food options that you and your friends will like. It’s a great option for your next party.

If you or your friends have the additional need to be gluten-free, then that’s no problem either. For a vegan and gluten-free charcuterie board, simply make sure that any bread products like pita or pretzels are certified gluten-free.

See my list of the best gluten-free and dairy-free snacks or my full list of what to eat with hummus.

You also don’t need to be a chef to make a delicious snack board.

You can simply go to your local grocery store and find pre-cut vegetables, prepared dairy-free dips or plant-based cheeses, vegan meats, plant-based meats like field roast, and jarred roasted nuts or seeds. Pick items that sound good to you.

If you have friends who are both vegan and vegetarian, you can make a vegetarian charcuterie board with hard and soft cheeses but make it separate from the vegan version.

If you want to make your own vegan cheeses or snacks, you can try recipes like my Oil-Free Hummus, Cashew Hummus, Air Fryer Ranch Chickpeas, or Garlic Roasted Chickpeas.

Don’t forget drinks when you’re having a party. I highly suggest making mocktails or a punch like my Non-Alcoholic Holiday Punch, Pomegranate Mocktail, or my Cucumber Ginger Lemon Water.

• You can get really creative with your boards and give them themes. For instance, you could do a Halloween snack board, 4th of July Charcuterie Board, or a fruit snack board.
• Use the freshest fruits in season and serve them with a dairy-free coconut yogurt sweetened with maple syrup. You don’t even have to include small items on a board, just use small bowls instead.
• For an epic vegan charcuterie board, include an assortment of fresh fruit and raw veggies.
• Try my recipes for Vegan Pumpkin Fluff or Fruit Kabobs to go along with a fruit board or vegan snack board.

No matter the type of plant-based charcuterie board you create, it’s a great way to offer snacks to guests during the holiday season, dinner parties, or on special occasions.

A good rule of thumb is to allow for about a cup of food items per guest.

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