This Grinch Charcuterie Board is a fun, festive, and eye-catching holiday appetizer that doubles as a Christmas centerpiece. Made with simple ingredients and fresh fruit, it’s an easy way to bring a little whimsy to your holiday spread – perfect for Christmas parties, family gatherings, or a cozy movie night.

Grinch Charcuterie Board

As we enter the holiday season, I was looking for Grinch Charcuterie board ideas and didn’t see a lot to choose from. So when I saw this idea, I had to go for it!

If you want a holiday snack board that’s playful, memorable, and guaranteed to get everyone talking, this Grinch board is it. Kids love the cute Grinch’s face, and it’s a great way to get in a mix of fresh fruit, cheese, and salty snacks to counteract all the Christmas desserts!

It’s one of those fun Christmas charcuterie boards that looks impressive but comes together quickly! It is an ideal appetizer that guests will love at all of your Christmas gatherings!

Why You’ll Love This Grinch Charcuterie

This Grinch charcuterie idea is fun, festive, and flexible.

You can scale it up for large Christmas parties, or make a mini version for a family night watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas. It can be sweet, savory, or a mix of both. It’s also lighter than many rich holiday foods, thanks to the green grapes (and you can mix in red grapes, cherry tomatoes, or other fruit for extra color).

The board also works beautifully for themed gatherings – class parties, church events, cookie exchanges, or a Christmas movie marathon. And, if you’re putting together several boards, this one instantly stands out in any holiday spread.

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Tools Needed

You don’t need anything fancy to make this Grinch charcuterie board, but having the right tools on hand makes assembly quick and easy:

Large Charcuterie Board, cutting board or platter
Sharp Knife
Cutting Board
Kitchen Shears (scissors)
Small cookie cutter, optional for the eyes if you don’t want to wing it!
Plastic wrap, if prepping ahead of time

Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to create the classic grinch with Santa hat look:

Green seedless grapes
Salami
Pepperoni
Rosemary
American Cheese or Cheddar Cheese
Swiss cheese
Raisins
Heart sprinkle

The grapes form the Grinch’s fruit face portion, while the meats and cheeses create the Grinch’s Santa hat and details on the top of the hat. If you want to make this board a little heartier, add tortilla chips, crackers, or nuts around the edges for snacking.

Find the complete recipe with ingredient measurements in the recipe card below.

How to Make a Grinch Charcuterie Board

This is mostly a Grinch fruit platter – but also with some meat and cheese!

Turn your board vertically so you have plenty of space to build the Grinch from top to bottom. Start by placing the salami along the bottom edge to form the “collar.”
Add a single row of grapes right above the salami, then tuck in a few rosemary sprigs to shape the Grinch’s crooked little smile.
Fill in the rest of the face with grapes, packing them in close together so you get a nice, full Grinch face.
Add the heart sprinkle right in the center as his nose.

salami across the bottom of a cutting board

grapes and rosemary added to the cutting board for the Grinch smile

grapes filled in to make the girnch face and a tiny red candy heart added for his nose

Cut two triangles from the cheddar cheese slices, rounding the top corners slightly to soften the shape.
Set them in place for the Grinch’s eyes, then add a raisin (or part of one) on each for the pupils. You can also use a black olive instead of a raisin.
Use small pieces of rosemary above the eyes to give him those iconic Grinchy eyebrows.
Place a strip of Swiss cheese across the top of his forehead for the trim of the Santa hat. Cut another small piece of Swiss into a rectangle, snip little fringe cuts into one end, and you’ve got the tassel.
Add the pepperoni above the cheese trim to form the red part of the Santa hat. Tuck the Swiss tassel under one of the pepperoni slices so it hangs off to the side.

cheese and rosemary added to the grinch face for his eyes and eyebrows

Once everything is in place, it’s ready to serve and enjoy!

Make-Ahead Tip

The great thing about snack boards is a lot of the prep work can be done ahead of time. In this case, you can have all your ingredients gathered and ready to assemble.

Then you can assemble it 2–3 hours before serving, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and refrigerate.

Variations

Dessert Charcuterie: Use green candies, marshmallows, and black licorice for features.

This Grinch Charcuterie Board is such a fun, festive, and memorable Christmas appetizer – perfect for a Christmas party or movie night. It’s easy, adorable, and guaranteed to stand out on your holiday table.

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