Halloween Sweet Charcuterie Board and Oreo Ghost How-To

HalloWeek is here! 👻 Part 2 of this year’s black, white and lavender Halloween tablescape is sharing the sweet charcuterie board I put together as a dessert treat for my girlies I invited to dinner. I did not take my Halloween dinner as far as my Valentine menu when I hosted my girls back in February (click here to revisit my homemade pasta menu!) and opted to just pick up one of our favorite meals from growing up (Cowboy Chicken enchiladas, for curious Dallas friends). Because of that, I thought I’d kick it into high gear for dessert!

I give you, my take on the “Char-Booterie” board of the season!

I wish I had a fancy formula to offer up as how I created this sweet assembly. The reality of it is, I circled the Central Market candy & seasonal aisles about four times until my cart was finally telling a nice visual story. As y’all well know by now, no orange for me. Which made my candy shopping a bit more focused. Here’s the loose list of what you see:

Wild Berry Lifesavers Gummies
Pink-only Starbursts
Ghost Reeses
Strawberry yogurt covered pretzels
Peanut butter filled pretzel bites
Stroopwafels
Pumpkin whoopie pie cookies
Decorated iced sugar cookies
Marbled chocolate bars
Skull lollipops
Chocolate hazelnut wafers

My charcuterie board is always a favorite of y’alls that I get questions about — but it was an antique find down in Round Top, TX! It’s the feet y’all love so much, as do I. This one would be a comparable buy!

Now let’s talk Oreo Ghosts.

To try and illustrate how easy these were to make, I’ll tell y’all that I started and finished them ~20 minutes before the photographer arrived on photoshoot day. It was a long shot and I was mentally preparing to not get to include them, but they were even easier and less messy than I anticipated!

You’ll Need:

Baking sheets (I filled up just 2, you could easily need more or reuse)
Glass measuring cup
White chocolate chips
Coconut oil
Oreos (I used double thick, and wish I had gotten the orange frosting ones for Halloween!)
Decorative eyes (I found mine in the baking aisle at the grocery)

Instructions:

Spray or rub your baking sheets with oil (I used coconut since that’s what I also used in my chocolate).
Add 1 cup of white chocolate chips & ~2 tablespoons of coconut oil to your measuring cup.
Microwave in 30 second increments, pausing to mix up the chocolate + coconut oil.
Repeat until your chocolate is blended with the oil, and be careful not to overheat! Don’t want that chocolate to start baking.
Dip your Oreos about 75% of the way so they get the “ghost” appearance.
I scraped the back of my Oreo on the side of the measuring cup, just a bit so it didn’t clump or pool when I laid on the baking sheet.
Add your decorative eyes.
Pop directly in the freezer for ~20-30 minutes (doesn’t hurt to leave longer!) and then take out when they’ve hardened up.
Place on your Char-Booterie board to enjoy!

Initially I was bound and determined to melt my chocolate properly on a double broiler. When I began racing the clock, that thought went out the window. Melting the chocolate with the coconut oil helped it to melt evenly and not bake, which is normally what chocolate will do in the microwave. Added bonus: the coconut oil added the slightest hint of flavor!

Tag @madeleinecreative if you create a Char-Booterie board of your own, and happy HalloWeek! 🖤