Go to any party and you’ll see some form of a charcuterie board. Doesn’t that word just get your dopamine and serotonin levels flying? They give each guest the power to choose their own snacking destiny.
But, what if I told you there was something better than a charcuterie board. I know, a wild thought. But hear me out.
Choc-cuterie boards.
Yep, that’s right. It’s not just a dessert board where chocolate gets a little bowl in the corner to itself.
Here, chocolate is the star, as it should be. Always.
Like any food board, you want to load it up with a bunch of items that people can dip, grab, pile, and mix and match with their hands.
Chef Mary Berg from Master Chef Canada teamed up with M&M’s Canada to create this magical chocolate board you see here.
Of course, you can’t have a choc-cuterie board without peanut M&M’s, and that’s just a fact.
She used their Dark Sweet Chocolate Bar stuffed with M&M’s Minis to create her very own chocolate almond salami, a sweet spin on a charcuterie board staple.
It’s also stuffed with M&M’s almonds, cranberries, and cookie pieces.
Along with a fun chocolate salami roll, you can really get creative and add whatever you think goes best with chocolate, like berries for a sweet moment, biscuits for a neutral and starchy dunking tool, or pretzels and even potato chips for a salty and savory move.
“You gotta have options,” Chef Mary told us in a phone interview.
“You literally could sit around it for 45 minutes and never have the same combination of things,” she continued.
Which is what makes it a super fun and interactive experience for your guests, and heck, even yourself!
“Make it your own, and tailor it to what your friends and people in your life like.”
Chef Mary Berg also told us no matter what, the goal is to overfill your board. I can guarantee there will be no complaints with an overflow of chocolate!
Entertaining is super sweet, for both host and guests, and there is certainly no shortage of that with a board like this.
What sorts of things would you fill in your choc-cuterie board? Let us know!
