Dessert Board for Valentine's (or Galentine's) Day
Food boards are really having a moment right now. A grand, glorious moment that I hope has no end in sight. I’m a big fan of food boards. What’s not to like about a variety of snacks that typically fall under a certain theme and cover every inch of a serving tray, making it easy to graze to your heart’s content? Plus they’re very photogenic. Just search Instagram and you’ll find a number of accounts dedicated to food boards with thousands of followers.
Photos by Hayden Walker
I’ve been known to put together a cheese and charcuterie tray any time I have people over or help host a shower. So, last year for a Galentine’s party I thought, why not a dessert tray? I wanted to recreate that this year, but add in cheese because cheese and chocolate are just meant to coexist in my opinion.
Another great thing about food boards is that they’re pretty easy to put together. It’s not so much about preparation, but presentation. The key is to have enough food items to cover your tray or board and a variety of things to add texture and color and make the board more visually appealing. For this Valentine’s themed board, I decided I wanted to buy a variety of chocolate snacks and cookies, berries, several types of cheese and then I found “XO” gummies and heart jelly beans for fun accents on top.
I bought everything at Trader Joe’s because they have great seasonal snacks and a good cheese selection that’s reasonably priced. (**This is not an add or sponsored post, but I do LOVE Trader Joe’s).
Here’s what I used:
Dark chocolate covered pretzel thins
Dark chocolate peanut butter cups
Chocolate heart shaped cookies with sprinkles
Mini brownies
Trader Joe’s “XO” Gummies
Heart shaped jelly beans
Whtie cheddar for crumbling
Toscano cheese soaked in Syrah
Blueberry vanilla goat cheese
Strawberries
Raspberries
Blackberries
I had so much fun putting this board together for my girlfriends to enjoy. Click here for the time-lapse video. Happy Valentine’s and Galentine’s Day!
