Football Charcuterie Board - Thistlewood Farm

Please tell me you are a football fan.

Oh, good.

Me, too.

There’s something about fall and football and crisp days and the holidays just around the corner and sweater weather that are linked forever in my mind.

My entire family is football fans. My mother and brothers and sisters and cousins and husband and sons and daughters are all in on field goals and touchdowns and extra points and the eternal optimism of an onside kick in the last seconds of the game.

So today?

To celebrate?

I put together the CUTEST (and easiest) football charcuterie board.

Here are all the products I used to create this.

It's so easy and such a fun idea for snacks for your next game.

Here’s the DIY Football Charcuterie Board

DIY Football Charcuterie Board

ingredients:

Pepperoni

Sliced Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Sliced Swiss Cheese

Pepper Jack Cheese Sticks

Club Crackers

Buttery Round Crackers

Mozzarella Cheese

Mini Twist Pretzel

Walnuts

Cucumber

1. On a large cutting board or charcuterie board, create a football in the center with the pepperoni. Start laying the pepperoni on one end and overlap the pieces of pepperoni until you have the football.

Do NOT overthink this.

Your guests will oooh and ahhh even if your football isn’t perfect.

2. Cut the pieces of pepper jack cheese long ways in half.

Place two pieces down the center of the football and then add smaller pieces on either side to mimic the stitches on the front of the football.

Your football will look SO MUCH more like a football with those cheese strings.

3. Round out the rest of your charcuterie board with some of your favorite munchy snacks.

I added cucumbers for color (and a healthy snack option) and pretzels and walnuts and cheese and crackers.

They are perfect to go along with the pepperoni.

Here are some of my best charcuterie tips:

1. Start with an oversized board that’s flat on all sides (or with a slight rim around the edges). It’s so much easier to keep adding snacks if you have the space.
2. Add snacks in odd numbers. The board looks more purposeful.
3. Offer a variety of snacks—both healthy and tasty.
4. Make sure your guests can layer your snacks. For example, here, the pepperoni pairs with the cheese and crackers or the cucumbers.
5. Add bowls with dips to your charcuterie board for more options.
6. Check the board periodically during the party to see if it needs refilling.

Have you tried making a charcuterie board before?

This is the PERFECT one to start with.

Good luck to your team and this is the perfect thing to serve at your next football get-together.

Here’s to low prices and charcuterie boards that are fun and cute and taste amazing all at the same time. 🙂

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