This Valentine’s Charcuterie Board will have your family waking up with a smile! It’s a quick and easy breakfast with mini-pancakes, berries, and assorted toppings like maple syrup, chocolate hazelnut spread, peanut butter, and of course, any pink foods you can come up with. Easily customizable with whatever your favorite foods are and a good excuse to pick up some heart-shaped macarons or heart-shaped waffles!
If you’re looking for a fun way to say Happy Valentine’s Day, why not start a new tradition and treat your loved ones to a delicious and romantic treat with their favorite breakfast!
Charcuterie boards are beautiful to look at and a great way to showcase your style. This special Valentine’s version is no exception.
You can prep the Valentine’s Day Charcuterie Board the night before, with all of your berries and condiments washed and ready. Then use a large platter or beautiful board and just put it together in the morning–takes about 5 minutes and you’re done!
The beauty of charcuterie boards is that they are endlessly customizable and easy to put together.
Breakfast Charcuterie Board
A typical charcuterie board will feature meats and cheeses. In fact, the very definition of charcuterie comes from two French terms, “chair” which means “flesh,” and “cuit” which means “cooked.” It’s generally considered a way of displaying prepared meat products.
Nowadays, charcuterie boards can be anything from vegetarian to fruits to whatever you want. We opted for a lovely breakfast charcuterie board because it’s an easy way to offer a special Valentine’s treat for your family to start the day. Charcuterie boards are the perfect way to celebrate special occasions!
Look at this beautiful heart-shaped board! Perfect for your Valentine’s Day Charcuterie Board. Click the photo to purchase!
You’ll need these ingredients
- mini pancakes or waffles
- macarons or pastry of your choice (mini cinnamon rolls!)
- spreads and maple syrup for the pancakes
- granola
- yogurt
- honey
- fresh fruit
- sweet treats like candy conversation hearts
- sparkling wine or champagne
You can make homemade pancakes or waffles if you prefer, but I love the ease of using frozen mini-pancakes for this breakfast charcuterie board! Take a few and use a cookie cutter to make a heart shape.
How to make a Valentine’s charcuterie board
- Cook the pancakes according to directions.
- First arrange the pancakes in the center of a board, platter, or large serving plate. Add the macarons and/or any other breakfast pastries you’re using.
- Transfer the spread and syrup into small bowls or small serving jugs and place them on the board.
- Put the yogurt into a bowl and drizzle it with honey. Add the granola to a mason jar or bowl and place on the board.
- Finally, fill any empty spaces with fresh fruit.
- Pop a cork and share this delicious breakfast charcuterie with your Valentine!
Recipe notes
- For a themed board such as Valentine’s, you might like to include items that are pink or red. Anything heart-shaped is also a winner! We made pancakes then used a cookie cutter to cut some of them into heart shapes. Likewise a small heart-shaped cookie cutter was used to make strawberry hearts from fresh strawberries.
- When creating a Valentine’s charcuterie board plenty of variety is key.
- Try to stick with finger foods, small candies, mini chocolate bars, or mini breakfast treats to ensure everything is easy to grab and eat.
- Look out for ingredients with different texture and color and place them in groups on the board for a stunning visual effect.
- The list of ingredients will give you ideas of the types of breakfast items you can include on your own Valentine’s breakfast board or brunch board. This would also work really well with something like waffles or bacon and eggs! You can include anything that you would enjoy for breakfast.
- Serve alongside a glass of bubbly for an extra special touch.
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- Condiment bowls – I love these bowls for so many things, especially adding spreads and condiments to a charcuterie board
- Heart-shaped cookie cutter – these are great for cookies, fruit, pancakes, or waffles
- Heart-shaped waffle maker – now this is a great option for your waffles!
- Glass pourer with wood handle – great for syrup or creamer
- Large white platter
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Valentine’s Charcuterie Board
Ingredients
- 12 mini pancakes
- 6 macarons
- ½ cup syrup
- ¼ cup hazelnut spread
- 1 cup granola
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 cups fresh fruit
- Sparkling wine or champagne
Instructions
- Cook the pancakes according to directions.
- First arrange the pancakes in the center of a board, platter or large serving plate. Add the macarons and/or any other breakfast pastries you’re using.
- Transfer the spread and syrup into small bowls or small serving jugs and place them on the board.
- Put the greek yogurt into a bowl and drizzle it with honey. Add the granola to a mason jar or bowl and place on the board.
- Finally, fill any empty spaces with fresh fruit.
- Pop a cork and share this delicious breakfast charcuterie with your Valentine!
