Breakfast Charcuterie Board

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Our Breakfast Charcuterie Board is great for lazy weekends, brunches, holidays and special occasions. Made with your favorite breakfast foods it’s sure to be a family favorite. 

One problem I have when I go out for breakfast is choosing what to order. Breakfast foods are my favorite and it’s hard to choose between eggs, pancakes and French toast. The struggle is real (you can relate, right?!).

I’ve found the answer to this dilemma and it’s breakfast charcuterie boards. You may be thinking that you don’t want to cook a full course meal fresh out of the bed, and I don’t blame you.

But honestly, it doesn’t take that long to make a board when you use a combination of homemade and store bought ingredients. And it’s satisfying to see it presented and ready to graze. 

I love making these on the weekend and they’re an easy way to feed guests. Breakfast boards are great for brunch with friends, holiday mornings, bridal and baby showers, early morning meetings, breakfast for dinner or any time breakfast is appropriate.  

Tips for Making Charcuterie Boards 

• Decide if you are going to do a small or large spread, so you can have the right ratio of food. You want the board to look plentiful without any gaps or holes.
• If you don’t want to invest in a wood charcuterie board, you can put out kraft parchment paper on your table or counter and construct it on the paper. This gives you more room if you need it and extra space for decor if it’s a special occasion. 
• Make sure you add pops of color to make the board visually appealing. Fruits, jams, and jellies all fit the breakfast board theme. 
• Keep wet ingredients (like fruit) away from breads, muffins, etc. so they don’t get soggy.
• If you have large amounts of individual ingredients you’ll want to spread those out. So if you have a bunch of sausage links, place half on one side and half on the other. 
• Make your boards more festive by using cookie cutters to make shapes in pancakes, waffles, breads, and cheeses. 
• Try these easy bacon roses for a fun touch.

What You Need for a Charcuterie Breakfast Board 

• Kielbasa – regular or turkey, cooked
• Sausage links – cooked
• Crescent Roll Quiche – (recipe)
• Waffles – use mini waffles or cut larger ones in quarters
• French toast – homemade or frozen, cut in slices
• Mini muffins
• Grapes
• Strawberries
• Maple syrup

More breakfast food ideas for the breakfast board:

Cooked meats: bacon, sausage, ham, Canadian bacon, bacon twists

Breads: French toast muffins, mini croissants, pancakes or bagels, English muffins (cut each half into quarters)

Casseroles and quiches: cut breakfast casseroles and quiches, like Bisquick zucchini pie and Betty’s breakfast casserole, into squares or wedges before placing on the board.

Pastries: mini donuts or Danish

Fruit: raspberries, orange slices, bananas, watermelon, cantaloupe, pineapple spears, apple slices, strawberries, blueberries

Granola: include jars of homemade granolas like cinnamon pecan granola or air fryer granola.

Condiments: jams, preserves, peanut butter, Nutella, cheese, maple syrup, butter

How to Design a Breakfast Charcuterie Board 

Place your largest ingredients in the middle of the board. In this case, we are stacking the Cresent Roll Quiches in the center. 

Add some small bowls or ramekins to the board. Use these for your condiments, sauces, toppings, or spreads. 

Next, add the remaining ingredients starting with the largest and working down to the smallest. You can use smaller foods like grapes, nuts and berries to fill in the blank spaces. 

Keeping the Hot Stuff Warm Until Serving 

For cooked ingredients that you want to serve warm, set your oven on the lowest setting. Place those ingredients on a baking sheet, cover with foil and keep in the oven until ready to serve.

Design the charcuterie board the best you can, leaving room for the hot foods. Add the hot foods right before serving.