Grinch Candy and Fruit Charcuterie Board
This Grinch candy board is a festive holiday treat everyone will love. Fresh fruit and candy in red, green, and gold colors combined with marshmallows create an adorable Grinch face that will have everyone’s heart growing three sizes.

Festive and fun, this board is a treat. Fresh fruit and candy make it so sweet! Nibble and graze. Take just what you like. It’s the perfect sweet treat for a good, Grinchy night!
Hey, I had to do something rhyming for the Grinch, right? But seriously, this candy board is going to be a big hit at your next holiday gathering. It combines strawberries, kiwis, and other festively colored fruits with sweet candy like M&Ms, various gummies, and hard candies to create a wonderful Grinch candy board that everyone is going to love!
Why You’ll Love This Grinch Candy and Fruit Charcuterie Board
- Simple Ingredients: It uses simple ingredients you can find in any grocery store.
- Easy: It’s easy to put together.
- Fast: It only takes a little slicing and placing to make.
- So Festive: It’s a super-cute addition to any holiday table.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup fresh strawberries – sliced in halves or thirds
- 2 kiwis – cubed
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup white chocolate-covered nuts or raisins
- 1/2 cup green grapes – halved
- 1 cup assorted green candies
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup fresh pomegranate
- 1 cup M&Ms
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup mini marshmallows
- 1/4 cup yellow sprinkles, nonpareils, or mini yellow candies
- Black licorice ropes, strings, or twists
- 1 heart-shaped candy or red candy for the nose
Substitutions and Variations
The above list is just what I used. You can use any of your favorite fruits and candies in Grinchy colors to create the face, hat, and eyes. Get creative and have fun with it!
Equipment
- A round placemat, flat plate, wooden board, or something similar for the base.
- Knife
- Cutting board
How to Make This Grinch Candy and Fruit Charcuterie Board
1: Use a round, flat surface like a plate, round board, or something similar.
2: Make the outline of the Grinch’s eyes, eyebrows, mouth, and nose using black licorice. Then, fill in the eyes with yellow sprinkles or candies and make pupils with 2 brown M&Ms.
3: Fill the right side of the face from the bottom of the eyebrow to the smile with green candies.
4: Fill in the space between the smile and the left eye with cubed kiwi.
5: Outline the left side of the face, beginning under the smile and going up to the bottom of the eyebrow with halved grapes.
6: Create the bottom of the Christmas hat with round white candy or white chocolate or yogurt-covered nuts or raisins. Then, place green M&Ms between the hat outline and the eyebrows.
7: Fill in the hat with strawberries and pomegranate seeds, finished with a row of M&Ms. Then, add a line of mini marshmallows on top.
Storage
Refrigerator: Store for up to 3 days covered with plastic wrap.
What to Serve with This Grinch Candy and Fruit Charcuterie Board
Serve this with a sweet fruit dip and chocolates and snack mix on the side for the ultimate holiday grazing table.
Tips
- Rinse, dry, and cut your fruits just before placing them so they’re as fresh as possible.
- Fruit always tastes the best when it’s fresh, so I recommend making this board for larger parties.
More Christmas Recipes
- Christmas Ornament Cupcakes
- Christmas M&M Chocolate Bark
- Christmas Chocolate-Covered Peanut Clusters
FAQ
Any candies will work well. Just be sure you choose candies that match the green color of the Grinch and the red of the Santa hat.
You sure can! Use any of your favorite fruits that match the color scheme of the candy board.
You could throw some Hershey’s Kisses around the base for a little extra color or even set up a second board with wrapped candies and cookies to mimic the presents he stole and later brought back.
Grinch Candy and Fruit Charcuterie Board
This Grinch candy and fruit charcuterie board combines fresh fruit, holiday-colored candies, and marshmallows to create a sweet holiday treat.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup strawberries
- 1/3 cup white chocolate covered nut
- 1/2 cup green grapes
- 1/4 cup green jelly candies in the shape of a star
- 1/3 cup gummy rings or gummy bears
- 1/2 pomegranate
- 1 cup M&M’s
- 1/3 cup Marshmallows
- 1/4 cup yellow sprinkles
- 1 cup jellybean
- 1 cup black licorice
- 1 gummy heart
Instructions
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Make the shape of the Grinch’s eyes from long jelly candies as in the photo. Add eyebrows. Use one stick for the nose, and two sticks to form a smile. Fill the eyes with yellow sprinkles, and the pupils are 2 brown M&M’s
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Fill the right side of the face from the bottom of the eyebrow to the smile with green candies in the video of rings, drops, stars.
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Cut the kiwi into cubes and fill the space between the smile and the left eye, and under the smile and up to the eyebrow lay out grapes cut into 2 halves.
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Lay out the edging of the Christmas hat with nuts in white glaze. Just below the eyebrows lay out green M&M’s.
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The hat will consist of sliced strawberries and pomegranate seeds.
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Lay out a row of colored M&M’s and marshmallows on top
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