Recipe courtesy of Martha Tinkler for Food Network Kitchen

Pumpkin Snack Board

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 20 min
  • Active: 20 min
  • Yield: 8 to 10 servings
This adorable cheese plate is packed with crunchy treats and ideal for a Halloween party. First trace a smiling pumpkin on parchment paper, then fill in and around it with cheese cubes and colorful chips and crackers to make an edible “snack-o'-lantern.” It’s quick, easy and perfect for kid helpers, and you can personalize it by swapping in your favorite cheeses or snack foods.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Place a piece of parchment the size of a baking sheet onto a flat serving board, platter or surface large enough for the entire parchment sheet. Using a marker, draw a 14-inch jack-o’-lantern on the parchment; include 2 triangle eyes, a half-moon mouth with teeth and a stem.
  2. Use pretzel flats to outline the borders of your drawing. Use any remaining pretzels to fill in the bottom half of your pumpkin. Next, pile the Cheddar and Jack cubes on the top half of the pumpkin inside the pretzel border, mixing the cheeses together. Stop the cheese at the top of the mouth. Fill the drawn mouth with the cranberries, then surround the bottom half and sides of the mouth with square cheese crackers, piling the crackers on top of each other to fill the space.
  3. Place 2 square crackers on top of the cranberries for teeth. Sprinkle the fish-shaped crackers around the cheese on the top half, covering the pretzel layer and filling in any spaces the cheese hasn’t filled. Make two piles of round potato chips, making sure to use whole chips so they are the right shape. Place a pile on each side of the mouth to create chubby cheeks. Use the wasabi peas for the stem and use some to create a little vine. Finally, add 2 triangular tortilla chips for eyes (it’s okay to put them on top of cheese and crackers), then fill all the remaining space on the parchment with tortilla chips.