Easy Patriotic Charcuterie Board

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Red white and blue charcuterie board is a kid-friendly charcuterie board perfect for the 4th of July, Memorial Day, or Labor Day. Combine red, white, and blue colored foods for a Patriotic Charcuterie Board filled with meat, cheese, fruit, and desserts.

Whether you’re having a family backyard bbq or going to a full holiday party a charcuterie board is a must-have and they’re so easy to make, especially a Patriotic one. This easy to make Patriotic Charcuterie Board requires no cooking, hot kitchen, or hard to find ingredients. Everything can be found at your local grocery store or supercenter.

Patriotic Charcuterie Board

Last year I put together a flag charcuterie board for kids as a last-minute snack for our kids to enjoy while we watched our local fireworks show, but this year I wanted to make it a bit bigger and with more items for the whole family. Of course, we stuck to the red, white, and blue food theme.

What foods to use for Patriotic Charcuterie Board

May through summer is the perfect time to find red white and blue foods. Many of your favorite brands release red, white, and blue-colored foods for the 4th of July. You can find Oreos, M&M’s, Snack Cakes, Candy, Cookies, Chocolate covered pretzels, chips, and more. Check the bakery section of your grocery store, candy aisle, and snack aisle, but the place I find the best-themed foods is in the sessional section and bakery. I found all of my items at Target, Safeway, and Michaels.

What kid snack foods are red? Here is my list of red snack foods:

• Veggies: Red Bell Pepper, Cherry Tomatoes
• Fruit: Cherries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Red Apples, Red Grapes, Watermelon
• Babybel Cheese – Leave them in the wrapper
• Red Fruit Snacks
• Nacho Cheese Chips
• Flaming Hot Chips
• Candy: Red Starburst, Red Licorice, Kit Kat (leave in wrapper), Red M&M’s, Swedish Fish
• Mini Strawberry Donuts (they’re pink, but they can work)
• Red Frosted Sugar Cookies
• Salsa
• Pepperoni
• Salami

What kid snack foods are blue? Here is my list of blue snack foods:

• Fruit: Blue Berries, BlackBerries, Purple Grapes, Raisins
• Candy: Blue Licorice, Blue Lollipops, Shark Gummies,
• Blue Corn Chips
• Blue Frosted Sugar Cookies
• Blue Takis

What kid snack foods are white? Here is my list of white snack foods:

• Fruit: Peeled Apple, Banana, Jicama, Dragonfruit, Coconut, Apple Chips, Banana Chips
• Veggies: Cauliflower
• Crackers
• Cheese
• Popcorn
• White Fudge or Yogurt covered pretzels
• Cookies: Sugar Cookies, White Wafer Cookies, White Chocolate Macadamian Nut, Shortbread, Vanilla Cookies
• Puppy Chow
• White Cheetos
• Ruffles Chips
• Tortilla Chips
• Marshmallows
• Macadamia Nuts
• Cashews
• Snacks covered in white chocolate or yogurt
• White Queso
• Turkey
• Chicken
• Ranch Dip
• Rice Krispy Treats

Red White and Blue Charcuterie Board Ingredients

You can use any items you like for your Patriotic Charcuterie Board, but here are the items I used and where I got them:

• M&M’s – Red White and Blue colors (Safeway)
• Sour Patch Kids – Red White and Blue colors (Safeway)
• Sour Punch Straws – Red White and Green, but I took the green out (Target)
• White Fudge Pretzels (Safeway)
• Pita Chips (Target)
• Red White and Blue Star Cookies (Target)
• White Star Cookies with Blue Sprinkles (Target)
• Pepperoni
• White Cheddar Cheese
• Berries – Raspberry, Strawberry, Blueberry, Blackberry
• Red and White Cupcakes (Target)
• Blue Sour Ropes (Target)
• White Cheddar Popcorn (Target)
• Star Lollipops (Michaels)
• Flag Cookies (Target)

Supplies Needed

• Charcuterie Board
• Star Shaped Bowls
• Star Picks
• Star Cookie Cutters

How to Assemble a Patriotic Charcuterie Board

Wash your fruit and dry it well.

Next, I cut my white cheddar cheese into star shapes with a cookie cutter. You can use your favorite white cheese.

Then I took the blue raspberry ropes and folded them into an accordion and placed the star pick through it. It took 3 ropes to fill each star toothpick.

To assemble my board I like to place my bowls down first and then fill items in around them.

There is no perfect way to assemble your board. Start at one corner and work your way around the board. I try to keep moist foods away from foods that can get soggy. Like I wouldn’t place watermelon next to crackers, but otherwise, I just fill in foods around the board until it’s full.

Cover your board and store in the fridge until ready to serve. Enjoy!