It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … and I really love a good dessert board. I always say, set it out, and they will come. We love our big boards (with a raised edge, and that are food safe), to set out for a party. Whether a small party or a large gathering, our boards really do add a beautiful ambience (and taste) to the party!

EPIC Christmas Dessert Board

We ran to Trader Joe’s for the ingredients for this board. But you can also make homemade goods like, pumpkin cranberry muffins, coffee cake, apple fritter bites, and more.

Here’s another Epic Rectangular Charcuterie Board for the holidays–a festive board of cheese, dried fruit, nuts, crackers, and cured meats!

Why I love this board

• Most of these ingredients you can buy at your local Trader Joe’s!
• Optional to make ahead homemade desserts (and pull from the freezer).
• Ask your guests to contribute to the board!
• Set out the 12×36″ board.

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I love a good holiday cheese board. But wait–take it a step further and serve cheese blintzes on a big board for a breakfast or brunch board. It’s a great way to make the season count! I say spend less time focused on décor or appearances, and focus more on the people around you. Which is why I love creating different ideas of “boards” for easy entertaining, like this Trader Joe’s Holiday Cheese Blintzes spread on the BIG BOARD (26-inches).

Trader Joe’s Cheese Blintzes

I’ve seen the cheese blintzes in the freezer section at our local Trader Joe’s, but I never really knew what they were, or what to do with them. So we love this board idea today! You can also buy the other items on the board, all purchases at Trader Joe’s also.

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I love a good French Toast for a weekend breakfast. And when I think of the fall season, I start getting excited for the holidays! A breakfast or brunch board is a fun way to bring people together in the warmth of your home. Probably the favorite day of the week for a breakfast board is a Sunday!

Fall French Toast Breakfast Board

Here’s a Fall French Toast Board made with Challah French Toast (sooooo good)! People all around us are craving fellowship and breakfast boards are a great way to bring people together in a casual setting. There’s really nothing fancy about serving food this way. In fact, I believe it’s more functional than a traditional sit-down meal. It’s functional because it creates a certain hygge, a warm feeling (all the food in one place), a cozy atmosphere.

Why I love this recipe

• Initially you put some time into planning and creating the board, but then once you set it out with the hot food – EVERYONE DIGS IN.
• It’s great for Sunday Brunch.
• You can make the French toast ahead, and then warm in the oven (or even the air fryer).
• Serve it on a big board, depending on the size of your group.

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Not only is this board a festive one (red, white, and blue) for a patiotic holiday, it’s simple and beautiful to serve alongside a main breakfast casserole or German Pancakes. The center star is this Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake. Add fresh fruit around a board, or just enjoy the cake for any weekend breakfast or snack.

Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake

Moist, tender and simply bursting with fresh Oregon blueberries, this quick and easy Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake has a secret ingredient: Almond extract. Try it, it reallyl makes the cake.

This blueberry cake is called a breakfast cake, because it’s simply a coffee cake recipe that we took from this Best Cherry Buttermilk Cake Recipe, but added blueberries. And did you know that if you don’t have buttermilk in your fridge, you can make your own in 10 minutes? Follow the tip below.

Why I love this recipe

• It comes together quickly – easy to serve hot out of the oven.
• You can use fresh or frozen blueberries.
• Moist and delicious.
• You can freeze the cake and serve it later.

Gather these ingredients:

• Fresh or frozen blueberries
• Butter
• Buttermilk
• Flour + sugar + brown sugar
• Eggs
• Salt + baking powder
• Vanilla + almond extract

Little tip: The almond extract really makes this cake!

Making a board:

• Extra fruit or breakfast snacks around the board.

How do you make a Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake?

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 or 9 inch baking dish, square or round, with butter, and set aside.
2. Combine the brown sugar with the blueberries. Set aside.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk to combine.
4. In a separate bowl, combine the white sugar, melted butter, and the buttermilk. Whisk until smooth, then stir in the egg, egg yolk, vanilla, and almond extract.
5. Incorporate the flour mixture into the wet ingredients, adding about 1/4 cup at a time, until a smooth batter forms. Pour into the prepared pan, and smooth the top using a spatula.
6. Spread the sugared blueberries over the top evenly, then bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
7. Allow cake to cool slightly before serving with any additional summer fruits, or with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, or a sweetened crème fraîche!
8. Serve on a board with fruit, if you desire, or cut right into it and enjoy!

Tips and substitutions:

• Optional to leave out the almond extract and just use vanilla.
• Swap out the blueberries for raspberries – delish!
• Add cinnamon or cardamom if you love that flavor.
• Add orange or lemon zest.
• Make your own buttermilk: 1 cup buttermilk = 1 Tablespoon lemon juice + enough milk to measure 1 cup.

How do you serve a breakfast cake?

We served it on one of our baords, alongside a Sausage Breakfast Casserole a few weeks ago to guests, and everyone loved it.

More awesome buttermilk cake recipes you may want to try:

• Basic Buttermilk Coffee Cake
• Pear Buttermilk Breakfast Cake
• Perfect Peach Buttermilk Cake
• Peach Buttermilk Cake

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Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake

Bursting with fresh Oregon blueberries, this Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake is moist and soft. Optional to use frozen blueberries. Make in 8×8 pan.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Calories 171kcal

Author Sandy Coughlin

Ingredients

Buttermilk Blueberry Cake:

• 2 ½ c fresh or frozen blueberries
• 1 stick unsalted butter plus 2 tsp to grease pan
• ½ c buttermilk room temp
• 1 c flour
• 1 egg and 1 yolk
• ⅓ c white sugar
• ⅓ c brown sugar
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp almond extract

Board:

• 1 recipe Buttermilk Blueberry Cake
• Berries
• Cherries

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 or 9 inch baking dish, square or round, with butter, and set aside.
• Combine the brown sugar with the blueberries. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk to combine.
• In a separate bowl, combine the white sugar, melted butter, and the buttermilk. Whisk until smooth, then stir in the egg, egg yolk, vanilla, and almond extract.
• Incorporate the flour mixture into the wet ingredients, adding about 1/4 cup at a time, until a smooth batter forms. Pour into the prepared pan, and smooth the top using a spatula.
• Spread the sugared blueberries over the top evenly, then bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
• Allow cake to cool slightly before serving with any additional summer fruits, or with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, or a sweetened crème fraîche!
• Serve on The Big Board (20-inch).

Notes

Reposted from June 2021.

Nutrition

Calories: 171kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 153mg | Potassium: 94mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 83IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 1mg

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Friends, are you serving a fun board for brunch this Sunday? Or, you can serve this Biscuits and Gravy Board for “breakfast or dinner!” I grew up with my mom making the best buttermilk biscuits and gravy on toast, and it was always for special occasions (not your typical weekday breakfast). We also indulged in this breakfast when our family went camping. Great memories.

Biscuits and Gravy Board

We called it hamburger gravy on toast, but today’s recipe is filled with warm, fresh from the oven biscuits (grab the recipe below), sausage, our comfort gravy (recipe below), fresh fruits, and fried eggs (use your favorite style of eggs). It’s a breakfast dream come true!

If you love to serve a breakfast or brunch board, here are a lot of ideas for you over at The Big Board page, but this one is a classic!

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Spiced with cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and the subtle but unmistakable flavor of eggnog, these scrumptious pancakes are fluffy and delicious!

Eggnog Pancakes Board

I love serving brunch on a big board. For this feast, I use my 26-inch round board with a big pile of pancakes in the center. These boards are sturdy, food-safe, and have a lip around the side to keep your food from sliding off! (more…)

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I love this time of year and so many unique Christmas charctuerie board ideas to try. The problem is, which one will I make this year? With so many to try, I’ve gathered a variety of unique boards that will make your entertaining fun and festive! So let’s get noshing!

Unique Christmas Charcuterie Board Ideas

These Unique Christmas Charcuterie Board Ideas are all the rave this holiday season. We’ve been making big boards for over 5 years now, and we have quite the ideas here to share with you. Last year our breakfast baord ideas went crazy over on Pinterest, and it’s full of some great board ideas for Christmas morn. The internet is full of so many recipes, but here are a few of our favorites to make this time of year special with your loved ones.

We are sharing appetizer boards, Christmas theme boards, dinner and salad board ideas, and more! Grab one of our big boards and get started.

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We love a “build your own” breakfast bar—served on a board. Today we’re sharing a roundup of our favorite breakfast recipes. You can serve these Breakfast Charcuterie Board Ideas for breakfast, brunch, or dinner.

Breakfast Charcuterie Board Ideas

Whether you’re wanting brunch board ideas or breakfast recipes – we really love our more recent Breakfast Butter Board. If you followed the “butter board trend” this is a fun one for the holidays ahead. (more…)

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Friends, are you looking to build an Epic Waffle Brunch Board? Start with a quick run to your local Trader Joe’s for everything on this list today! 

If you love breakfast on the weekends, then you’ll love setting out the big board with all your favorite breakfast foods. Think waffles, eggs, grilled meat, scones, and fresh summer peaches. Yum. This is the ultimate summer Brunch Board…so good, made on our largest BIG BOARD. (Originally posted in July 2019.) (more…)

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Friends, how do you serve lox on a platter? Grab your BIG BOARD and create a bagel breakfas board. We’ve included the shopping list and our favorite boards to buy!

How to Serve Lox and Bagels

Be the hostess with the mostest when you serve a creative and delicious breakfast with lox, bagels, eggs, and fresh ingredients when you want to impress guests or celebrate special occasions. We love serving a Lox and Bagel Board on the weekend! You can also think about serving a Scrambled Eggs Brunch Board or a Waffle Brunch Board.

You can also serve these sides with a lox and bagel spread: A Brunch Board, deviled eggs, a Basil Lime Fruit Salad. For dessert? Our Best Blueberry Buckle! (more…)

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