It’s easy to make a Fall Cheese Board for casual hosting. Just in time for autumn, add pears, apples, and your favorite cheese and meats!

How to make a Fall Cheese Board with meats, cheese, and crackers and pears and apples

Friends, just in time for a beautiful autumn afternoon, I’m showing you how to make a Fall Cheese Board. And my NEW BIG BOARD(s) are here, if you haven’t ordered yet!

How to make a Fall Cheese Board

Think apples and pears for this delicious time of year! If you want a savory board, add this Roasted Carrots Easy Appetizer Recipe!

Round Fall Cheese Board with crackers, meat, and cheese

I was in Boston this last week with some blogging friends. The colors were just starting to change, and my heart skipped a beat. I do love fall, and fall colors.

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For food, for early fall, I always think of apples and pears! [Another delicious apple recipe fun for hosting and tailgating: Banana Split Honeycrisp Apple Nachos.]

woman holding a round wood Fall Cheese Board

I also love the ease of hosting, especially if you keep it casual and serve a simple cheese board. My friend, Ree, also shows you “how to assemble the perfect fall cheese board” on her blog.

close up of jams, cheese, fruit, and crackers

Ingredients for a cheese board

For this cheese board, here is what I included:

Meats: Pepperoni, prosciutto, hard salami wrapped mozzarella cheese sticks, salami, chorizo, serene slices

Cheese: Boursin cheese, Blue Stilton cheese, mini brie cheese

Good quality crackers: Sea salt crackers, Leslie Stowe Raincoast Crisps

Fruit: Apple slices, pear, grapes

Local jams or jelly: Oregon Growers pear jam, Oregon Growers Hazelnut Fruit Pate

Dried fruit: Dried apricots, dried cherries

Nuts: Pecans

woman in blule polka dot dressing holding a very large Fall Charcuterie Board

What are the best cheeses to include on a cheese board?

For different palates, a good rule of thumb for a cheese board is to include a couple of cheeses from different families. A couple of cheese “families” are:

Aged: Aged Cheddar, Goat Gouda.
Soft: Camembert, Brillat-Savarin, Constant Bliss, Brie.
Firm: Manchego, Parmigiano-Reggiano.
Blue: Gorgonzola Dolce, Valdeón, Stilton.

round fall cheese board

I shared an elegant fall table setting earlier this week, and this Fall Cheese Board complements it so!

How to make a Fall Cheese Board with oregon growers jame

How to make a Fall Cheese Board

I love these pepperoni, prosciutto, hard salami wrapped mozzarella cheese sticks because they are super easy to add to the board. They come pre-wrapped around the cheese stick!

One of my favorite snacks is dried apricots and cherries!

Think pears, apples, and grapes!

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beautiful Fall Cheese Board with pears and apples and grapes

Tips for making the best cheese board

  • Grab a board with a lip (so the food doesn’t fall off).
  • Offer a variety of savory and sweet ingredients. The best cheese boards have something for everyone.
  • Offer a variety of textures. Consider ingredients with various textures, such as creamy, crunchy, crumbly, and crisp.
  • Add an element of ambience for the season. For this board, a whole pear in the center.
  • Don’t forget the serving utensils, knives, spoons, toothpicks, etc.

Cheese Board wth apples, pears, grapes, and cheese

Friends, who will you be inviting over this weekend?

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How to make a Fall Cheese Board

Prep Time: 20 minutes
20 minutes
Yield: 8
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Ingredients
 

  • Pepperoni, prosciutto, hard salami wrapped mozzarella cheese sticks
  • Salami, chorizo, serene slices
  • Boursin cheese
  • Blue Stilton cheese
  • Mini brie cheese
  • Sea salt crackers
  • Leslie Stowe Raincoast Crisps
  • Apple slices
  • Grapes
  • Oregon Growers Hazelnut Fruit Pate, or jam or jelly
  • Dried apricots
  • Dried cherries
  • Pecans
  • Whole pear, garnish

Instructions
 

  • On a large tray or board with a lip, arrange the whole pear in the center, with cheeses and pear jam.
  • Next arrange the meats, crackers, fruit, and nuts by sections around the outside of the board.
  • Serve and enjoy!
Cuisine: Italian
Course: Appetizer
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How to make a Fall Cheese Board (charcuterie)