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Updated 2022

blue and yellow Hanukkah desserts and treats

This board is so much fun to make. I love gathering fun candy to fit a color theme (you can find more candy boards here!). Obviously for Hanukkah, you have to go all yellow, gold, blue, and white. This Hanukkah board must really sparkle for the Festival of Lights. Make it your own by creating fun patterns around the board. Be sure to add some Hanukkah Gelt (the gold chocolate coins)! Pro tip: If you’re serving this at a party, it’s always fun to leave out a few bags for people to take some candy home with them.

More of a savory person? Check out my Hanukkah Latke Board! For more inspiration, check out the festive boards I’ve created for other holidays, like my Rosh Hashanah Board, Cheesegiving Board, Oh, Christmas Brie Board, Christmas Dessert Board, 12 Days of Cheese, and New Years Candy Board.

What To Serve for Hanukkah Dessert

The great thing about a candy board is that you can scale it up or down depending on how many people you may be serving. If you want to make a small one for just a few nibblers, pick four or five candies, and one or two cookies, and just stick with that. But no matter what size, the trick to making it come to life is two-fold: color coordination and organizing your pieces.

Ingredients

Yellow, White, and Blue Rock Candy

Blue and White Frosted Cookies

Blue and White Sour Rings

Lemon Drops

Blue and White Sprinkle Pretzels

Yogurt Pretzels

Blue M&Ms

White M&Ms

Chocolate Gold Coins

Blue Jelly Beans

Yellow Jelly Beans

Dark Chocolate Lindt Truffles

Sea Salt Caramel Ghirardelli Squares

Blue Gummy Bears

Blue Sour Gummy Soda Bottles

Directions

I love using a round board for candy spreads, it gives the board a nice shape. This one is large, at 19in. It’s one of my absolute favorites. You can get this J.K. Adams 1761 Collection Ash Round Cutting Board on Amazon or at Sur la Table (remember to select the 19in size vs. the 14in option on Sur la Tables site).

Since most candy pieces are small, start by organizing some into ramekins. Here I put jelly beans into round ramekins, but you can do M&Ms too. Ramekins also give you room to be a little playful. If you have fun shaped ones, now’s the time to use them!

Once you have the ramekins in place, put down any larger items you have like cookies or gold coins or rock candy sticks. Place these in various sections around the board.

Last, sprinkle in the smaller items in between like lemon drops and gummies.

Some Video Inspiration

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Where to Get Great Novelty Candy?

Honestly, Amazon has a lot to offer when ordering candy. But unfortunately you can’t always tell the quality, color, or freshness.

My two go-to candy shops are Sockerbit (a sweedish company, easy to order from), and Dylan’s Candy Bar (various locations, but also easy to order online from).

I did a full explanation of many of my favorite candy shops in this Flag Dessert Board.

I created a Chrismukkah Board using half Hanukkah Candies and half Christmas sweets. Check it out this making-of video for some inspo.

Show Me Your Boards

I hope this post inspires you to create delicious Hanukkah boards. Nothing makes me happier than seeing the beautiful treats you create from my tips. If you make something inspired by this post, please tag me at @ainttooproudtomeg so I can see and share!

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