Valentine’s Day Candy Board

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Updated 2024

This beautiful Valentine’s Day candy board inspired by the holiday of love. Gather all the pink, red, and white sweets of the season, and make this stunning dessert for your loved ones. They’ll be struck by cupid’s arrow as soon as they see it!

For other Valentine’s ideas, check out my Bacon Rose Bouquet Board, Galentine’s Day Dessert Board, Valentine’s Day Fruit Ideas, Cheese and Chocolate Pairings Board, and BYO Hot Chocolate Board (and the spiked version!)

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How to Make a Candy Charcuterie Board

It’s actually pretty easy to create a beautiful candy board. If you’ve seen my cheese boards, you’ll notice some similarities in the way I lay out the design with these steps:

• Start by picking a color palette (pink, white, red & chocolate brown are perfect for VDAY)

• Place a few smaller candies in bowls or ramekins around the board. In this case, heart-shaped bowls were perfectly fitting.

• Arrange candies in fun and uniform patterns along the edge of the board or in a triangular pattern (points toward the center).

• Fan cookies and large candies around the bowls

• Fill in any holes with smaller candies

Valentine’s Charcuterie Ingredients

Red

• Red Gummy Hearts

• Lip Gummies

• Raspberry Fruit Snacks

• Red licorice pinwheels

Pink

• Pink and White Skull Gummies

• Pink M&Ms

• Ghirardelli Valentine Squares

• Pink Lindt Chocolates

• XO Gummies

White

• White M&Ms

• Yogurt Pretzels

• Champagne Gummy Bears

Chocolate

• LOVE Chocolate Bar

• Heart Sprinkle Chocolate Bars

• Chocolate Sprinkle Heart Candies

• Chocolate Covered Sprinkle Pretzels

• Salted caramel chocolates

Cookies & Snacks

• Heart Cookies

• Pink-filled Oreos

• Sprinkle Cookies

• Popcorn

Assemble Your Valentines Charcuterie

• Add the popcorn and smaller candies to small bowls and place on the board first.

• Fan a few cookies, pretzels, and large candies around the bowls. Then arrange the remaining large candies, cookies, and pretzels in a uniform pattern along the edge of the board or in a triangular pattern (points toward the center), being sure to separate similar colors.

• Fill in any hole with smaller candies.

Similar Candy Board Inspiration

If you’re looking for similar ideas, check out this Baby Shower Candy Board, which would also be great for Thanksgiving, or check out this version of a Galentine’s Day Board (with the addition of the infamous Apple Heart).

Show Me Your Valentine’s Boards

I hope this post inspires you to create a Valentine’s Day candy spread. Nothing makes me happier than seeing the beautiful boards you create from my tips. If you make something inspired by this post, please tag me at @ainttooproudtomeg and use #AintTooProudToSweet so I can see and share! 

And, If you liked this recipe, please rate and review.

What Board Did You Use Here?

This board is 19in, found HERE (make sure you select the large option) and HERE.