My go-to charcuterie pantry staples make entertaining a snap. With the right ingredients on hand, you can throw together a satisfying and stunning charcuterie board for an impressive appetizer or snack.
Creating a Balanced Snack Board
A well-balanced charcuterie board offers a great variety of salty, sweet and savory flavors along with crunchy, chewy and creamy textures for everyone to enjoy. The flavors and textures that each ingredient bring to a board is what really pulls it all together for a delicious and memorable experience. For more, check out my board building and serving tips. For themed and special occasion board inspiration, browse my Beautiful Boards cookbook!
I like to buy pantry essentials in bulk or when they’re on sale so I always have what I need without last-minute, expensive shopping trips.
My favorite places to stock up on charcuterie accompaniments for our pantry are Trader Joe’s, Central Market and Costco. All of these locations have such a great selection of classic accompaniments like salted marcona almonds, dried apricots, and fig jam while also offering such a fun selection of inventive items like sesame honey cashews, blue cheese stuffed olives, and rosemary parmesan crackers.
More Pantry Tips
A Complete Guide to Baking Ingredients: A well-stocked pantry is key to successful baking. Here’s a complete guide to the essential baking ingredients avid bakers should have in their pantry, organized by category.
Pantry Organization: How to Restock: From how often to how much, and the best ways to get organized, I share all my step-by-step pantry restocking tips so you can have an organized pantry that serves your family’s needs.
Shelf Stable Charcuterie Ingredients
Having shelf-stable staples like crackers, nuts, dried fruits, and spreads allows you to put together a beautiful charcuterie board at a moment’s notice. You’re always ready to serve something satisfying without a lot of stress. Just add fresh cheeses, meats, fruits, or veggies for an amazing board grazing experience.
Many of these accompaniments (like jams, nuts, dried fruit, and olives) have a long shelf life, making them a low-maintenance investment. You can stock up without worrying about them spoiling too fast. Here are the staples I keep stocked in my pantry.
Watch Me Make a Charcuterie Board
Join me in the kitchen to assemble a charcuterie board using pantry staples as well as fresh meats and cheeses!
Crackers and Crisps
- Fruit crisps – fig & olive, raisin & rosemary, something seasonal like pumpkin & cranberry
- Pita crackers
- Sea salt mini croccantini crackers
- Rosemary parmesan crackers
- Sea salt cracker squares
- Multi-seed crackers
- Gluten free crackers
- Entertainer’s collection
Nuts
- Rosemary Marcona almonds
- Truffle Marcona almonds
- Candied Pecans
- Olive and herb mixed nuts
- Sesame honey cashews
- Pistachios
- Macadamia nuts
Dried Fruits
- Dried apricots
- Dried Montmorency cherries
- Dates
- Freeze dried figs
Pickled/Antipasto
- Cornichons
- Variety of olives
- Pepper drops
- Roasted peppers
- Artichokes
- Olive tapenade
Jams and Jellies and Spreads
- Fig spread
- Pepper jam
- Fruit jams
- Honey
- Acacia honey
- Cheese honey
- Hot honey
Something Sweet
- Chocolates
- Chocolate covered nuts/fruits
Having a good stock of charcuterie ingredients on hand in your pantry makes it so easy to entertain without the stress. I hope these tips help you become the baker you want to be! Follow along on Instagram for more. If you’re on Facebook, be sure to join my Friends of The BakerMama group to connect and share all the fun and yummy recipes of mine that you make! 😍 I just love seeing how inspired and creative y’all get with the ideas I share. Enjoy!
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