Halloween Fruit Char-BOO-terie Board

I was working on blog stuff the other day and it dawned on me that September was nearly over and that I had very little "Halloween-y" stuff to post about for the month of October.  Fortunately my Oklahoma Sooners football team had a bye week.  If you know me, then you know our entire Fall revolves around tailgating and football.  So a bye week is a true gift, where I get a break from tailgating prep and actually have some time to get other things done.  Now don't get me wrong, there was no rest for the weary around here this past weekend.  We went to a concert on Friday night AND Sunday night.  You know how much Mr. Devilish Dish and I enjoy live music.  But don't think just because the Oklahoma Sooners weren't playing that he didn't watch football all day long on Saturday.  When I asked what he had planned for Saturday he replied, "I'm watching the Ryder Cup Golf Tournament and about 400 football games on the patio." To which I said, "Great!  I'll make you some snacks but it won't be buffalo wings and queso.  It's gonna be Halloween-themed treats for my blog for the month of October."  So I spent my day in and out of the kitchen creating, taking pictures and snacking with him on the patio.  It was actually kind of funny to see his face when I brought these things out.  You'll see in upcoming posts all of the silly things I came up with.  All of them are super cute, and while they're all fun and appropriate for any kind of Halloween meal or party, a lot of them would be ideal for kids.  And my Littlest Tiny Devils are all the way in Colorado, so I served all of these juvenile snacks to my beer drinking, football watching husband.  He just laughed and was a great sport about the entire thing, as he is a huge part of the Devilish Dish, and always supportive.  Which just proves that ANY of these spooky snack ideas are perfect for kids and adults alike!

This little fruit Char-BOO-terie Board
so was fun to create. 
 I actually took this to a breakfast tailgate
that happened to fall on October 31st a
couple of years ago.  
We have a lot of kids at our tailgate
and I knew this would be a huge hit.  

HALLOWEEN FRUIT CHAR-BOO-TERIE BOARD

For this board you will need:

Mini Oranges -peeled (like Cuties or Mandarin Oranges)
Celery sticks - cut into small pieces to create the "pumpkin stems"
Bananas - peeled and cut into halves to create the "ghosts"
Purple icing for ghost faces
Green apples - cut into wedges
Creamy Peanut Butter
Mini Marshmallows
More celery sticks
Candy Eyes and Halloween Sprinkles
Mini Skewers
Cantaloupe cubes
Blackberries

Peel the oranges and use small pieces of celery to create the pumpkins.

Cut the bananas in half and make ghost faces with purple icing.

Spread creamy peanut butter onto an apple wedge and prop another apple wedge over it - slightly offset to create a "mouth."  Stick the mini marshmallows to the peanut butter to look like teeth.  Apply candy eyes with a drop of peanut butter or purple icing.

Spread peanut butter onto celery sticks and decorate with Halloween Sprinkles and Candy Eyes.

Alternate the Orange Cantaloupe cubes and Blackberries onto mini skewers for a pop of Halloween color.