Pumpkin Frosting Board

Make your Halloween party one to remember with this easy pumpkin frosting board featuring homemade cream cheese frosting and fun dippers!

Create a spooky, delicious, and creative gathering spot with this spectacular Pumpkin Frosting Board!

Perfect fall décor for entertaining guests or simply indulging your sweet tooth, the board features vibrant orange frosting that is ready to be dipped in.

The canvas of this edible art is complete with colours of M&Ms and Reeses Pieces candy plus other snacks you can choose to coordinate with your own style – graham crackers, chocolate chips cookies, donuts…anything else you’d like to dip into the smooth tangy-sweet goodness.

With Halloween on the horizon, make sure to add some fun seasonal treats such as mini candies bars and festive decorations that will really get your inspiration flowing!

Can I Make This Board Ahead of Time?

No, unless you have space in your refrigerator for the board as the cream cheese frosting must be chilled. The frosting should only be left at room temperature for up to two hours.

I would discard any remaining after this point for safety’s sake.

Equipment Needed for a Frosting Board

Electric mixer – A hand mixer or stand mixer will make whipping up the frosting a lot easier!

Large piping bag and decorative tip of your choice.

Serving board – To create the perfect frosting board, opt for a spacious surface like a large charcuterie board, a marble slab, or a wooden board or tray. It’s important to make sure that the selected board is food-grade and perfectly clean. Also skip any board that has been used to prepare raw meat.

No need to worry if you don’t have a big board. Just put the frosting on a smaller one and serve it with small dishes of dippers.

Parchment paper – I would recommend lining your serving board with parchment paper to protect from any staining. The oils from the frosting could seep into a wooden or marble board and stain it.

About the Ingredients for the Orange Frosting

Butter – You can substitute with salted butter, if you do that you will want to salt the frosting only to taste.

Cream cheese – Regular cream cheese is best. Do not use whipped or cream cheese spread. You can use light cream cheese if you like, but let’s be honest we aren’t trying to be healthy with this treat!

Vanilla extract – Use pure vanilla extract for the best flavour, but artificial vanilla extract is just fine.

Salt – Reduce the amount used if you choose to use salted butter.

Powdered sugar – Powdered sugar or confectioners sugar will work.

Food colouring – Only use gel food colouring for the best colour, just don’t go overboard with it or the frosting may taste bitter.

You could also use buttercream instead of this cream cheese frosting.

Dippers for a Halloween Frosting Board

You want to include a variety of foods to dip in your buttercream. You will want to provide a spreader for scooping up frosting for softer items. A mixture of sweet and salty dippers provide the perfect variety!

• Graham crackers
• Donuts
• Cookies – Pirouette cookies, Madeleines, Nilla wafers, Oreos etc…
• Pretzels and Chocolate coated pretzels
• Apple slices
• Rice Krispie treats
• Mini cupcakes (unfrosted)

We also included some candy with the board.

• Brown mini M&Ms
• Green mini M&Ms
• Reeses Pieces candy
• Halloween candy or mini candy bars

Looking for More Halloween Party Recipes?

Check out more of my favourite Halloween recipes!

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This pumpkin patch jello shot recipe is a fun and festive way to bring the spirit of fall into your home. Perfect for any Halloween party!

How to Assemble a Pumpkin Frosting Board

Yields: 8-12 Servings | Prep time: 20 Minutes |Chill time: 10 Minutes

Ingredients:

For the Orange frosting:

• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 8oz cream cheese package, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• Orange gel food coloring (or red/yellow)

For the Board:

• Brown mini M&Ms
• Green mini M&Ms
• Reeses Pieces candy
• Snacks for dipping into the frosting such as graham crackers, donuts, cookies, pretzels
• Halloween candy or mini candy bars

Directions:

Blend together cream cheese and butter using a high speed electric mixer until smooth. (Image 1)

Mix in vanilla and salt. (Image 2)

Slowly add powdered sugar until fully combined.  (Images 3 & 4)

Stir in orange food coloring until desired shade is reached. (Image 5)

Add frosting to a piping bag with a large star tip or decorative tip of your choice and chill in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes.

When ready to style your board, start out by piping the outline of a pumpkin onto the center of a large serving tray or board. (Image 6)

Fill the pumpkin in with the frosting. (Image 7)

Use the green M&Ms to create a stem.

Use the brown mini M&Ms to create the eyes.

Use brown mini M&Ms or brown Reeses pieces to create the smile. (Image 8)

Arrange the donuts, cookies, pretzels, graham crackers and any other dipping items around the pumpkin on the board. (Image 9)

Fill in any gaps with candy corn, M&M’s, Reeses pieces, or halloween candy. (Image 10)

Serve and enjoy!