Create an easy Red White and Blue Grazing Board loaded with fresh berries, cheeses, meats, and festive treats. Perfect for Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and summer entertaining.
Red, White & Blue Grazing Board
This red, white, and blue spread is a fun way to celebrate the summer holidays. Whether you’re hosting a backyard barbecue, gathering with friends for a fireworks watch party, or setting up a snack station, this patriotic grazing board is one of the easiest ways to make a big impact without spending much time in the kitchen.
What’s great about this board is that you can add any blue, red, and white items you want, and there’s no cooking involved.
On our red, white, and blue grazing board, we have a combination of fresh fruit, creamy cheeses, savory meats, sweet treats, and fun, festive details. It really is a show stopper!
Let’s get into the deets of this board.
Here’s what we used on our board:
Fruit:
Cherry Plums
Cherries
Dragon fruit
North Bay Produce Blueberries
North Bay Produce Raspberries
North Bay Produce Strawberries
North Bay Produce Blackberries & Reserve Blackberries
Dips:
Blueberry preserves (Trader Joe’s)
Sour cherry spread (Trader Joe’s or World Market)
Truffle Aioli (Trader Joe’s)
Cheeses:
Dutch Smoked Cheese (Trader Joe’s)
White Cheddar Cheese (Costco)
Boursin garlic and fine herb
Meat:
Mild salami
Hard salami
Sweets:
Twinkle butter cookies (Trader Joe’s or Costco)
Star-spangled vanilla cake cookies (any grocery store)
White chocolate-dipped pretzel rods (any grocery store)
Red, white, and blue M&M mix
Festive mini cupcakes (bakery section at your local grocery store)
Hershey’s popping candy bars
Why We Love This Grazing Board
- Perfect for Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day gatherings
- No cooking required
- Easy to customize with store-bought shortcuts
- Great for small gatherings or larger parties
- Works as an appetizer, dessert board, or centerpiece
- Looks elevated without requiring charcuterie-degree stress levels
How To Build A Red, White & Blue Grazing Board
Step 1: Start With Larger Anchor Items
I wanted to create a red, white, and blue order across the board, starting with the star in the middle.
I started by using a star-shaped cookie cutter in the middle of this marble board, then filled it with the red, white, and blue M&M’s.
Step 2: Add The Meats
Fold or roll the salami and place it near cheeses and dips.
Creating small clusters throughout the board makes it feel full and intentional.
Step 3: Layer In Fruit
Add strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, cherries, blackberries, and cherry plums throughout the board.
Slice dragon fruit and tuck pieces into open spaces.
Step 4: Add Cookies And Sweet Treats
Arrange cookies, pretzel rods, candy bars, and M&M candies around the board.
Step 5: Fill Every Empty Space
This is where the magic happens. Add mini cupcakes, bowls of preserves and aioli, and your cheeses across the board.
Scatter blueberries, M&Ms, and smaller fruit into empty spots until the board feels abundant and full.
I also placed the cookie stars on top of the meats, cheeses, and other items across the board.
Tips For Creating A Beautiful Grazing Board
- Work in odd numbers whenever possible
- Place similar colors throughout the board rather than clustering them.
- Build from the largest items to the smallest
- Mix heights and textures
- Leave some items whole and slice others for variety
- Don’t overthink perfection
Make It Ahead:
You can prep most ingredients several hours in advance. Wash fruit, cut cheeses, and portion meats beforehand.
Store everything separately in airtight containers and assemble shortly before guests arrive.
Can I Make This Grazing Board The Night Before?
You can prep the ingredients ahead of time, but assemble the board a few hours before serving.
What Size Board Should I Use?
A large wooden board, serving tray, or even a sheet pan lined with parchment works well.
Can I Customize This Board?
Yes! That is the fun thing about grazing boards: you can make them based on what you want to add to them.
You can also customize it for gluten-free guests, vegan, etc.
How Many People Does This Serve?
This board comfortably serves approximately 4-6 people. If you are serving it as an appetizer, you can stretch it to about 8-10 people.
What Can I Add For More Protein?
Add turkey slices, pepperoni, prosciutto, nuts, or even small skewers.
Now that you have all the tips and ingredient list, you can print it out below.
Feel free to customize this 4th of July board however you feel!
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Red, White and Blue Grazing Board
Ingredients
- 6 –8 Cherry plums
- 1 pound fresh cherries
- 1 medium dragon fruit sliced into cubes or half-moons
- 1 cup North Bay Produce Blueberries
- 6 ounces North Bay Produce Raspberries
- 1 pound North Bay Produce Strawberries halved
- 6 ounces North Bay Produce Blackberries & Reserve Blackberries
- ¼ cup blueberry preserves
- ¼ cup sour cherry spread
- ¼ cup truffle aioli
- 4 ounces Dutch Smoked Cheese cubed or sliced
- 6 ounces White Cheddar Cheese sliced
- 1 5.2-ounce package Boursin Garlic & Fine Herb Cheese
- 12 slices of mild salami
- 12 slices of hard salami
- 10 –12 Twinkle butter cookies
- 8 –10 Star-Spangled vanilla cake cookies
- 6 white chocolate-dipped pretzel rods
- ½ cup Red White & Blue M&M mix
- 6 festive mini cupcakes
- 2 Hershey's popping candy bars broken into pieces
Instructions
- I wanted to create a red, white, and blue order across the board, starting with the star in the middle.
- I started by using a star-shaped cookie cutter in the middle of this marble board, then filled it with the red, white, and blue M&M's.
- Fold or roll the salami and place it near cheeses and dips.
- Creating small clusters throughout the board makes it feel full and intentional.
- Add strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, cherries, blackberries, and cherry plums throughout the board.
- Slice dragon fruit and tuck pieces into open spaces.
- Arrange cookies, pretzel rods, candy bars, and M&M candies around the board.
- This is where the magic happens. Add mini cupcakes, bowls of preserves and aioli, and your cheeses across the board.
- Scatter blueberries, M&Ms, and smaller fruit into empty spots until the board feels abundant and full.
- I also placed the cookie stars on top of the meats, cheeses, and other items across the board.
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