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Plant-Based Dessert Board
A dessert board for dipping: dark chocolate sauce, cashew caramel and coconut whipped cream, with berries, figs, stuffed dates and crisp cookies.
- Serves
- 6–8
- Board
- 14–16″ board
- Prep
- 15–20 min
- Cost
- $35–$50
- Level
- Beginner
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What's on the board
Dips
- Dark chocolate sauce
- Cashew caramel
- Coconut whipped cream
Crunch & finishing
- Maple candied pecans
- Dark chocolate chunks
- Flaky salt
- Edible dried rose petals
Amounts and prices for each item are in the book, or open the board in the Board Builder for amounts sized to your guest count.
Why it works
Good dessert boards have contrast just like savoury ones. Bitter dark chocolate, sweet caramel and light, airy coconut cream give three different dips, and tart raspberries keep the sweetness from becoming too much.
A pinch of flaky salt on the caramel and the stuffed dates is the trick. Salt makes sweet things taste rounder and less sugary, the same reason salted caramel works.
Timeline
- T–20 minWarm the chocolate sauce gently; whip the coconut cream.
- T–15 minStuff the dates with almond butter; halve the figs.
- T–10 minFill bowls with the three dips; place them on the board.
- T–5 minAdd the cookies, berries and figs around the bowls.
- T–0Scatter pecans and chocolate; finish with salt, mint and rose petals.
The seven-step placement plan (what goes where, and why) is in the book.
The full blueprint
Build it exactly, with the plant-based book
This board's exact shopping list with amounts and prices, the step-by-step build and every swap are in Charcuterie Lab: 15 Show-Stopping Plant-Based Boards, with 14 more plant-based boards.
Questions
Is this board fully vegan?
Yes, every item is plant-based. Check the labels on crackers, breads and store-bought dips, which sometimes contain butter, milk, honey or egg.
Is dark chocolate vegan?
Often, but not always. Many dark chocolates contain milk fat or milk solids, so check for a vegan label.
How many people does it serve?
6 to 8 people as an appetizer, on a 14–16 inch board.
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