Halloween season is almost here. The pressure of hosting a Halloween gathering can really wear you down. No other party carries such towering expectations. Your theme has to be flawless, you’ve got to dress to impress, and you’ll want to keep everyone fed since they might forgo all that candy if Trick-or-Treating beckons.
Boarderie, the online service that delivers charcuterie boards and dessert boards, has stepped up with a Halloween-ready option for your party. They’ve introduced a full Halloween dessert board featuring 47 eerie-sweet treats delivered straight to your doorstep. We got our hands on it, and we’re going to sample it to determine whether it’s worth the price tag.
Boarderie Halloween Large Dessert Board
Pros: The assortment here is incredibly expansive—truly a lot. I’ll aim to touch on a broad range of what’s included, though listing every single flavor would take ages. One standout aspect is the collection of truffles, boasting seasonal flavors like candy corn and caramel apple.
Throughout the board you’ll encounter a variety of chocolate-coated goodies. You’ll find chocolate-dipped pretzel rods, popcorn, and Oreos (a personal favorite). There’s even a collaboration featuring Lakrids by Bulow, the Danish confectionery brand, with chocolate-coated black licorice.
Boarderie also includes a dedicated macarons flight, featuring two autumn-focused flavors for the season—apple pie and pumpkin spice dark. On either flank of the board you’ll discover an assortment of flavored brownies (a highlight for me). I also found the Dubai chocolate cakes delightful, each with either biscoff or strawberry layered inside, and all generously cloaked in chocolate, as is the signature of this lineup.
In the corner you’ll uncover what many hosts will claim as the party’s favorite feature. Boarderie provides a chocolate smash box with a wooden mallet, so you can crack it open to kick off the night in style. And, of course, candy corn had to make an appearance. It wouldn’t be a proper Halloween dessert board without a touch of candy corn.
Boarderie offers a general dessert board year-round. While this Halloween-themed version shares many of the same treats, it is unmistakably tailored to the holiday to mark the occasion. Every element receives a Halloween twist, including the truffles, each adorned with a spooky icon.
The dessert board arrives at your door ready to be unboxed and presented to guests. It’s hard to imagine a simpler way to host a Halloween party. You even get a little tasting map, reminiscent of a box of chocolates, so you can identify what you’re sampling before biting into something mysterious and know any potential allergens you might encounter.
Cons: There is a lot to adore about this dessert board. Its broad variety ensures every palate is catered to. The one drawback I can point to is the price. I’m not in the position to drop $250 for a large dessert board. Yet a board like this can stretch and stretch at a party (I brought it to a Survivor watch party, handed out some leftovers, and I’m still nibbling days later).
I remain confident there’s a market for this offering. They wouldn’t be producing dessert boards of this caliber if there weren’t. For those who can indulge a little on a grand Halloween display, this board is absolutely the one to order for the occasion.
