This American Flag Snack Board is a fun and festive, patriotic array of sweets and snacks in the shape of an American flag! I love to go all out for holidays, and this American Flag charcuterie board is such an easy way to get those ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ from your guests without setting off fireworks.
This recipe is more of a guideline on how to assemble a stunning flag shaped snack board of your own, so grab your red, white, and blue snacks and follow along for some tips & tricks!
Reasons You’ll Love This
Perfect for Parties – Whether you’ve got BBQs, pool parties and more patriotic celebrations coming up, this is such a lovely thing to serve or bring to a summer get together!
Customizable – The ingredients used in the photos are listed and linked for your convenience, but feel free to add your own flare, and customize this board to fit you and your guests.
Easy to Impress – No one can dig in until everyone gets their photos of your adorable American flag snack board!
Simple & Fast – If you’re in a pinch for what to make at your 4th of July celebration, grab everything red, white and blue that you can see and get to assembling!
If you’re a hostess with the mostess, like me, you love to set out snacks in a creative, exciting way. With the popularity of charcuterie boards at its peak and all the cool, creative things you can do with them, I thought an American Flag shaped snack board would be perfect this summer!
Ingredient Notes
Below, I’ve listed the exact ingredients as the ones in the photos. If you like things decided for you, go ahead and grab all or some of these ingredients for your board. I’ve also listed some great alternative ingredients you can try to incorporate as well. Get creative with this!
- Red Ingredients – Raspberries, Cherries, Red Rose Gummies, Red Jelly Fruit Slices, Boston Baked Beans, Red Sixlets, Red M&Ms. (Alternative Options: Diced Strawberries, Pomegranate Seeds, Cubed Watermelon, Red Licorice, Red Jelly Beans, Red Starburst, Red Taffy, Swedish Fish, Cinnamon Bears.)
- White Ingredients – White Gummy Bears, White Nonpareils Gummies, White Salt Water Taffy, White Chocolate Star Shaped Pretzels, White Sixlets, White M&Ms, Lindt Lindor White Chocolate Truffle Candy Bar. (Alternative Options: Sliced Banana, Diced Pears, Peeled and Sliced Apples, White Dragon Fruit, White Jelly Beans, White AirHeads, Popcorn / Kettle Corn, Marshmallows, Cookies n’ Cream Muddy Buddies.)
- Blue Ingredients – Blueberries. (Alternative Options: Blackberries, Concord Grapes, Blue M&Ms, Blue Raspberry Sour Patch Kids, Blue Gummy Bears.)
In terms of finding these ingredients, most of them can be found on Amazon and are linked above! Otherwise, bulk food stores like Winco or Sprouts are a great place to look. Your local grocer, Target and Walmart are always great options, or stop in to your local candy store to find some of the more unique ones!
How to Assemble
- On a flag shaped or rectangular serving tray, form a small square in the top left corner of the board with blueberries. Gather the remaining red and white ingredients, and place them in stripes on the board from top to bottom, alternating colors every stripe. Place the star shaped pretzels on top of the blueberries and serve!
Here is the order of the snacks shown in the pictures from top to bottom:
Blueberries – (corner), Raspberries, White Nonpareils Gummies, Red M&Ms, Lindt Lindor White Chocolate Truffle Candy Bar, Boston Baked Beans, White Sixlets, Red Jelly Fruit Slices, White Gummy Bears, Red Sixlets, White Salt Water Taffy, Red Rose Shaped Gummies, White M&Ms, Cherries, White Chocolate Star Shaped Pretzels – (on top of blueberries)
Tips & Advice
Storage – I recommend storing all ingredients separately before assembling. If you’re using fruit, assemble the snack board close to when you want to serve it. If you’re not using fruit, you could assemble and cover with saran wrap then store the night before serving.
Snack board Spacing Tips
When spacing a charcuterie board, you usually want to keep similar ingredients away from each other. For example, don’t place all the fruits next to each other, split them up between your sour candies and chocolates.
That being said, this tip is totally optional, and it’s your board so do whatever you want!
Equipment
Let’s talk boards! This is the American Flag board used in the photos. It’s painted with food safe paint, and sealed with Press N’ Seal.
Here are some other options for Flag Shaped Boards you can find on Amazon. You can also check out my whole Summer Themed Shop over on my Amazon Storefront for more patriotic goodies to add to your display.
You can also use other boards like this Star Shaped Board, or this United States Shaped Board. And if all else fails, a Rectangle Shaped Board will work just fine.
FAQs
Gather all your favorite red, white, and blue snacks, and assemble them on a tray to look like a flag!
Anything that’s not Red White and Blue, and things that can’t sit out for at least a few hours, so people can snack all day long!
Recipes You’ll Love
If you’re throwing a patriotic party soon, and you want more snack ideas, check out some similar ones below!
- Red White and Blue Bark
- Red White and Blue Popsicle
- Red White and Blue Bars
- Brownies Bites
- Red White and Blue Cocktail
More Snack Board Recipes You’ll Love!
American Flag Snack Board
Equipment
- 1 flag shaped snack board or a rectangular board
Ingredients
Blue Ingredients
- Blueberries
Red Ingredients
- Raspberries
- Red M&Ms
- Boston Baked Beans Candy
- Red Jelly Fruit Slices
- Red Sixlets
- Red Rose Shaped Gummies
- Cherries
White Ingredients
- White Nonpareils Gummies
- Lindt Lindor White Chocolate Truffle Candy Bar
- White Sixlets
- White Gummy Bears
- White Salt Water Taffy
- White M&Ms
- White Chocolate Star Shaped Pretzels
Instructions
- On a flag shaped or rectangular serving tray, form a small square in the top left corner of the board with blueberries. Gather the remaining red and white ingredients, and place them in stripes on the board from top to bottom, alternating colors every stripe. Place the star shaped pretzels on top of the blueberries and serve!
Order of Ingredients (Top to Bottom)
- Blueberries – (corner), Raspberries, White Nonpareils Gummies, Red M&Ms, Lindt Lindor White Chocolate Truffle Candy Bar, Boston Baked Beans, White Sixlets, Red Jelly Fruit Slices, White Gummy Bears, Red Sixlets, White Salt Water Taffy, Red Rose Shaped Gummies, White M&Ms, Cherries, White Chocolate Star Shaped Pretzels – (on top of blueberries)
Notes
The nutrition facts provided are calculated using a third-party tool and are estimates only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on the ingredients and brands you use, as well as portion sizes. For accurate results, please consult a registered dietitian or nutritionist.
Meet Christi, Love From The Oven
I’m Christi I love sharing easy & delicious recipes that your family & friends will love. I’m a mom, baker, cookbook author and lover of sprinkles.
Great recipe and idea! I’ll definitely make this for the holiday. 👍