Mickey Waffle Charcuterie Board for Christmas Breakfast or Brunch
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Start your day the Disney way with an awesome Mickey Waffle Charcuterie Board!
It’s loaded with festive Mickey Mouse-shaped waffles and lots of delicious toppings.
The board is so easy to put together – the whole family will love it for Christmas breakfast or brunch!
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Mickey Waffle Charcuterie Board
The whole ingredients list and instructions are in the printable recipe card at the end of this post. I highly recommend reading the blog post all the way through so that you don’t miss any tips or substitution suggestions, to ensure that you have all the ingredients and equipment required and understand the steps and timings involved.
Kids and adults alike will love helping themselves to this cute breakfast charcuterie board!*
The festive platter has different flavored Mickey waffles – traditional, red velvet, chocolate, and chocolate chip. (And some are colored green to keep with the Christmassy aesthetic!)
The board is filled up with delicious waffle toppings like syrup and whipped cream, chocolate chips, fruit, and more.
If there is a better way to wake up during the holidays, I don’t want to hear about it!
*I know it’s not strictly a charcuterie board as that is traditionally meats and cheeses, but the definition is used very loosely these days!
You might like to see our other charcuterie boards:
- Chocolate Charcuterie Board Idea For Christmas
- How To Set Up A Christmas Charcuterie Board
- How to Assemble An Italian Charcuterie Board For Entertaining
Ingredients & Equipment Used In This Recipe
While most ingredients can be bought in grocery stores, for your convenience, any specialized or notable ingredients and equipment needed for this recipe have been linked to Amazon or other stores if available online.
The complete list of ALL the ingredients with measurements is found on the recipe card at the end of this post.
Ingredients Needed For A Mickey Waffle Charcuterie Board
The hardest aspect of creating any charcuterie board is going to be deciding what goes on it; the rest is fairly easy! I ADORE creating them!
This charcuterie board “recipe” is really just a guide on how to set up a board of delicious Mickey waffles and toppings to serve at your next Christmas breakfast or brunch.
The items listed below are used in the board featured in this post.
But if you can’t source a particular element, don’t like something, or want to switch to something else – go for it!
Waffle Flavors
- Waffle Mix – color half the mixture with green food coloring gel.
- Chocolate Waffle Mix
- Red Velvet Waffle Mix
- Chocolate Chip Waffle Mix
TIP! If you are unable to source the different flavored waffle mixes, you could always add hot cocoa powder to make chocolate waffles, red food coloring to make red waffles, and throw some chocolate chips into the mixture for the chocolate chip waffles.
Fruit
- Strawberries – cut in half through the leaves and stem for a pretty presentation.
- Blackberries
TIP! Ensure that you use fresh fruit rather than frozen which will end up being mushy on your board.
Waffle Toppings
- Maple Syrup
- Whipped Cream
- Christmas Sprinkles
- Christmas Tree Candy Sprinkles
- Peppermint Baking Chips
- Chocolate Chips
- Butterscotch Chips
Garnishes
- Peppermint Sticks – if you can’t find these, regular or Mini Candy Canes are just fine. Use the mini candy canes to make a heart shape as a festive decoration on your board.
- Seasonal M&M’s – use red, green, and white candies for that festive touch.
- HERSHEY’S Kisses
TIP! Can’t find the exact toppings and garnishes we used? Don’t worry – use whatever products are available to you. That’s the beauty of any type of charcuterie board!
Equipment Needed For This Recipe
- Mickey Waffle Maker – you can’t make Mickey waffles without a Mickey Mouse-shaped waffle maker! This one makes waffles like they have at Disney restaurants, but there are cheaper alternatives that make different-styled Mickey waffles.
- Electric Mixer – to whisk up the waffle batter.
- Wooden Board – or a platter to place all of the charcuterie elements on. The large white platter you see in these photos is 9″ x 13″, but you can use one you have to hand and adjust to the items to fit.
- Small Bowls – to serve the toppings in. You could also use a ramekin.
- Sharp Knife
- Chopping/Cutting Board – to cut and prepare the food.
- Small Plates – for guests to eat from. This might be ceramic plates, or paper plates, which will depend on your event.
- Charcuterie Utensils – tongs, spoons, etc. You will need them for guests to pick up foods from the charcuterie board, and utensils to eat with.
Recipes on The Purple Pumpkin Blog use cup and/or weighted measurements. American cups and kitchen food scales are handy pieces of equipment to have in your kitchen as it means you’ll be able to make all of the different recipes on my blog. I try to give American, imperial, and metric measurements in my recipes. Please note, that you can mix cup measurements with weighted measures, but never mix imperial (pounds, ounces, pints, etc.,) with metric (kilograms, grams, liters, etc.,).
How Do I Make A Charcuterie Board With Mickey Waffles?
The printable recipe card has the full ingredients list and instructions and can be found at the end of this post.
We used a large, rectangular serving platter, but you may use any size and shape you have available, you will need to adjust the placement of items to fit.
CHARCUTERIE PLACEMENT TIPS!
- Arrange items in uniform patterns on the board.
- Group the same items together.
- Try to keep similar colors separate if possible.
- Fill in all available space.
Step 1: Using a Mickey waffle maker, make your various waffle flavors. You will need 2-3 of each flavor, depending on how many people you want to serve.
Cover and keep warm while you make all of the Mickey waffles.
Step 2: Lay 10-12 Mickey waffles in a diagonal line across your platter or board, alternating the colors.
Step 3: Place bowls or ramekins with whipping cream (top with a few sprinkles), syrup, peppermint chips, Christmas tree candy, and Christmas sprinkles. Use the photo below as a guide.
Step 4: Add the berries on either side of the waffles, then fill in the remaining spaces with the chocolate and butterscotch chips, M&M’s, peppermint sticks, and HERSHEY’S Kisses.
Place any remaining waffles on opposite sides of the platter. Serve and enjoy!
More Mickey-Shaped Recipes
Everything tastes better when Mickey Mouse-shaped! Check these recipes out next:
- Mickey Mouse Cinnamon Rolls for Christmas Brunch
- Make Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Spice Waffles for Breakfast This Fall!
- Mickey Mouse Cinnamon Roll Bake
- Cosmic Mickey Mouse Brownies For Disney Snacking at Home!
- Mickey & Minnie Hot Cocoa Bombs for Disney Lovers!
What is the Best Board To Use for Charcuterie?
It’s a common misconception that a charcuterie board must be displayed on a wooden board.
But you can use slate, marble, ceramic, and glass, and even line a counter or table with parchment paper and lay everything out direct. (Very popular on TikTok!)
Take a look at your trays and platters – I’m sure there is one in your kitchen you could use.
There are really no hard and fast rules – use what you have, or invest in a good quality non-porous hardwood or bamboo board to use for charcuterie.
Hardwoods such as olive, black walnut, teak, and acacia are best.
Softwoods like oak or ash are not good to use as a charcuterie as they’re too porous and the oils and aromas will leak into the wood.
No matter what shape it is – square, rectangle, round, or otherwise – reserve the board you’ll use to serve your charcuterie solely for that use. Don’t chop food on it as well.
Mickey Waffle Charcuterie Board Recipe Card
The printable recipe card below has the full ingredients list and instructions. To save ink, any demonstration photos do not print.
Mickey Waffle Charcuterie Board
Start your day the Disney way with an awesome Mickey Waffle Charcuterie Board! It's loaded with festive Mickey Mouse-shaped waffles and lots of delicious toppings.
Ingredients
For the Waffles
- Traditional waffle mix (half colored green)
- Chocolate waffle mix
- Red velvet waffle mix
- Chocolate chip waffle mix
Fruit
- 1 cup strawberries
- 1 cup blackberries
Waffle Toppings
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 1 cup whipped cream
- ¼ cup Christmas sprinkles
- ¼ cup Christmas tree candy
- ¼ cup peppermint baking chips
- ¼ cup chocolate chips
- ¼ cup butterscotch chips
Garnishes
- 4-5 peppermint sticks
- ½ cup Red & Green M&M's
- ½ cup HERSHEY'S Kisses
Instructions
- Using a Mickey waffle maker, make your various waffle flavors. You will need 2-3 of each flavor, depending on how many people you want to serve. Cover and keep warm while you make all of the Mickey waffles.
- Lay 10-12 Mickey waffles in a diagonal line across your platter or board, alternating the colors.
- Place bowls or ramekins of whipping cream (top with a few sprinkles), syrup, peppermint chips, Christmas tree candy, and Christmas sprinkles.
- Add the berries on either side of the waffles, then fill in the remaining spaces with the chocolate and butterscotch chips, M&M’s, peppermint sticks, and HERSHEY’S Kisses.
- Place any remaining waffles on opposite sides of the platter. Serve and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1256Total Fat: 54gSaturated Fat: 22gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 27gCholesterol: 182mgSodium: 1277mgCarbohydrates: 176gFiber: 7gSugar: 85gProtein: 23g
This site uses Nutritionix to provide estimated nutrition. Nutritional information is always approximate and will depend on the quality of ingredients used and serving sizes. If you need exact calories and macros, please do your own calculations.
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