When you are hosting a baby shower and want everything to be perfect, it requires some planning. You need to come up with baby shower invitations, the decor, games, prizes, and of course, the most important part: the baby shower food and dessert. (After all, your guest of honor is eating for two!)
While your first instinct when it comes to the baby shower food may be to keep things cute and bite-sized, you also need to factor in the following:
- Time of day that the baby shower is taking place
- Location of the baby shower (is it in your home or a rented space?)
- Length of the baby shower
- Budget
- Food preferences or aversions of the mom-to-be
Baby shower food tends to include things like finger sandwiches chicken or pasta salad, cheese and crackers, vegetable platters and fruit. But take your guests into account. My friends like to eat, so I like to serve something more substantial when hosting a baby shower.
And then, of course, there are the baby shower treats, which you can have a lot of fun decorating, no matter whether the baby is on team pink or blue—or even both when twins are thrown into the mix. (And don’t forget these incredibly cool gender reveal cakes!) From cookies to cake pops, delicious desserts are a major highlight of any baby shower. You can get creative with baby shower treats and doctor up Rice Krispies treats, bake batches of mini cheesecake bites and colorful petit fours.
Don’t know where to start planning your baby shower menu? Look to this list of baby shower food ideas for your next party.
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baby shower food ideas
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Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows
These sweet marshmallows are a simple twist on the regular petits fours, and much less expensive.
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Mini Blueberry Pies On a Stick
Know someone who is expecting a boy? These mini pies on a stick are a sweet way to incorporate a "blue" theme into your shower dessert.
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Pink Velvet Cake Pops
Baby showers often call for all things pink, sparkly, and pretty—like these pink velvet cake pops! Perfect for a baby girl shower.
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Baby Blue Layered Jello
This shower worthy treat involves layering gelatin-fortified jello, which results in an amazingly pretty-looking dessert.
via Taste and Tell.
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Strawberry Fluff Fruit Dip
Satisfy everyone's sweet tooth with this easy strawberry fluff fruit dip. All you need are two ingredients: marshmallow fluff and strawberry cream cheese.
via Oh Sweet Basil
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Baby Shower White Chocolate-Dipped Rice Krispie Treats
Young or old, everyone loves a Rice Krispie treat! To make these shower treats, simply dip Rice Krispie squares into chocolate and decorate with sprinkles.
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Pink Lemonade Muddy Buddies
A party mix is always a crowd pleaser. This batch of pink lemonade muddy buddies is sweet and baby-shower-appropriate, thanks to powdered sugar, frosting, and a pink lemonade packet.
via Something Swanky
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Blue Cake Pops
Spread the joy with blue cake pops. These adorable treats are easy to customize in blue, pink, or any other color you'd like!
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Strawberry Cheesecake Strawberry Bites
Topped with an easy mixture of strawberry jam and cream cheese, strawberry cheesecake bites make a fabulous little dessert, perfect for a baby girl baby shower.
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Ducky Punch
The blue Kool-Aid in this shower punch makes it look like bath water, and the sherbet mixed with the ginger ale add fun “bath bubbles.”
via Tidy Mom
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Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies
These strawberry chocolate chip cookies taste delicious and will look absolutely lovely gracing your dessert display.
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Baby Shower Nutter Butter Cookies
These adorable baby shower Nutter Butter cookies take just minutes to make with a handful of ingredients.
