Need food ideas for a baby shower? Whether you’re planning a celebration for a baby boy, girl, or keeping it neutral, I’ve got you covered with this list of sweet and savory baby shower food ideas. From pink and blue-themed dishes to delicious bites for everyone, these recipes are perfect for making your baby shower extra special!
Oven-baked Zucchini Fritters
I tried two great zucchini fritter recipes, and since I couldn’t decide which is better, I present to you both of them.
Oven-baked Zucchini Fritters
Give this Oven-baked Zucchini Fritters recipe a shot and see how simple and delicious it can be. Perfect for any get-together or just a casual dinner at home!
These Healthy Oven Baked Zucchini Fritters are a tasty and easy way to sneak some veggies into your meal. Just mix grated zucchini with oats, Cheddar cheese, and a few other simple ingredients, bake them up, and enjoy a delicious, cheesy treat!
To start this list in style, here is one fabulous and fun idea! I would never come up with stroller-shaped deviled eggs in this life, but thank you, Internet. Look at these little cucumber wheels!
Curried Egg Prams
The cutest bite-size snack out there! You’ll be off and racing with these egg mini edible prams! Note: Be sure to tell your guests there are tooth picks in the prams
Pasta cups are the first thing I reach for at any party, and I see the other people do the same. This is a gluten-free combination, but you can go for any you fancy the most! Plus, if you like making pasta from scratch, you can make it in pink or blue, as well.
Gluten Free Red Lentil Pasta and Vegetable Salad Cups
Kick off spring with this soon-to-be-a-fave recipe for Gluten Free Red Lentil Pasta and Vegetable Salad Cups.
These mini pink waffles are beetroot-induced, but you can definitely swap it for spirulina to get a blue shade. Love the combination of flavors here – ricotta, figs, and walnuts. Yum!
Pink Waffle Sandwich
Why use bread for your sandwich when you can use…waffles! And not just any kind of waffles. Pink waffles!! Try these options; the garnish is up to you
I’ve never met a person who doesn’t like baked potatoes to this day. These are bite-sized, stuffed with cheese, sour cream, and bacon with a heavenly crunch on top!
Mini Baked Potatoes – Loaded with Cheese & Bacon!
Stuffed with sour cream, cheddar cheese, and bacon, these Loaded Mini Baked Potatoes make a fun party appetizer or side dish. Get creative with the toppings and enjoy!
The layers of saucy, spicy goodness topped with crunchy tortilla chips are top-tier ideas for parties. There are three types of sauces there: bean paste, sour cream, and guacamole.
Nacho Cups
Grab-and-go party cups filled with refried beans, guacamole and more make it easy for your guests to double-dip all the way to the big win.
I love this idea much more than huge grazing tables. You can grab it and go mingle, simply enjoy the party. This fusion of ingredients is perfect – smoky, zesty, sweet, soft, and crunchy.
Charcuterie Cups
These individual charcuterie cups are everything you love about charcuterie boards but loads more fun! I’ll show you how to pack a charcuterie board to go.
You can never go wrong with creamy cheese balls and crackers! Choose any topping you like, to boost both flavors and looks. I love them vibrant like this!
3-Ingredient Mini Queso Cheese Balls
The BEST quick and easy appetizer ever! These perfect party bites only need 3 ingredients, plus whatever coating you crave! Roll in finely chopped chives, bacon, jalapeno, scallions, cranberries, nuts, or any fresh vegetable.
Gyros brings Greek vibes to the table with fresh herbs, tzatziki, and feta cheese. You can make pita bread from scratch, though, if you want completely authentic vibes.
Mini Gyros
Bring the delicious fun of gyros to the table with this crowd-pleaser recipe for Mini Gyros using Bays English Muffins.
If you love wonton dumplings, this is one awesome appetizer to serve. It pairs ground chicken with shiitake mushrooms, sesame oil, soy sauce, sriracha, and many more spices signature for Asia.
Asian Chicken Wonton Cups
These easy Asian Chicken Wonton Cups have layers of flavor!
These cups are made with toast bread, so they act as croutons. The filling is standard Caesar salad, chicken, parmesan, and vegetables. Such a fine way to serve a salad!
Inducing taco dough with dragon fruit powder will give you this beautiful pink color. You can change it up if you need them blue!
Pink Dragonfruit Tacos
Were you aware of the fact that you can make hot pink tortillas? Yes, you can and they are absolutely gorgeous. And if you are imagining a food coloring situation, you can put your mind at ease, these beauties get their vibrant pink color from dragonfruit! In addition to a rich, bright pink color, dragonfruit
You can prepare these tarts in a muffin tin, so they are really handy to make in big batches. Fill them with anything you like, mushrooms, spinach, ground meat…
Mini Mushroom Tarts
These easy puff pastry tarts filled with mushrooms, Parmesan cheese, and fresh rosemary make a great appetizer for any occasion! I don’t know about you, but I’m a little cookie-d out right about now. I’ll
There’s no person who doesn’t like strawberries. So, if you want to play safe, here are a few recipes to make.
Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Bites
This is the quickest dessert to prepare ever! The taste is amazing, delicate, and refreshing, with a slight tartness of strawberries both dried and fresh.
These cupcakes are super moist and juicy with a crunchy finish. Sliced strawberries add bursts of fruity flavor throughout the whole bite. The batter is not too sweet at all, so they are perfect for drizzling white chocolate on top.
The texture is top-notch, as the taco shell is incredibly crunchy and coated in white chocolate and strawberry crunch, while the filling is silky and slightly tangy. Strawberries add juicy bursts of smack in every single bite.
This is a classic cheesecake but boosted with a pink lemonade mix for both color and citrusy smack. Again, you can change it up for a blueberry lemonade mix to get a blue color.
Pink Lemonade No Bake Cheesecake Parfaits
These super easy to make Pink Lemonade No Bake Cheesecakes are absolutely scrumptious. These will have you stealing them from your family members. No lie!
If you love blueberry pie, you will love this recipe, too!
Mini Blueberry Cheesecake Tarts
I whipped these blueberry baskets in no time, and they turned out flawless. Fresh blueberries on top and cardamom in the crust marries perfectly, enhancing each other’s flavors. But, what ties everything is a vanilla-induced cream cheese filling in the middle.
This is a classic vanilla pound cake recipe, just in the way cuter edition. The glaze is made with raspberries, but any berry would work here, as well.
Mini Vanilla Pound Cakes
Bake these mini pound cakes in a mini Bundt cake pan or loaf pan. They’re supremely buttery and moist with the most delicious raspberry icing on top!
These are the most beautiful eclairs ever! The crunchy, flaky pastry is filled with cream and tangy berry purée. A rhapsody of flavors!
Blackcurrant Eclairs
Admit it, you’ve always wanted these perfect éclairs with lots of filling, thin crust and a creamy cap? In this recipe, you will not only learn how to make currant cream and a filling that you will simply lick your fingers, but also reveal the secret of the perfect dough without…
This is a vegan option and also highly nutritional! I love this ingredient fusion – dates, banana, almonds… such a flavorful and fine-quality bite!
Banoffee Pie Bites {GF, Vegan option}
As I have an insatiable sweet-tooth, I’m always on the lookout for sweet, snacky desserts I can make. I optimistically aim for two requirements though: (1) that they require minimal effort (2) that they have some inkling of nutritional value.
What is a party without doughnuts? These are mini and inspired with crème brûlée – covered with caramel glaze and filled with fine pastry cream.
Mini Crème Brûlée Doughnuts
Now that we are onto a new season, I decided to be more adventurous with my baking obsession – doughnuts. Sometimes I wonder if doughnuts have a place in the world of “pastries” o…
Have you ever seen elegant shortbread cookies like these? I love their slightly rustic look with the cracks, rose petals in the dough, and rosebuds as decorations.
Raspberry Rose Shortbread Cookies
don’t think I’ve ever created a recipe that delighted all of my senses as much as these cookies. If you decide to embark on this journey, you’ll start with your sense of smell. Whether you purchase dried rose petals or make them yourself, they’re pleasantly fragrant. I used dried rosebuds, but you can also use dried rose petals.
Laura Bais is the owner of Julie's Cafe Bakery food blog. From a young age, she had a passion for cooking, and at the age of 13, she made her first meal. After finishing high school, she undergraduates in Cultural Studies at the University of Rijeka, and graduates in Journalism at the University of Zagreb. At that time she honed her cooking skills, but also worked in marketing. Since her love for cooking never faded, in 2021 she finally decided to share her recipes with the world. Laura turned her hobby into a career and loves every moment of it. Now she writes about common mistakes in the kitchen and how to avoid them, about adding twists to traditional meals, etc. Her love for trying new foods often leads her to visit restaurants and attempt to recreate the meals at home. She has been featured on F and B Recipes and BOXROX, to name a few.
