Delicious Baby Shower Appetizers
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For do-it-yourself baby shower appetizers, we have developed a list of delicious and simple baby shower recipes:
Have some tasty snacks around the room. Jazz them up by placing them in festive bowls. Tip: Use baby bowls and give them to the mother-to-be at the end of the baby shower.
{FREE Printable Food Labels ~ Table Tents}
Set Up A Fun Food Bar
This is popular at celebrity baby showers!
- mashed potato bar ~ serve mashed potatoes in martini glasses and have a huge selection of toppings layed out for guests to choose from. Grated cheese, olives, green onions, bacon bits, sour cream and butter! Yum!
- baked potato bar ~ same as above but may be a little bit easier since all you have to do is bake a big batch of potatoes and let your guests pile on the toppings!
- taco bar ~ have a variety of taco shells available such as soft and hard flour & corn tortillas, and taco salad bowls. Offer some scrumptious fillings such as chicken, beef, cheese, olives, salsa, refried beans, rice, jalapenos, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, hot sauce and whatever else comes to mind! Serve with a huge bowl of tortilla chips.
- ice cream bar ~ most expecting moms have a major sweet tooth during their pregnancy, so why not set up an ice cream station full of all the sweet fixins'! Sprinkles, hot fudge, caramel, chopped nuts, cherries, whipped cream, babanas - and maybe even dill pickles to top it off!
{Personal 7-Layers Dip Appetizers}
These perfect baby shower appetizers are so easy to make! Simply set up an assembly line of plastic cups and go down the line adding your layers. Start with bean dip, add some guacamole, a bit of sour cream that has been mixed with taco seasoning, some fresh salsa, grated cheese, and some fresh tomatoes and olives to top it off! Have a big bowl of crispy tortilla chips next to them.
{you can also do this with vegetables and dip - place a tablespoon of dip in the bottom of a clear plastic cup and add carrot sticks, celery sticks, cucumber wedges, and colorful bell peppers (sticking vertically out of the cup) - when guests pull the veggies out of the cup, they will each have the perfect amount of dip on the end of each one!}
The Best Caramel Fruit Dip You Will Ever Have
8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
3/4 c. brown sugar, packed
1 c. sour cream
2 t. vanilla
2 t. lemon juice
1 c. milk
3.4 oz vanilla instant pudding mix
Blend cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add remaining ingredients. Blend well. Pour into a serving dish and chill for at least one hour. Makes 3-1/2 cups.
Serve with assorted fruits such as apples, bananas and pears.
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Mini Chicken Salad Croissants
1 1/2 c. cooked chicken breast, minced
1/4 c. mayonnaise
1/2 c. minced celery
1/4 c. cashews, broken into bits
sliced grapes, dried cranberries or raisins (optional)
Combine ingredients and scoop onto mini croissants.
Also delicious on baguette slices, crackers or mini pitas!
World Famous Taco Dip
1st Layer:
1 lb. browned hamburger
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 can refried beans
Combine above ingredients and place into a 9x13" baking dish.
2nd Layer:
Mix 1 1/2 c. sour cream and 1/2 bottle of green taco sauce.
Spread over hamburger mixture. Top with grated cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Serve with tortilla chips.
This is a great low-carb dish - substitute celery sticks for the tortilla chips.
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Mexican Tomato Salad With A Kick!
(perfect for expecting moms who are craving spicy foods!)
2 large ripe tomatoes, sliced 1/4" thick
1 red onion, thinly sliced
2 Serrano or jalapeno peppers, thinly sliced
1 T. chopped cilantro leaves
1/4 c. queso blanco cheese, crumbled
1 t. Mexican oregano
1 t. minced garlic
1 T. extra virgin olive oil
1 T. white wine vinegar
salt & pepper
Arrange tomatoes, onions, and chilies on a platter. Sprinkle cilantro and queso blanco overthe top. Drizzle vinaigrette over the salad.
Mini "Baby" Bagel Sandwiches {From Jennifer}
Different lunch meats cut to fit the bagels (ham, turkey, roast beef)
Different cheeses cut to fit bagels or in shapes (bottle, rattle)
Different fillings-tuna, chicken salad
Vegetables (lettuce, tomato, pickles, etc)
Lay out the bagels, lunch meats, cheeses, fillings and vegetables. Allow the guests to make their own sandwiches to their liking.
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Delicious Baby Shower Beans {By Dominque}
1 Large Can of baked beans
1 whole small onion chopped
squirt of mustard
5 dashes of brown sugar
1 medium size pack of hamburger
1/2 pack of bacon
Cook bacon and hamburger and combine all ingredients.
BLT Dip {From Lisa}
1 medium tomato chopped
1 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
S&P to taste
4oz sour cream
4oz mayo
1 loaf of bread
Mix sour cream and mayo together, then add chopped tomato, crumbled bacon,S&P. Chill a few hours in the frig. Right before serving toast 1 loaf of bread and cut into 4 triangles each.
It's so delicious. Tastes just like a BLT sandwich!
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Crispy Bruschetta with Fresh Avocado and Basil
1 avocado, halved, seeded, peeled and diced
1/2 lb. Roma tomatoes, sliced lengthwise and diced
1/4 c. diced red onion
2 T. olive oil
2 T. chopped parsley
1 T. chopped fresh basil leaves
1-2 medium cloves garlic, minced
freshly ground pepper and salt, to taste
1 sourdough baguette cut into 1/2" slices and lightly toasted
In a medium bowl, lightly combine the avocado, tomatoes, onion, olive oil, parsley, basilgarlic, pepper and salt. Top each slice of toasted bread with about 1 heaping tablespoonof the tomato-avocado mixture. Garnish each with a small leaf of basil. Must serve right awayso the avocado does not brown - drizzle a bit of lemon juice over the avocado to help avoid browning.
Makes 20.
Watch out! These baby shower appetizers will fly right off of the table! Yum!
Heavenly Artichoke Dip
1 can water-packed artichoke hearts, drained
1 lb. mozzarella cheese, grated
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese, grated
1 c. mayonnaise
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
Cut up artichoke hearts and and put in bottom of dish. Mix all ingredients and put over artichokes.Bake at 350 degrees until brown and bubbly.
Some of our favorite shops offer the perfect baby shower appetizer accessories! The Asian inspired spoons below are a wonderful way to display bite-sized food!
The following baby shower appetizers and ideas were submitted by one of our readers, Andrea:
Fancy Rice Krispy Treat Rattles: Make the usual recipe on box, but when melting the marshmallows and butter, add 2 tablespoons of white corn syrup (this makes the treats stay more pliable when forming them). After the treats are made, form a tennis ball sized ball, and a golf ball sized ball, put on waxed paper. When you have formed all the balls, stick a long candy sucker stick through one end of the large ball and one end in the smaller ball. To finish off, I use one of the pre-made bows that you can adjust to size on things for the middle, or you can simply tie some ribbon around the middle.
Baby Themed Cheeses: (these make the cutest baby shower appetizers!) I use miniature-sized cookie cutters in the theme of the shower (teddy bears, bottles, rattles, etc.) to cut out different cheeses. Simply slice the cheese no thicker than the cutter, and press cutter down, instant cuteness! Arrange on a platter for added elegance.
Colorful Watermelon Carriage: Make a cut on your watermelon from the middle of the top, down to the middle of the watermelon, then stop. Make second cut from the middle of the side of melon, to the middle of the melon, remove this piece. Hollow out watermelon carefully as you'll want to be able to still serve the pieces. Fill the watermelon with the in-season fruits. Add wheels to your carriage with slices of oranges and pins that have the pearl on the end, such as you use for pinning on corsages. For the expert carvers, before adding the fruit, you can take a small knife and carve scallops to the edges of your carriage. Add a ribbon bow on top for the final touch and you have a very cute centerpiece!
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