Looking for delicious and impressive baby shower snacks, but you’re on a budget and hate preparing tedious recipes? Try these 12 crowd-pleasing recipes of flavorful bites that will have your guests wanting a second piece.
These food ideas also make great finger food and party appetizers for all kinds of baby showers. And to accompany these yummy snacks, here are some refreshing and fun baby shower punch recipes.
12 Easy And Impressive Baby Shower Snacks On A Budget
Last-Minute Baby Shower Snacks That Are So Easy To Make
If you have limited time or hate using multiple ingredients and kitchen tools to prepare food, these are the best baby shower finger food and snacks for you. They are fast and simple to make, so they’re also perfect if you’re preparing for a large event and need to feed a crowd.
Mini chicken mozzarella rolls
Who doesn’t like chicken and mozzarella? We’ve found a way to make this crowd-pleasing recipe easier to prepare and more eye-catching at the baby shower appetizer table using wavy lasagna!
Ingredients:
- Frozen chicken tenders
- Wavy boxed lasagna
- Ricotta
- Mozzarella
- Marinara sauce
Directions:
- Cook the frozen chicken tenders according to the package instruction
- Boil the boxed lasagna al dente
- Drain the water from the lasagna and arrange each pasta over a piece of parchment paper
- After cooling, cut each lasagna piece widthwise
- Spread ricotta onto the pasta, ensuring that there is half an inch of uncovered edge
- Put a piece of chicken tender widthwise on the pasta
- Roll the pasta up and cut the pasta roll in half
- Put the chicken rolls on a baking sheet and layer the top with marinara sauce and shredded mozzarella
- Bake until cheese is melted
Stuffed mushrooms
Stuffed mushrooms have always been a favorite appetizer in any event. They are pretty easy to make, but you can surprise your baby shower guests with the best-stuffed mushroom they ever had with this recipe.
Ingredients:
- Bell mushrooms
- Softened cream cheese
- Grated parmesan
- Chopped parsley
- Chopped pecans
- Minced garlic
- Butter
- Diced onion
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 400°F and grease the baking sheet with olive oil
- Remove the mushroom stems and chop them finely
- Set aside the mushroom stems
- Melt two tablespoons of butter over medium heat and cook the chopped mushroom stems on it
- Add the onion, garlic, salt, and pepper into the mushroom stems and transfer the mixture to another bowl
- After cooling, put four ounces of softened cream cheese into the bowl
- Stir in the parmesan cheese, pecans, and parsley and mix until thoroughly combined
- Scoop the cheese filling into the mushrooms
- Top the stuffed mushrooms with more parmesan and pecans
- Bake until the mushrooms are softened
- Sprinkle more parsley on the top when serving
Milk chocolate truffles
Craving for something sweet to add to your selection of snacks for the baby shower party? Try this milk truffle recipe that only needs two ingredients but can be modified with other flavors like coffee or nuts.
Ingredients:
- ¾ cup condensed milk
- ¾ cup cocoa powder with extra for coating
Directions:
- Prepare a rectangular mold with wax paper and set aside
- Pour the condensed milk into a bowl and microwave for a few seconds to achieve a runny consistency
- Sift the cocoa powder into the condensed milk in portions
- Stir occasionally until the mixture becomes thick
- Knead the cocoa dough with your hands until it’s soft and smooth
- Add more condensed milk if the dough is dry or more cocoa powder if it’s too sticky
- Transfer the dough to the rectangular mold and spread it out evenly
- Put in the fridge for an hour, then remove from the mold
- Sift cocoa powder over the truffle and cut into even squares
- Round the edges with your fingers for a better-looking presentation
Delicious Baby Shower Snacks On A Budget
Even on a budget, you can still wow your baby shower guests with delicious finger food and appetizers. These inexpensive recipes use few ingredients and make filling snacks to satisfy everyone at the party.
Layered dip and tortilla chips
A baby shower is a social event, so you want to serve something that can be eaten throughout the party. Tortilla chips are one of the best snacks for this because they’re also affordable, but make your chips more enjoyable with this affordable layered dip that only takes 5 minutes to prepare.
Ingredients:
- Tortilla chips
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- One and a half cups of sour cream
- Taco seasoning
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Lettuce
- Diced tomatoes
- Green onions
- Red onions
- Black olives
- Jalapenos
Directions:
- Beat the cream cheese in your mixer until fluffy
- Stir in the taco seasoning and sour cream
- Mix the cheese dip until thoroughly combined
- Spread into a deep dish and top with the lettuce, tomatoes, onions, olives, and jalapenos
- Chill until serving
- Serve with tortilla chips
Deviled eggs with a twist
A great way to make your baby shower food table more memorable is to serve classic party snacks with a twist. For example, make your deviled eggs more tempting to try with this unique recipe:
Ingredients:
- Hard-boiled eggs, sliced in half
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- 6 cups canola oil
- One and a half teaspoons of mustard
- Half a teaspoon of hot sauce
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Two and a half tablespoons of pickle relish
- ⅓ cup flour
- 1 and ⅓ cups breadcrumbs
- Paprika to taste
- Creole seasoning
Directions:
- Remove the yolks from the boiled sliced eggs and collect them in a bowl
- Mash the yolks, then add the mustard, mayonnaise, relish, cayenne, hot sauce, and some salt
- Mix until smooth and set aside
- Prepare the coating with flour in one container
- Whisk the eggs and put them in another container
- Pour the breadcrumbs into the third container
- Dredge one egg white slice in flour and shake off the excess
- Dip the egg slice in the eggs and let the excess drip off
- Dredge the egg white in breadcrumbs and repeat on the other eggs
- Fry the egg whites until golden brown and drain on paper towels
- Sprinkle with some salt and Creole seasoning
- Fill the fried egg white halves with the yolk mixture
- Top with paprika to serve
Caramel popcorn
Popcorn is an inexpensive but satisfying snack idea for the baby shower. You can also arrange them in cute bags, boxes, or bowls to suit the baby shower theme.
Ingredients:
- Popped popcorn; it’s cheaper to pop your own, and for convenience, you can use microwaveable popcorn
- One and a half cups brown sugar
- Six tablespoons butter
- Six tablespoons corn syrup
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 200°F and arrange your popcorn in a pan lined with parchment paper
- Even out the popcorn layer and set aside
- Melt the butter over medium heat and stir in the corn syrup, salt, and brown sugar
- Stir the caramel until smooth and bring to a boil for 2 minutes
- Remove from the heat and mix in vanilla and baking soda
- Drizzle the caramel over the popcorn
- Toss with a spatula until everything is covered, and bake for 45 minutes
- Stir the caramel popcorn every 15 minutes
Tea Party Baby Shower Snack Recipes To Please Everyone
Tea party baby showers are common nowadays, especially if you’re on a budget since you’ll only serve snacks, appetizers, and finger food. Try these easy recipes that pair well with different teas and impress your guests.
Cheesy spinach pull-apart bread
Make your tea party snack table more fun with a pull apart bread. Did you know it’s easy to make, and you can use store-bought puff pastry?
Ingredients:
- Thawed puff pastry
- Softened 8 ounces of cream cheese
- Cooked ¾ cup of spinach
- One can of artichoke
- Grated parmesan
- Shredded mozzarella
- ¼ cup sour cream
- Beaten egg
- Garlic powder
- Salt
- Pepper
- Red pepper flakes
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 400°F and line your tray with parchment paper
- Mix cream cheese, spinach, artichoke, sour cream, mozzarella, parmesan, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper
- Put the puff pastry sheets over the baking tray and cut out circles from them using a cookie cutter
- Take off the upper sheet and spread the cheese mixture onto the bottom sheet
- Replace the upper sheet over the mixture and center a glass over the stuffed pastry
- Cut equally spaced strips around the glass
- Twist each strip and brush with the egg
- Bake for half an hour
English tea sandwiches
Your baby shower tea party snacks won’t be complete without English tea sandwiches. Don’t forget to arrange them beautifully on tiered plates for an eye-catching baby shower food table.
Ingredients:
- Soft white bread
- Chicken breasts
- Smoked salmon
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Cucumber
- Dill
- Lemon
- Softened cream cheese
- Mustard
- Mayonnaise
- Butter
- Paprika
- Salt
- Thyme
- Watercress
- Olive oil
- Cranberries
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F
- Season the chicken breasts with olive oil, thyme, and salt and bake for half an hour
- After cooling, cut the chicken breasts into smaller pieces and set aside
- Mash cranberries in another bowl
- Mix mayonnaise and mustard, then stir in the chicken pieces and mashed cranberries
- Spread butter into the bread slices and sandwich the chicken mixture with a layer of watercress
- Cut off the bread crusts and make smaller sandwich squares
- For another tea sandwich for the baby shower, slice and mash hard-boiled eggs in a bowl
- Stir in mayonnaise, butter, chopped watercress, and some paprika
- Spread into buttered bread slices
- You can also make a spread with chopped dill, paper-thin cucumber slices, cream cheese, salt, and lemon zest
- Spread the cream cheese mixture onto the bread slices and layer with smoked salmon and cucumber slices
- Cut in triangles or circles
Mini fruit tarts
Your tea party food table for the baby shower needs some color and sugar. And what fun dessert snacks to add than mini fruit tarts, which you can make with store-bought cookie dough?
Ingredients:
- Two packs of storebought sugar cookie dough
- Two packs of softened cream cheese
- Half a cup of whipping cream
- A cup of confectioner’s sugar
- Two tablespoons of lemon juice
- Two tablespoons of lemon zest
- Sliced blueberries
- Sliced kiwis
- Sliced strawberries
- Slice blackberries
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease your muffin pan
- Make several balls around 1 inch in size from the cookie dough and put them in the muffin cups
- Bake for 12 minutes, rotating at 6 minutes in
- Remove the cookie tart crusts and press their centers with a small spoon to shape them into a cup
- Allow the tart shells to cool
- Make the fruit tart filling by beating the cream cheese, whipping cream, sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest until smooth
- Pipe into the tart shells and top with fruit slices
If you want a dessert table at your tea party baby shower, try these delectable baby shower desserts.
Fun Baby Shower Snack Bars Your Guests Will Enjoy
A creative and fun snack idea for your baby shower is to have interactive food stations at the event. Let the guests make their own recipes, and as a bonus, you’re saving on time and budget with the food options.
Salad bar
A healthy snack idea at the baby shower is a salad bar. Prepare a colorful table with mixed greens, romaine lettuce, cucumber, beets, peppers, onions, avocado, tomatoes, carrots, tofu, cranberries, pistachio, croutons, cheese, and dressings like caesar, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil.
DIY pizza bar
You can have guests make their own pizzas with a baby shower pizza bar that significantly costs less than buying or making big batches. Pre-bake mini pizza crusts and prepare toppings like classic pizza sauce, pesto sauce, different shredded cheeses, cooked chicken, pepperoni, prosciutto, onions, peppers, spinach, tomatoes, and olives.
Waffle station
If it’s a dessert-only baby shower, you can have guests help themselves to waffles. Waffle batter is cheap, and guests can also compete in decorating their waffles with syrups, candies, or fruits.
How Many Snacks Should You Have At A Baby Shower?
You can have three to four snack options at the baby shower. The time and duration of the event will dictate what types you should serve without breaking your budget.
Do you need more recipes to accompany the snacks and finger foods above? Check out these yummy baby shower appetizers.
How Many Snacks Do I Need For 30 Guests?
Typically, you’ll need five pieces per guest when serving snacks or finger food at the baby shower. If you won’t serve heavy meals, it’s best to count ten pieces per guest, so they have something to munch on throughout the party.
Conclusion
Was this list helpful and mouth-watering? You can serve many easy but affordable baby shower snacks to impress the guests by being creative with store-bought ingredients or adding a twist to classic finger food ideas like deviled eggs or tea sandwiches.
We hope the recipes for the rolls, stuffed bites, and dessert options have inspired your baby shower snack menu. And finally, remember to count enough snacks for each guest and offer at least three options on the menu.