Baby showers are an exciting time for families and friends to come together to celebrate the birth of a new baby.
Baby showers can be stressful and chaotic to plan and prepare. You can make these foods ahead of time prior to the baby shower.
You can make the food the day before and place it in the fridge.
When you’re ready to plate them, you can put the finishing touches on them in a couple of minutes right before your guests arrive.
Cantaloupe and Prosciutto Wraps
Cantaloupe and prosciutto wraps are a filling, and satisfying appetizer you can serve in the summertime.
Slice the cantaloupe into thin pieces, and then wrap a piece of prosciutto around the cantaloupe.
Place them in the fridge until you’re ready to plate them.
Drizzle with balsamic vinegar right before you put them out for your guests.
Watermelon Cups
Watermelon cups are circular appetizers filled with cucumbers and feta.
The cup portion of the watermelon is made by using a circular cookie cutter (I used a scone cutter since it has a handle on top – made it much easier!).
Cut the watermelon with the circular cookie cutter until you’ve made enough for your appetizer.
Next up, a melon baller is used to scoop the inside of the circle. A melon baller makes the inside a perfect circle, but if you don’t have one you can always use a spoon!
The watermelon cut from the center is diced into small pieces and placed in a bowl.
Cucumber cut into a similar sizing as the watermelon pieces and added to the bowl with the watermelon. Feta cheese is crumbed into the bowl to make the base of the filling.
A little red wine vinegar, olive oil, and salt and pepper seasons the cucumber and watermelon. Mix them together and then spoon the filling back into the watermelon cups.
Top with a little more crumbled feta and it’s all finished.
Corn Deviled Eggs
Corn deviled eggs are a vibrantly colored corn appetizer that can be prepared ahead of time.
Corn deviled eggs are made by making boiled eggs, cutting them in half, and removing the cooked egg yolks into the small bowl.
The eggs yolks are mashed and combined with mayonnaise, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and feta cheese.
The egg mixture is piped back into the halved white of the egg.
Garnish with chopped up red onions, corn, chili powder, and fresh cilantro leaves.
Watermelon Skewers
Watermelon skewers are simple to make, but have a ton of flavor!
The mint and watermelon mixed together with the tart feta cheese makes these watermelon skewers irresistible!
To make this simple watermelon appetizer, cut watermelon and feta into similar sized cubes or rectangles.
Stack them on top of one another, and then add a large mint leaf on top.
Place a toothpick through the stack, and garnish with a bit of pepper. Place them in the fridge until you’re ready to serve them.
You can drizzle balsamic vinegar on top right before you’re ready to serve them.
Pistachio Grape Cheese Appetizer
Pistachio grape cheese appetizer is served with a toothpick piercing the grapes and cheese. It makes for easy serving and eating with minimal mess.
Each of the grapes are covered in a savory cream cheese (Boursin) layer until they are fully encased.. You could make your own herbed cream cheese if you like.
The cream cheese grape is pierced with a toothpick, and then rolled in chopped pistachios.
You can make the grape appetizer ahead of time, and place it in the fridge until you’re ready to serve.
Strawberry Caprese with Lemon and Basil
Strawberry caprese with lemon and basil is a cheesy and fruity toothpick appetizer.
Cubed mozzarella is marinated with lemon juice, lemon zest, thin strips of fresh basil leaves, olive oil and salt.
Strawberry caprese is made by cutting strawberries in half.
To assemble the appetizer, place a strawberry, a slice of mozzarella cheese, and then repeat again together in a stack.
A toothpick is placed through the stack to create the strawberry caprese appetizer.
Fresh ground pepper is sprinkled on top of the appetizer to finish it off. Place them in the fridge until you’re ready to serve them.
Cantaloupe Caprese
Cantaloupe caprese is an easy appetizer that packs a ton of flavor!!
Cut cantaloupe into cubes or rounds, and stack a similar piece of mozzarella cheese on top.
Sprinkle with a few cut up strips of fresh basil leaves, and place them in the fridge until you’re ready to put them out for your guests.
Right before serving them, garnish them with a drizzle balsamic reduction.
Pineapple and Watermelon Salsa
Pineapple and Watermelon salsa is a refreshing salsa you can serve with tortilla chips on a hot summer day for a delicious pineapple appetizer.
Pineapple salsa is filled with pieces of mango, red onions, and cilantro which makes it have a ton of vibrant colors.
You can make it the day before and place it in the fridge until you’re ready to serve it alongside some tortilla chips.
Pesto Bread Appetizer
Pesto bread appetizer is a cheese bread that you can pull apart, or cut and serve in sections.
Pesto bread appetizer is a twisted bread in the shape of a circle. It’s an appetizer that catches your eye because it looks quite unique, yet it’s easy to make.
Pesto bread made by creating a dough, and then filling it with fresh pesto and parmesan cheese.
After it’s done baking and cooling, place it in an airtight container, and you can serve it the next day.
Place your pesto bread appetizer with a serrated knife beside so it can be cut and served as needed.
Roasted Garlic Hummus
Roasted garlic hummus is a homemade chickpea appetizer with hints of garlic, and spicy flavors.
Roasted garlic hummus is made by roasting garlic in the oven.
You can make the roasted garlic by cutting off the top part of garlic to expose the cloves, and then drizzle olive oil on the cloves. Cover the garlic with tin foil, and place in a heat proof dish. This way, the oil drippings will end up in the dish, instead of in your oven.
When the roasted garlic is finished cooking, and has cooled down, squish out the roasted garlic cloves.
To make the roasted garlic hummus, chickpeas, tahini, roasted garlic cloves, lemon juice, olive oil and water are added to a food processor. The mixture is blended until smooth, and then places on a serving dish.
You can garnish the hummus with parsley leaves, olive oil, and chili powder. Serve roasted garlic hummus with pita chips, pita bread, celery sticks, or carrot sticks.
