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37 Best Shower Recipes

Stacey Pirtle

by Stacey Updated: Mar 14, 2023

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Whether planning a bridal shower or a baby shower, these 37 shower recipes will help you serve dreamy, elegant, crave-worthy finger foods to celebrate! Choose from appetizers, sandwiches, salads, dips, drinks, desserts, even chilled soups to plan a complete party menu truly worthy of your big event.

37 finger food and appetizer recipes for bridal and baby showers

It’s always such a special honor to host a beautiful shower for a sweet friend or family member. There’s nothing more exciting than walking through life together, celebrating important events and sharing excitement for their next big step!

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What Foods Do You Serve at a Shower?

And what kind of celebration would it be without just the right kind of party food? Whether you’re planning a brunch, luncheon or early afternoon event, all good shower food should be easy for your guests to hold and eat while mingling and enjoying the party.

Drinks and punches should be made in batches and simple to serve (or even self serve), so that no one has to man a punch bowl or mix drinks the whole time.

In short, party food should circulate the room as easily and beautifully as you and your guests do! And each shower recipe on this list was carefully curated just for that. Even chilled soups are portable when served in elegant shooter cups.

Table of Contents

  • What Foods Do You Serve at a Shower?
  • Finger Foods/ Appetizers
  • Sandwiches
  • Salads
  • Dips
  • Chilled Soups
  • Drinks
  • Desserts
  • My Shower Must-Haves

Finger Foods/ Appetizers

Favorite Southern Pimento Cheese Ball

Peach Skewers with Ham & Mozarella

Bacon Parmesan Asparagus Twists

Summery Watermelon Bruschetta

Southern Cheese Straws

Easy Italian Marinated Olives

Louisiana Pickled Shrimp In a Jar

Louisiana Shrimp & Crab Deviled Eggs

Honey Spiced Pecans

Blueberry Muddy Buddy Snack Mix

Sausage & Cream Cheese Hand Pies

Dill Ranch Snack Crackers

Sandwiches

The Best Cucumber Sandwiches

Strawberry Cream Cheese Sandwiches

Pineapple Red Pepper Jelly & Biscuit Sliders

The Best Jalapeno Pimento Cheese

Southern Shrimp Salad Roll with Lemon Dill Mayo

Tasty Lemon Chicken Salad

Salads

Berry Watermelon Fruit Salad

Waldorf Chicken Pasta Salad

Strawberry Asparagus Salad

Tuscan Tortellini Salad

Apple, Cheese, Celery Salad

Dips

Whipped Feta with Honey Dip

Fresh Avocado Strawberry Salsa

Ultimate Creamy Chicken Dip

Ham & Pineapple Hawaiian Dip

Million Dollar Shrimp & Crab Dip

Creamy Peppercorn Parmesan Cheese Dip

Chilled Soups

Chilled Avocado Soup

Summer Sweet Strawberry Bisque

Drinks

Ruby Grapefruit Punch

Classic Southern Coffee Punch

Champagne Julep Punch

Pomegranate Lime Punch

Pineapple Orange Fizzy for Brunch

Refreshing Mint Lemonade

Desserts

Easy Mini Naked Cakes

Lemon Basil Squares: A New Southern Twist on an Old Favorite

Blueberry Lemon Pound Cake with Lemon Glaze

Pink Champagne Cupcakes

Marshmallow Champagne Fruit Dip

Dreamy Coconut Pineapple Trifle

My Shower Must-Haves

Hosting a shower is such a joyful occasion and having the right serving pieces makes it so much easier! Here are a few of my go-to platters, drink dispensers and serving dishes with which I love to set a shower or party buffet. You can also visit the Southern Discourse Amazon Store for more shower hosting goodies!

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baby shower & bridal shower hosting essentials
  1. Wooden Base Cake Stand
  2. Shooter Cups for Soups, Dips & Desserts
  3. Salad Servers
  4. Silver Beaded Serving Platter
  5. Glass Drink Dispenser
  6. Tiered Serving Tray
Whether planning a bridal shower or a baby shower, these 37 recipes will help you serve dreamy, elegant, crave-worthy finger foods to celebrate!  Choose from appetizers, sandwiches, salads, dips, drinks, desserts, even chilled soups to plan a complete party menu truly worthy of your big event.

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  1. Avatar photoLynda Marie McDuff

    May 11, 2022 at 3:39 pm

    5 stars
    You have beautiful recipes. I just love this site.

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    • Stacey Pirtlestacey

      May 12, 2022 at 1:18 pm

      Hi, Lynda Marie! You have no idea how much I appreciate that! You’ve really made my day. I love having you as a part of our community. Thank you so much!

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