Top 31 Best Baby Shower Desserts

The best baby shower desserts to spoil parents-to-be! You've picked a date and a color scheme, now put together the ultimate baby shower dessert table. Planning a baby shower has never been easier whether it´s a baby girl or baby boy shower these pink and blue desserts will impress everyone!

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• Best Baby Shower Dessert Recipes
• 1. Pink cupcakes
• 2. Raspberry Ruby Ice Cream Bar
• 3. White Chocolate Raspberry Tart
• 4. Raspberry Ruby chocolate Bonbons
• 5. Pink Mini Pavlova Dessert With Raspberries
• 6. Strawberry Crunch Cake
• 7. Baked Raspberry Donuts With Raspberry Glaze
• 8. Pink Cake
• 9. Mini Bundt Cakes
• 10. Macarons
• 11. Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes
• 12. Raspberry Frangipane Tart
• 13. Mochi Donuts
• 14. White Chocolate Covered Strawberries
• 15. Sour Cream Cookies
• 16. Blue Velvet Cake
• 17. Confetti Oreos
• 18. Heart Cookies in a Jar
• 19. Simple Vanilla Cupcakes
• 20. Tiffany Blue Macarons with Orange Blossom Buttercream
• 21. Baby Duck Cookies
• 22. Blue Velvet Muffins
• 23. Blackberry Cookies
• 24. Easy Donuts With Sugar Glaze
• 25. Sweet and simple onesie baby shower cake
• 26. Meringue Rain Drops
• 27. Baby Blue Layered Jello
• 28. Cream Cheese Mints
• 29. Cotton Candy Oreo Truffles
• 30. Blue Cake Pops
• 31. Raspberry Ripple Marshmallows
• Best Baby Shower Dessert Recipes FAQs
• Baby Shower Desserts
• Top 31 Best Baby Shower Desserts

These baby shower desserts will give you plenty of food for thought whatever your level of expertise in the kitchen. Read on for my list of reliable baby shower dessert recipes that you can trust. They're beautiful, tasty mini desserts for baby showers and will work for expecting a little boy, a little girl, both, or a happy surprise!

Best Baby Shower Dessert Recipes

1. Pink cupcakes

Pretty as a picture. Pink cupcakes for a baby girl shower are surely a classic and will create a photo-worthy spread. My easy cupcake recipe shows you exactly what to do, and there are no complex ingredients or kitchen equipment. Perfect for beginner bakers.

2. Raspberry Ruby Ice Cream Bar

Summer baby showers definitely call for ice cream. And pink ice cream bars at that! What's more, this is a no-churn recipe so it's a super easy baby shower dessert to make and doesn't require an ice cream machine. You won't believe how creamy these ice cream bars are.

Wondering what is ruby chocolate? Read my guide.

3. White Chocolate Raspberry Tart

Delicate French tarts look so fancy and taste even better. Learn how to make a perfect pâte sablée (sweet shortcrust pastry) and fill it with the most decadent white chocolate raspberry ganache.

You could make a full-size tart or cute mini tartlets, all with the most amazing buttery crunch and smooth, fruity filling. Indeed, white chocolate desserts for a baby shower like this will go down a storm.

4. Raspberry Ruby chocolate Bonbons

Believe it or not, you can make these cute pink homemade bonbons for a baby shower in less than half an hour. But they're so professional in taste and appearance. The pink color comes from ruby chocolate and freeze-dried raspberry, so the result is pretty as well as tasty with well-balanced sweetness.

5. Pink Mini Pavlova Dessert With Raspberries

Meringue is so easy to make in fun colors, and pavlova is also a naturally gluten-free baby shower dessert. The combination of perfect crunchy texture on the outside and marshmallow texture inside plus fresh raspberries is irresistible - plus, it looks impressive and has the most amazing color!

6. Strawberry Crunch Cake

Have you tried strawberry crunch cake yet? It is certainly one of the best baby shower ideas as it looks so impressive and has the most incredible mix of textures. Moist sponge, rich and tangy cream cheese frosting, and a crunchy coating made from freeze-dried strawberries and Golden Oreos. Unbelievably, it is actually easy to make though!

7. Baked Raspberry Donuts With Raspberry Glaze

Baked raspberry glazed donuts are much faster to make compared to traditional yeasted donuts and are a lot simpler, too, meaning that is a great donut recipe for beginner bakers! The raspberry filling and glaze also taste amazing, it's one of my favorite raspberry desserts.

Baked donuts are also considered a healthier alternative to fried donuts, and there is no need for risky pans full of hot oil. Surely, that makes this recipe a winner!

8. Pink Cake

You won't need much in the way of other decorations if you make this dessert. A pink and fluffy layer cake makes a stunning dessert table centerpiece for a baby shower, all eyes will be drawn to it. The thick layers of cream cheese filling in between the pink vanilla sponge make it stand super tall, it's quite a spectacle.

9. Mini Bundt Cakes

Make sweet little bundt cakes for a baby shower, they're such cute tea cakes with a melt-in-your-mouth texture and bright, colorful glazing. You can mix and match different flavor combinations and consequently, they will work for any baby shower theme!

10. Macarons

Macarons are one of the best French pastries to make for a baby shower, they are dainty, beautiful, and bite-sized! What's more, macarons are also naturally gluten-free, so they work well if any of your guests have dietary restrictions.

If this is your first time making macarons, try my online macaron class to learn exactly how to make them.

11. Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes

A smaller, bite-size strawberry crunch dessert that gives you all the texture, flavor, and color but in cupcake form! Serve them on a pretty cupcake stand and it will liven up the room and become part of the decor. And who doesn't love edible decor? Strawberry crunch cupcakes are one of my favorite Spring desserts.

12. Raspberry Frangipane Tart

Isn't this the prettiest dessert for a baby girl's baby shower? Guests will undoubtedly assume you ordered it from a French patisserie, it looks so fancy. But in fact, you can make this elegant baby shower dessert yourself at home.

Decorated with creamy mousse domes, fragrant rosewater whipped mascarpone piping, and fresh raspberries, it's certainly a showstopper.

13. Mochi Donuts

Mochi donuts are delicious mochi-like ring shape donuts with a signature bouncy and chewy texture and colorful glazings on top. Adjust the color of the glaze whether you are planning on a baby girl or baby boy shower. This recipe will show you how to make Japanese mochi donuts from scratch with everyday ingredients and a rather simple technique.

14. White Chocolate Covered Strawberries

White chocolate-covered strawberries make the perfect dessert or sweet treat! Fresh strawberries are dipped into molten white chocolate; every bite gives you a taste of delicious ripe berries and sweet chocolatey goodness. By adding a small amount of pink or blue food coloring to the chocolate, you can easily adjust the dessert to fit a baby boy or baby girl shower.

15. Sour Cream Cookies

You are going to fall in love with the melt-in-your-mouth almost cake-like texture of these yummy Sour Cream Cookies! Fluffy, super soft, and topped with a rich buttercream frosting, they can be decorated to match any Baby Shower.

16. Blue Velvet Cake

A blue cousin of the classic red velvet cake, try this delicious blue velvet cake that has the most amazing velvety smooth sponge and rich, tangy frosting.

With thick cream cheese frosting slathered all over it, it is also easy to hide the color so this blue cake for a baby shower works as a wonderful gender reveal surprise, too.

17. Confetti Oreos

If you have zero time, zero baking skills, and zero equipment, this is the easiest baby shower dessert buffet idea for you. Yet it's also super cute, and completely on theme!

Make baby shower desserts easy, and have fun mixing the perfect blue and pink colors and decorating with sprinkles or funfetti. Certainly, this makes a great kid's activity too if you need a helping hand!

18. Heart Cookies in a Jar

Keep everyone guessing with pretty pastel baby shower cookies to snack on whilst playing baby shower games and enjoying the dessert table. If the gender isn't known, you can enjoy multicolored baby shower desserts or even incorporate them into a guessing game!

Surely guests will love reaching into the cookie jar and seeing what they pull out.

19. Simple Vanilla Cupcakes

Moist vanilla sponge cake topped with the prettiest blue frosting, what could be more perfect for a baby boy shower? Furthermore, this baby boy shower cupcake is so easy to make and they look as good as they taste.

An easy frosting and sprinkles perfectly complement the cupcake sponge, I'm certain there won't be any leftovers.

20. Tiffany Blue Macarons with Orange Blossom Buttercream

Breakfast at Tiffany's baby shower theme, anyone? How elegant are the edible sugar pearls? This has to be one of the classiest baby shower desserts I've seen.

21. Baby Duck Cookies

Brown sugar cookies in the cutest duck shape, perfectly decorated with royal sugar icing are the best cookie recipe for a baby shower. So sweet and dainty, and easier to make than you might think! Practice your icing skills and see how much guests enjoy them.

Alternatively, bake the cookies and bring them along with the icing as a fun activity for a baby shower - everyone will love decorating their own cookies and then getting to eat them afterward.

22. Blue Velvet Muffins

Who doesn't love a gloriously tall, domed, and fluffy muffin? Add some vibrant blue food coloring to the mix and you have yourself the perfect baby boy shower dessert. Tasty vanilla sponge with subtle cocoa flavor and white chocolate chips - in conclusion: yum.

Making these baby shower muffins ahead of time? Here's how to store muffins and keep them fresh.

23. Blackberry Cookies

Whilst it might be hard to believe, you can totally make blue cookies without food coloring! Blackberry cookies also have a delicious fruity taste along with gooey chocolate chips. Dreamy! Before you begin, check out my guide on how to avoid flat cookies for the best bake possible.

24. Easy Donuts With Sugar Glaze

Everyone loves donuts, right? And whilst you might shy away from recipes involving yeast and proofing and kneading, I promise you this is actually still quite simple. And the result is delicious donuts! The perfect baby boy baby shower dessert.

25. Sweet and simple onesie baby shower cake

If this baby shower cake isn't on theme, I don't know what is. Guests will swoon! A cute baby onesie cake decorated simply but effectively in icing and sprinkles, what could be better?

What's more, it is so easy to make. First, bake an easy vanilla sponge. Secondly, cut out the onesie shape which is much more straightforward than you might think. Finally, ice and decorate the baby shower cake. You see, it's so easy!

26. Meringue Rain Drops

Meringue cookies are so easy to make and easily elevated with food coloring and a bit of simple piping. Vibrant blue meringue raindrops make an elegant addition to a baby shower dessert spread and work perfectly as desserts for baby showers for a baby boy.

27. Baby Blue Layered Jello

You simply won't believe how easy this layered jello is to make. Yet it looks so fancy and is certainly a unique baby shower dessert to welcome the new little one! Made from just a handful of pantry basics and a baking dish, you will be amazed at how it comes together.

Slice up into pieces and serve on a beautiful elevated platter, and then everyone can enjoy them to the greatest effect.

28. Cream Cheese Mints

I couldn't believe how tasty this recipe is. Consequently, you have to try it! The soft chewy texture, tangy cream cheese richness, and fresh peppermint taste is unbelievable.

Serve them in a pretty bowl on the dessert table or even wrap them up and package them as baby shower favors for guests to take away. What's more, you can make them in any color you wish.

29. Cotton Candy Oreo Truffles

Oreo truffles are one of the easiest desserts to make, but everyone always loves them. What's more, you can make them all blue or all pink, or blue with pink “stripes”, or vice versa. Or a mixture of both to keep things under wraps!

But either way, be sure to make a double batch of these cotton candy Oreo truffles because I guarantee they will disappear fast.

30. Blue Cake Pops

Grab-and-go desserts work well for events where everyone is mingling, enjoying the atmosphere, and doesn't want to be stuck sitting down with a plate. Cake pops are cute, and delicious and are perfect for a baby boy shower, therefore, you should make them!

31. Raspberry Ripple Marshmallows

Homemade marshmallows certainly have the best texture. While it may be true that you'll need a few ingredients and bits of equipment like a sugar thermometer, this recipe is indeed worth making.

First, make a sweet and tangy raspberry coulis. Secondly, an Italian meringue with added gelatin to help it set. Finally, fold in the raspberry mixture to create a vibrant raspberry ripple effect and delicious fruity taste. No one will be able to resist!

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