Baby Shower Dessert Bar Ideas
Key Takeaways
- Offer a variety of desserts on your baby shower sweets table to cater to different tastes and preferences.
- Small or bite-sized treats are easier for guests to sample and enjoy.
- Display desserts at different heights and use various containers to add visual appeal.
Who doesn’t love a dessert bar? These fun, interactive tables provide a variety of sweet treats, offering an engaging and memorable experience for both you and your guests. They’re also completely customizable to match your theme and tastes. Need some inspiration? Check out these baby shower dessert table ideas!
Milk and Cookies Bar
Sometimes, the best baby shower dessert bars are the most simple. For a classic yet crowd-pleasing table, shower your guests with milk and cookies from The Bold Bakery. Set out cookie platters and trays, pedestals, cake stands, or even glass cookie jars on your dessert table. Be sure to mix and match a few different displays, which will add visual interest and make the table easier to navigate. The milk can be poured into carafes for an elevated touch.
As for the cookie flavors on your baby shower dessert bar, that’s up to you! Our best-selling chocolate chip cookies are a staple. But you could also add any other of your favorites. Check out more fresh baked cookie flavors here!
Baby Shower Tip: Use punch bowls or tubs filled with ice to keep the milk pitchers cold!
Mini Cake Displays
Mini cake displays are popular for good reason: they’re customizable, elevated, and, of course, delicious. They also work with every baby shower theme, from garden party showers to bee-themed baby showers. Choose various flavors, frostings, and colors, along with tiered cake towers and platters for an enticing display. You may also want to consider using risers to create different heights on your dessert table.
Complete this baby shower sweets table with mini gourmet cakes or full-sized cakes, such as our Vanilla Layer Cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream, to really impress your guests.
Brunch-Themed Desserts
Bring breakfast favorites to your baby shower with a brunch-themed dessert bar! It offers a relaxed and casual atmosphere that welcomes guests to mingle while they eat. It also provides a unique alternative to traditional baby shower desserts.
Set your baby shower dessert bar up with a sweet array of brunch treats, incorporating foods that are both delicious and visually appealing. Here are some baby shower dessert table ideas to consider:
- Fresh baked muffins and loaves from The Bold Bakery
- Scones
- Croissants
- Danishes
- Mini coffee cakes
- Mini fruit tarts
- French toast sticks with syrup cups for dipping
- Donut holes
- Fresh fruit, like strawberries, blueberries, melon, etc.
Muffin Stands
Muffins are another fun and simple baby shower dessert bar idea! Use mini muffins or full-sized muffins with different colored glazes and toppings for an eye-catching display. This also gives your guests flavor options to suit their tastes. You could even get creative with your baby shower dessert bar by choosing or decorating muffins that match your theme and colors.
Customizable Ice Cream Sundae Station
Guests can explore and choose their own adventure with an ice cream sundae bar. Add multiple ice cream flavors (or just classic vanilla!) and a range of toppings. A few fun baby shower dessert table ideas include:
- Fresh baked cookies from The Bold Bakery
- Brownies
- Sprinkles
- Chopped nuts
- Whipped cream
- Hot fudge
- Caramel sauce
You’ll also need spoons, paper bowls, and scoops to use for all the toppings.
Baby Shower Candy Table
Add some extra sweetness with a baby shower table filled with different candies. You can fill baby bottles with colorful gumballs or chewy candies for easy-to-grab desserts, or you could add candies to various glass bowls lined up along the table so guests can scoop their own dessert.
Another idea is to create a baby shower sweets table with nostalgic candies. Display gummy bears, candy bars, rainbow-colored candies, and more in elegant glass bowls. Complete this dessert bar look with DIY baby shower signs.
How to Set Up a Baby Shower Sweets Table
- Set out a variety of treats with varying sizes to wow guests with your display.
- Include at least 3 treats per guest. So, if your guest count is 20 people, plan to make or order 60+ mini desserts, like cookies, muffins, etc.
- Stick to a color theme for a cohesive dessert bar look.
- Don’t put out all your treats at once! Save some to replenish your dessert bar mid-baby shower.
- Add custom details to one or more of your treats, laser-cut cake toppers, ribbons, labels, and more.
- Use cake stands and clear acrylic stands to create different height displays.
- Have a strong focal point for your table, like a gourmet cake from The Bold Bakery.
- Draw in your guests’ attention with your decor. Baby shower dessert table ideas include banners, balloon arches, and fairy lights.
- Don’t forget serveware and napkins!
Craft a Memorable Baby Shower Dessert Bar Spread
With these baby shower dessert table tips and ideas, you’ll have no trouble crafting a beautiful and delicious display. Need more help with your baby shower? The Bold Bakery provides custom catering in Tysons Corner, VA and its surrounding areas, offering a selection of fresh baked goods you and your guests will love. Contact us to learn more!
