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20 Lovely Bridal Shower Recipes

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Here you’ll find 20 appetizers, cocktails and sweet treats for a perfectly lovely bridal shower! They’re so incredibly tasty that you’ll impress even the pickiest mother-in-law! They’re also pretty, so easy to make and delightfully colorful too!

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If I’m throwing a party for someone, I usually spend months on Pinterest saving ideas. I make carefully tailored Spotify playlists and I pull out my prettiest, most elegant appetizer, dessert and cocktail recipes!

I don’t like making anyone eat off of laps on paper plates so, if possible, all food is finger food, easily held with one hand. Cocktails are easily made into batches so I’m not shaking up drinks all afternoon, and deserts/pastries are also easily served with only a cocktail napkin or in small jars or glasses. It just keeps things tidy and elegant.

All of the appetizers, cocktails, pastries and dessert recipes below are easily made and easy to serve!

1. Beautiful Spring Canapés

Beautiful Spring Canapés
These perfectly easy canapés can be made ahead of time, are served cold, and are simply perfect for a fancy Spring or Summer celebration!
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A marble appetizer tray of 8 canapés in 3 different styles.
A marble appetizer tray of 15 canapés in 3 different styles.

2. Vegan Canapés with Mushroom Pâté

Vegan Mushroom Pâté with Roasted Garlic
This vegan mushroom pâté with creamy roasted garlic and caramelized onion is amazing on its own, or on top of the prettiest, tastiest appetizers at your elegant veggie-friendly party!
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A bowl of mushroom pate, surrounded by rice crackers and green flower stems.
4 mushroom pâté canapés garnished with scallions and flowers on a marble slate.

3. Mini Croque Monsieur

Mini Croque Monsieur
This delightful mini croque monsieur recipe is a perfectly easy, perfectly elegant and exquisitely delicious breakfast idea that will impress any guest!
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6 mini croque monsieur with a small ham rose garnishes and parsley on a wooden cutting board, surrounded by flowers.
6 mini croque monsieur with a small ham rose garnishes and parsley on a wooden cutting board, surrounded by flowers.

4. Pink Deviled Eggs

Pink Deviled Eggs
These precious pink Easter deviled eggs are as tasty as they are pretty! They make such whimsical, adorable Easter appetizers and will perfectly complete your colorful menu!
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3 deviled eggs on a marble table with pink filling and garnished with baby's breath and sprouts.
3 deviled eggs on a marble table with pink filling and garnished with baby's breath and sprouts.

5. Crispy, Baked Cauliflower Cakes with Roasted Garlic Sour Cream & Marinara

Crispy, Baked Cauliflower Cakes with Roasted Garlic Sour Cream & Marinara
These mini, baked cauliflower cakes with roasted garlic sour cream and marinara sauce are fantastically crispy, shockingly delicious and (especially) shocking low carb!
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A cauliflower appetizer topped with tomato, cream and parsley beside 4 others on a wooden tray.
5 cauliflower cakes on a wooden board, topped with marinara, cream, and a little fresh parsley.

6. Bruschetta with Mozzarella, Seared Tomatoes & Roasted Garlic

Bruschetta with Mozzarella, Seared Tomatoes & Roasted Garlic
This delicious bruschetta recipe with fresh mozzarella, seared cherry tomatoes and roasted garlic is the most decadent appetizer at your Italian dinner party, the most elegant appetizer at the bridal shower or a luxurious evening snack for one! 
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A bruschetta with tomato, burrata and a prosciutto rose, garnished with basil on a marble plate.
11 bruschetta on a marble slate with tomato, burrata and a prosciutto rose, garnished with basil.

7. Beet Napoleons with Prosciutto Roses

Beet Napoleons with Prosciutto Roses
No, they’re not red velvet, they’re beautiful beet napoleon appetizers with chive cream cheese and tiny prosciutto roses on top! They're earthy, creamy, and perfectly bite-size!
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A small beet napoleon, with a prosciutto rose on top, on a white plate.
6 beet napoleons, with prosciutto roses on top, garnished with cilantro leaves on a plate.

8. The Sake Lychee Martini

The Sake Lychee Martini
This elegant sake lychee martini is truly one of the most refreshing, simple and impressive signature cocktails for any party, or romantic date night. With just 2 ingredients and a pretty lychee cocktail garnish, this precious cocktail will easily become a fast favorite.
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A lychee cocktail on a dark table, garnished with a lychee and cherry blossoms.
A cocktail garnished with a lychee and cherry blossom flowers, with flowers and a few leaves at its base.

9. The Pink Cherry Blossom Maraschino Liqueur Cocktail

The Pink Cherry Blossom Maraschino Liqueur Cocktail
Lightly sweet, citrusy and with a hint of cherry, it's a perfect cocktail for Easter, Mother's Day, a feminine bridal shower or celebration of April's cherry blossom season!
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A pink cocktail, garnished with a cherry and small cherry blossoms on a black table.
A pink cocktail in a coup glass, garnished with a cherry and flowers, on a table.

10. Sparkling Elderflower Cocktail

A Sparkling Elderflower Cocktail with St. Germain & Prosecco
This Prosecco and St. Germain cocktail is the most elegantly simple cocktail to serve on New Year’s eve. Bubbly and floral, it has a glamorous 1920’s sophistication, delicate sweetness and understated charm.
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A cocktail garnished with flowers on a dark table with flowers and leaves at its base.
A cocktail in a coup glass, garnished with small flowers, with small autumn leaves at its base on a black table.

11. Sparkling Pink Grapefruit Cocktail with Cucumber

Sparkling Pink Grapefruit Cocktail with Cucumber
This exquisite sake and pink grapefruit cocktail is shaken with muddled cucumber and mint, splashed with soda and pairs perfectly with summer sunsets and stolen kisses.
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A cocktail garnished with cucumber, a leaf and flower with 2 other glasses in the background and napkins on the table.
3 cocktails, garnished with a cucumber, leaf and small flowers with flowers at its base, as well as napkins.

12. The French Gimlet

The French Gimlet
The French Gimlet is refreshingly elegant, delightfully floral with lime citrus, and perfect for a lovely cocktail party signature.
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A cocktail on a table, garnished with blue flowers and a little greenery.
A cocktail garnished with flowers and greenery on a dark table.

13. The White Rosemary Rose Coconut Cocktail

The White Rosemary Rose Coconut Cocktail
This White Rosemary Rose coconut cocktail is so feminine, so refined and simply elegant as a cocktail party signature.
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A cocktail in a martini glass, garnished with red spray roses on a black table.
A cocktail in a martini glass on a black table, garnished with a few small spray roses.

14. Strawberry Rhubarb Scones

Strawberry Rhubarb Scones
These strawberry rhubarb scones are big and fluffy, buttery, moist, flaky, lemon-glazed and positively full of fruit! This recipe ensures that each and every scone comes with its very own strawberry-rhubarb patch in the center, and they take less than an hour to make!
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2 scones on a decorative plate with flowers and strawberries.
2 scones on a decorative plate with flowers and strawberries, in front of stacked plates and more strawberries.

15. White Chocolate Cheesecake Mousse with Raspberry Compote

White Chocolate Cheesecake Mousse with Raspberry Compote
This no-bake, creamy, decadent white chocolate cheesecake mousse recipe is ribboned with raspberry-rosemary compote. It’s gluten-free, silky and sweet, tart and delicately hinted with rosemary essence.
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3 glasses of white chocolate mousse with raspberry compote swirls on a black table with a few roses and spoons at their base.
3 glasses of white chocolate mousse with raspberry compote swirls on a black table with a few roses and spoons at their base.

16. Glazed Raspberry Lemon Poppy Seed Scones

Glazed Raspberry Lemon Poppy Seed Scones
These buttery lemon poppy seed scones with plump, tart raspberries are brushed with a delicate lemon glaze. An absolutely perfect recipe for a feminine high tea, bridal shower, or simply for breakfast!
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Glazed raspberry lemon poppyseed scones on a plate beside dry roses.
3 lemon-raspberry scones on an antique plate, beside a few dry, pink spray roses.

17. Strawberry Rhubarb & Vanilla Cheesecake Mousse Cups

Strawberry Rhubarb & Vanilla Cheesecake Mousse Cups
These exquisite strawberry rhubarb & vanilla cheesecake mousse cups are the PERFECT summer treat! They’re so simple to make and pack easily into your picnic basket. Just don’t forget the spoons!
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Strawberry rhubarb cups with vanilla cheesecake mouse on a marble table with a few strawberries beside them.
Strawberry rhubarb cups with vanilla cheesecake mouse on a marble table with a few strawberries beside them.

18. Crostini with Balsamic Strawberries and Ricotta

Crostini with Balsamic Strawberries and Ricotta
These crostini with balsamic strawberries and ricotta are sweet, tart, creamy and perhaps the prettiest appetizers you can serve at your next fancy picnic, Mother’s Day brunch or bridal shower.
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A balsamic strawberry crostini, garnished with a few small flowers, surrounded by others on a marble plate.
10 balsamic strawberry crostini, garnished with small flowers, on a marble plate.

19. Sunshine Lavender Lemon Bars

Lavender Lemon Bars
These enchanting sunshiny lavender lemon bars will become your favorite dessert to serve at any summer party! They look so bright and beautiful, and smell absolutely divine! 
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6 lavender lemon bars on a marble plate, topped with sprigs of lavender and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Lavender lemon bars, topped with fresh lavender on a white marble tray.

20. Lavender Lemon Scones with Honey Butter

Lavender Lemon Scones with Honey Butter
These lavender lemon scones are fluffy, crumbly, floral and perfect for Mother’s Day, a Sunday brunch or cozy tea time. The honey butter adds such a silky, creamy sweetness and they take less than an hour to make!
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Two scones on plates with gold edges with fresh lavender placed on top, beside 2 cut lemons and a bunch of fresh lavender.
Two scones on plates with gold edges with fresh lavender placed on top, beside 2 cut lemons and a bunch of fresh lavender.

I hope your bride loves these recipes as much as I do!

For more inspiration, follow me on INSTAGRAM, on PINTEREST, TIKTOK and FACEBOOK! And if you ever make any of my tasty drinks or treats, take a picture and tag me. I want to see!

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