60+ Exciting Baby Gender Reveal Party Ideas

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When a woman is expecting a baby, every person around her is curious about the gender of the baby. To help you announce the gender of your little one in a grand way, we bring you some of the most amazing gender reveal party ideas. The excitement around guessing whether it’s going to be a boy or a girl is unmatched and probably the best part of expecting a baby. With the help of some food recipes and plating ideas, give some clues to your guests to guess the gender of the baby at the baby shower party. This has got to be the cutest idea ever to reveal the gender of your child who’s going to be around all these lovely people very soon.

60+ Gender Reveal Party Food Ideas

Here are some of our favorite gender reveal party food ideas. Most of them are super simple, so you will not have to spend the whole day slogging in the kitchen. Instead, you can easily prepare these and enjoy the day with your guests.

1. Cake pops

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Cake pops are very easy to make and look fabulous. Everyone at the party will love having these bite-sized treats.

You will need:

• 1 cake mix
• 1/3 cup icing
• Candy Melts
• Lollipop sticks
• Sprinkles (optional)

How to make:

• Bake a cake.
• Once the cake has cooled down, crumble it and mix the icing with it so that it is dense but not too gooey.
• Use a scoop (or your hands) to make small balls of the mixture.
• Melt the Candy Melts in the microwave.
• Quickly dip each ball in the melted Candy Melts and place it on a tray.
• Stick in a lollipop stick.
• Add sprinkles, if you are using them.
• When everything is done, refrigerate for 30 minutes or pop them into the freezer for 15 minutes.

Quick tip

Instead of Candy Melts, you can also use real chocolate to customize your preferred style and level of richness.

2. Caprese Skewers

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These elegant Caprese skewers are a simple and classy option. Use colored toothpicks and mozzarella balls dyed with food coloring to match your theme. You can also use blue or pink dishes to serve these.

You will need:

• Cherry tomatoes
• Mozzarella balls
• Fresh basil leaves
• Balsamic glaze

How to make:

• Assemble the skewers with a tomato, mozzarella ball, and basil leaf.
• Drizzle with balsamic glaze.
• Serve with your favorite dip.

3. Polka dot cake

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You must have seen those beautiful cakes with colored frosting inside at other reveals. If you have been wondering how to make them, let us tell you they are super easy to make.

You will need:

• Two eight-inch round layer cakes
• Blue or pink frosting (depending on the gender of the baby)
• White frosting

How to make:

• Place one cake layer on a plate.
• Put a thick layer of white frosting all over the top edge of the layer.
• Spread a cup of pink or blue frosting inside the white circle. Spread it carefully so that there are no accidental reveals before you want. If you wish, you can add more layers of colored and white frosting.
• Place the other layer on top and cover the top and sides with white frosting.

4. Mini BLT Sandwiches

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These bite-sized BLT sandwiches are a savory delight for your guests. Customize them with pink or blue mayo for a gender-reveal twist.

You will need:

• Mini slider buns
• Bacon
• Lettuce
• Tomato slices
• Pink or blue mayo (mix mayonnaise with food coloring)

How to make:

• Cook the bacon until crispy.
• Toast the buns with butter until brown and crispy.
• Spread the colored mayo on each side of the bun and assemble the sandwiches with lettuce, tomato, and crispy bacon.

5. Surprise cupcakes

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If you are not do not want a huge cake at your announcement, try gender reveal cupcakes instead. Everyone loves cupcakes because they are dainty, bite-sized, and tasty. You can decorate your cupcakes according to the sex of the baby and ask the guests to take a bite to reveal.

You will need:

• 2–3 packs of cupcakes (according to the number of guests), or you can bake a batch
• Pink and blue frosting
• 2 piping bags
• Paring knife

How to make:

• Use the paring knife to cut a pit on the top of each cupcake.
• Fill a piping bag halfway with pink frosting and the other half with blue frosting.
• Fill another piping bag with pink or blue food color, based on the sex of your baby.
• Use the color to fill the pit at the top of each cupcake.
• Use the other piping bag to decorate the top of the cupcake such that the filled color is not visible from the outside.

Jenna, a photographer, shares her creative process of cupcake decorations for her gender reveal celebration. She says, “I made the cake and cupcakes. For the decorations on the cupcakes, I melted white chocolate discs and used an icing tube and decorating tip to write out ‘baby’ and hearts on wax paper. I then put the sheets of wax paper on a flat surface in my freezer to harden them. Once they were hardened, they slid right off the wax paper and placed them on the cupcakes (i).”

6. Fruit Pizza

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A fruit pizza is a delicious de­ssert that you can personalize with fruits of your choice, whether pink or blue to match your the­me. The crust made of sugar cookie­s can add a delightful sweetne­ss.

You will need:

• Sugar cookie dough
• Cream cheese frosting
• Assorted fruits  (strawberries, blueberries, etc.)

How to make:

• Roll out the sugar cookie dough into a circle and bake.
• Once cooled, spread cream cheese frosting
• Decorate with colorful fruits and serve.

7. Cotton candy cupcakes

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Here is another awesome gender reveal food idea for cupcake lovers. You might remember your childhood days gorging on cotton candy. These cupcakes take you down that memory lane right when you are about to become a parent to a child yourself now.

You will need:

• Cupcakes
• Frosting (pink or blue)
• Mini cotton candy

How to make:

• You can follow the steps given above for the surprise cupcakes.
• Cover the top of each cupcake with cotton candy.

Do remember

If you don’t want the cotton candy to melt too quickly, put it on top of the frosting seconds before you serve the cupcakes.

8. Mini Tacos

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Mini tacos are always a hit with a crowd and can be tailored to match the theme of revealing the baby’s ge­nder by using pink or blue tortillas or fillings.

You will need:

• Mini taco shells or tortillas
• Ground beef or chicken
• Fillings of your choice (lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, etc.)
• Pink or blue food coloring for tortillas

How to make:

• Prepare the taco filling.
• Warm the mini tortillas.
• Prepare a bowl with a few drops of food coloring and water and use a brush to color the tortillas.
• Assemble the tacos with your choice of fillings.

9. Chocolate-dipped pretzel rods

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Everyone loves pretzels, and these chocolate-dipped pretzel rods are so yummy and gorgeous that your guests will not be able to resist picking up one more. They are also super easy to make — just right for the big reveal.

You will need:

• Pretzel rods
• White Candy Melts
• Pink and blue Candy Melts
• Sprinkles and other candy decoration (optional)

How to make:

• Melt the Candy Melts.
• Pour the candy over two-thirds of the pretzel rods and shake gently to remove the excess.
• Place the pretzels on waxed paper to cool.
• Allow the pretzels to cool completely before coating with another color.
• Allow the pretzels to cool to room temperature before storing. Do not refrigerate.

10. Gender reveal macarons

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Macarons are a de­lectable and delicate­ treat that can be customized with various colors of filling. These sweet and vibrant de­sserts are sure to be a hit among guests.

You will need:

• Macaron shells (store-bought or homemade)
• Pink or blue buttercream or ganache for filling

How to make:

• Lay out the shells on a sheet
• Spread pink or blue buttercream or ganache on one side of one shell and take another shell to sandwich them together.

11. Sweet cereal treats

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Give a healthy twist to your gender reveal party food by adding cereal bars that everyone loves. Cereal bars are not only healthy but also easily available.

You will need:

• Cereal bars of your choice
• Candy Melts in pink or blue

How to make:

• Melt the Candy Melts.
• Dip the cereal bars halfway into the melted candy and place them on waxed paper to set.
• If you want to add an element of surprise, you can add a layer of white candy and sprinkles over the top. Ask your guests to take a bite for the big reveal.

12. Smoothie bar

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Set up a smoothie bar with pink and blue colored smoothies. Let the guests pick the colored smoothie based on their guesses and you can reveal the correct color that corresponds to the baby’s gender.

You will need:

• Colored fruits (strawberries, blueberries, etc)
• Typical smoothie ingredients (yogurt, milk, honey, etc)
• Additional toppings (whipped cream, sprinkles, etc)

How to make:

• Blend the pink fruits and the blue ones with the smoothie ingredients separately.
• Pour the concoction into different clear glasses for guests to see the color.
• Serve with toppings of your choice.

13. Dyed deviled eggs

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Dyed deviled eggs are not only for Easter. You can make beautiful dyed eggs for your gender reveal party, too. Add a twist to the regular dyed egg by deviling it with your favorite filling.

You will need:

• Blue or pink food colors
• Vinegar
• Eggs
• Water
• Wire egg holder

How to make:

• Place the eggs in a vessel and fill it with water. The water should cover the eggs completely.
• Boil the eggs for 12–15 minutes. Let the eggs cool and remove the shells.
• Boil some water in a separate bowl and add a teaspoon of vinegar and the food color.
• Using a wire egg holder, dip each egg in the bowl with the color mixture. Allow each egg to sit for at least ten minutes to absorb the color well.
• Place the eggs on a kitchen towel to dry completely.
• Cut the eggs vertically and add the filling of your choice.

14. Fruit sorbet

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Serve refreshing fruit sorbet in pink or blue flavors to keep guests cool and delighted during your outdoor gender reveal party.

You will need:

• Fruit puree (strawberry for pink or blueberry for blue)
• Sugar
• Lemon juice

How to make:

• Combine fruit puree, sugar, and lemon juice
• Freeze the mixture until it reaches a sorbet consistency.
• Serve in scoops or cups.

15. Pinata cake

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Just use your favorite layer cakes to create a surprise gender reveal cake masterpiece.

You will need:

• 4–5 cake layers
• White frosting
• Pink or blue candies
• Sprinkles

How to make:

• Keep two cake layers intact for the top and the bottom of the cake. Cut a circle in the middle of the other layers.
• Stack the layers on top of each other using frosting.
• Before placing the topmost layer, fill the center of the layers with colored candy.
• Place the uppermost layer and cover it completely with white frosting. Decorate as you like.
• When you cut the cake at your party, the candies in the center will roll down, revealing the gender of your baby.

Point to consider

If the frosting is tender or starts to break, refrigerate it until it becomes spreadable. You can then beat it till it’s light before using it.

16. Cucumber sandwiches

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These­ delicate cucumber sandwiche­s are a timeless option for a ge­nder reveal te­a-party. To add a hint of either pink or blue, consider tinting the cream chee­se.

You will need:

• Thinly sliced cucumber
• Cream cheese
• Pink or blue food coloring
• Bread slices

How to make:

• Tint the cream cheese with food coloring
• Spread it on bread slices, and layer with cucumber slices.
• Cut into small sandwiches.

17. Lemonade

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Every party needs drinks. You can include lemonade for everyone to enjoy. Add a twist to the regular lemonade by giving it a dash of color to make it a gender reveal drink.

You will need:

• Lemons
• Water
• Pink food color or strawberries or raspberries
• Blue curacao syrup or blue food color

How to make:

• Make lemonade.
• Use strawberries, raspberries, or pink food color to make the lemonade pink.
• Use blue curacao syrup or blue food color to make the lemonade blue.
• You can also make colored ice and add it to regular lemonade.

18. Gourmet grilled cheese

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Take your grille­d cheese sandwich to the­ next level with gourme­t varieties featuring unique ingredients. Consider adding touche­s of pink or blue to match your theme.

You will need:

• Artisan bread
• Gourmet cheeses
• Pink or blue ingredients (such as beetroot-infused goat cheese or blueberry compote)

How to make:

• Assemble grilled cheese sandwiches using the colored gourmet cheeses and ingredients.
• Cut into bite-sized pieces for party-friendly servings.

19. Colored popcorn

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Candied colorful popcorn is a great idea to announce the gender of your baby to the world. It tastes great and does the big reveal just as well.

You will need:

• Popcorn kernels
• 2 cups sugar (granulated)
• Water
• Butter
• Pink or blue food color
• Salt

How to make:

• Make the popcorn as per the instructions on the packet.
• In a bowl, bring sugar, water, and butter to boil on medium heat for three minutes. Stir continuously.
• Add food color and salt.
• Pour the mixture over popcorn and stir well to coat evenly.
• Spread on baking sheets and dry for 1–2 hours until the mixture is no longer sticky.
• Store in airtight containers, and serve in paper cones.

20. Mini Pancake Stacks

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Mini pancake stacks are a charming breakfast option. Customize them with pink or blue food coloring and toppings like whipped cream and berries.

You will need:

• Mini pancakes
• Whipped cream
• Pink or blue food coloring
• Fresh berries

How to make:

• Stack mini colored pancakes, alternating with layers of whipped cream and berries.
• Drizzle with pink or blue syrup for an extra touch.

21. Chocolate-covered strawberries

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Everyone loves chocolate-covered strawberries. They are the ultimate luxury food, and they look beautiful and taste fantastic. All you need is some white chocolate instead of the brown one, and you are set.

You will need:

• White chocolate
• Pink or blue food color
• Strawberries

How to make:

• Melt the white chocolate, and add a few drops of food color to it. Mix well.
• Dip each strawberry in the melted chocolate to coat it well. Shake it well to remove the excess.
• Place on waxed paper to cool.

22. Trail mix

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Create a fun trail mix gender reveal by combining pink and blue dried fruits, nuts, and candies. You can package them in individual pouches for the guests.

You will need:

• Pink colored chocolates, dried strawberries or cranberries, etc. for the pink trail mix.
• Blue colored chocolates, blueberry flavored cashews, dried blueberries, etc. for the blue trail mix.

How to make:

• Toss the pink and blue ingredients in separate bowls and mix them together.
• Scoop a little from the bowls into pouches for the guests.
• Cover the two bowls and let the guests take a scoop from the colored bowl that corresponds to the baby’s gender.

23. Babies in a blanket

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Your gender reveal party needs some savory food items too. Babies in a blanket are perfect bite-sized crunchy snacks that your guests can never get enough of.

You will need:

• Frozen puff pastry
• Raspberry or blueberry jam
• Dijon mustard
• Camembert cheese
• Miniature smoked sausages
• 1 large egg
• Water

How to make:

• Thaw the frozen puff pastry. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Unfold the puff pastry and cut it into nine squares. Cut each square into two triangles.
• In a bowl, mix three tablespoons of jam and one tablespoon of mustard. Spread this mixture over the puff pastry triangles.
• Cut the round of cheese in half and cut each half into nine wedges.
• Place a piece of cheese and a sausage on each triangle. Fold the pastry over the sausage and cheese. Press to seal.
• Place the folded puff pastries on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, whisk the egg, and add a tablespoon of water to it. Brush over pastries.
• Bake until golden brown for 15–17 minutes.

24. Fruit-infused water

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Add a refre­shing and healthy touch to your beverage­ options by serving fruit-infused water. Ge­t creative with colorful fruits, according to the gender, and fragrant herbs for a customizable­ experience.

You will need:

• Water
• Pink or blue fruits (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries)
• Fresh herbs (mint or basil)

How to make:

• Fill a pitcher with water.
• Add sliced pink or blue fruits and fresh herbs.
• Allow it to infuse before serving.

25. Surprise cookies

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Your guests will be really surprised when these gender reveal cookies are on the food list. Use candy coating disks to reveal the baby’s sex and watch your guests admiring your ingenuity.

You will need:

• Butter
• Confectioners’ sugar
• Vanilla cream
• Flour
• Toasted and finely chopped pecans, almonds, and walnuts
• Pink or blue candy-coating disks
• Salt

How to make:

• Take butter, sugar, and vanilla cream in a large bowl and whisk till light and fluffy.
• In another bowl, mix flour and salt, and add in the creamed mixture in batches.
• Whisk well, stir in nuts, and refrigerate for an hour or more. The texture of the mixture should be firm.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Shape dough into balls and place on a baking
• Insert a candy-coating disk into the center of each cookie and cover the disk completely.
• Bake for 12–15 minutes until the bottoms are light brown.
• Take confectioners’ sugar in a bowl and roll the cookies in it while still warm.
• Cool completely.

26 Candied apples

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Create candied apples with pink or blue coatings for a sweet and crunchy treat that adds a splash of color to your party.

You will need:

• Apples
• Pink or blue candy coating
• Sticks

How to make:

• Dip apples into melted candy coating.
• Insert sticks, and let them cool.

27. Confetti Oreos

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Everyone loves Oreos. So, use this love for Oreos to your advantage, and include them in your gender reveal party.

You will need:

• Oreos
• White chocolate
• Pink or blue food coloring
• Sprinkles

How to make:

• Melt the white chocolate and mix a few drops of food color in it.
• Dip Oreos in the melted chocolate and add some sprinkles to them.
• Place on a waxed sheet to cool.

28. Frozen yogurt bark

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Create a healthy and colorful dessert with frozen yogurt bark. Customize it with pink or blue fruits and toppings.

You will need:

• Greek yogurt
• Pink or blue fruits (strawberries, blueberries)
• Honey
• Granola

How to make:

• Mix yogurt with honey
• Spread it on a baking sheet.
• Add fruits and granola.
• Freeze and break into pieces before serving.

29. Marshmallow pops

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Give your guests these super soft and sweet marshmallow pops. They are super easy to make and look pretty.

You will need:

• Marshmallows
• White chocolate
• Pink or blue food color
• Lollipop sticks

How to make:

• Push a lollipop stick into each marshmallow.
• Melt the chocolate and add food color.
• Leave some white melted chocolate for decorations.
• Dip the marshmallows in the melted chocolate.
• Drizzle the rest of the white chocolate on the marshmallows and allow them to cool.

30. Meringue cookies

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Make light and airy meringue cookies with pink or blue food coloring. These delicate treats will melt in your mouth.

You will need:

• Egg whites
• Sugar
• Pink or blue food coloring

How to make:

• Beat egg whites and sugar until stiff peaks form
• Add food coloring, and pipe onto baking sheets.
• Bake until crisp.

31. Berry bars

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These yummy berry bars are one of the best ways to announce the sex of your baby to the world. They are easy to make, delicious, and unique, so your guests will remember the treat for days.

You will need:

• 1 ½ cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup butter or shortening
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch salt
• 4 cups raspberries or blueberries
• 3 tsp cornstarch

How to make:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease your baking pan.
• Whisk together one cup of sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, butter, and egg. The dough should be crumbly.
• Pour half of this dough into the baking pan.
• Mix the remaining half cup of sugar, the cornstarch, and the berries.
• Pour this mixture over the dough in the baking pan.
• If there is any dough remaining, crumble it over the berries.
• Bake in the oven for around 45 minutes till the top is golden.

32. Sushi rolls

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Impress your gue­sts with a delightful surprise by creating sushi rolls fille­d with pink or blue ingredients. Ge­t creative and use de­licious and safe veggie options to give your sushi rolls a unique twist.

You will need:

• Sushi rice
• Nori (seaweed sheets)
• Pink or blue veggies

How to make:

• Prepare sushi rice and spread it on nori.
• Add pink or blue ingredients, and roll tightly.
• Slice into bite-sized pieces.

33. Cutie cookies

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If you love baking cookies, this food idea is right up your alley. All you need is a baby-themed cookie cutter, and you are set for the party. Decorate the cookies with colored icing for the big reveal.

You will need:

• Cookie dough
• Pink or blue frosting
• White frosting

How to make:

• Roll out the cookie dough.
• Cut it into different shapes using your favorite cookie cutter, and bake.
• Decorate with pink or blue frosting and use white frosting to decorate.

34. Cheese balls

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Create a savory cheese ball coated in pink or blue nuts for a flavorful and eye-catching appetizer. Alternatively, you can use a pink or blue filling for the surprise element.

You will need:

• Cream cheese
• Nuts (pistachios, almonds)
• Pink or blue colored filling

How to make:

• Shape cream cheese into a ball.
• Coat with crushed nuts or fill with the colored fillings.

35. Cotton candy toast

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Here’s another cute drink you can include in your gender reveal party. It comes with cotton candy on the side, denoting the baby’s sex.

You will need:

• Raspberry or blueberry syrup
• Sparkling grape juice or sparkling water
• Pink or blue cotton candy

How to make:

• Mix raspberry or blueberry syrup with sparkling grape juice.
• Place a mini cotton candy on the rim of the glass.

36. Frosted animal crackers

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Customize frosted animal crackers with pink or blue icing for a nostalgic and adorable snack.

You will need:

• Animal crackers
• Pink or blue icing

How to make:

• Frost animal crackers with pink or blue icing in fun designs.

37. Ice cream bowls and cones

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If you are throwing a gender reveal party in summer, you may as well include lots of ice cream. And where there is ice cream, there are bowls and cones. You can decorate these in the colors of your baby’s sex and enjoy distributing them among guests.

You will need:

• Wafer ice cream cones and bowls
• White chocolate
• Pink or blue food color

How to make:

• Melt the white chocolate and add food color.
• Dip the wafer cones and cups in the chocolate, just enough to cover the rim.
• Place on a kitchen towel to cool and set.

38. Mini tartlets

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Serve mini tartlets with pink or blue fillings like strawberry or blueberry for a delightful dessert option.

You will need:

• Mini tart shells
• Pink or blue fillings (strawberry curd, blueberry compote)

How to make:

• Fill tart shells with your choice of pink or blue fillings.

39. Sherbet punch

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This punch will surely be a hit at your party. Customize the color of the sherbet punch, and you are all set with your gender reveal punch.

You will need:

• Raspberry/strawberry/blueberry ice cream
• Ginger ale
• Frozen raspberries or blueberries

How to make:

• Scoop the ice cream in a punch bowl or individual cups.
• Pour ginger ale slowly over the ice cream. It will fizz a lot.
• Let the drink sit for at least ten minutes so that the ice cream melts into the soda.
• Decorate with frozen berries and serve with a straw and a spoon.

40. Rice cakes

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Create rice cakes with pink or blue yogurt coating and decorate them with colorful toppings like M&Ms.

You will need:

• Rice cakes
• Pink or blue yogurt coating
• Colorful toppings

How to make:

• Dip rice cakes in melted yogurt coating.
• Add toppings, and let them set

41. Cotton candy Oreo truffles

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Cotton candy Oreos are the lightest and fluffiest tasting Oreos. You can now use these heavenly Oreos and make them into tasty truffles covered with pink or blue color.

You will need:

• Cotton candy Oreos
• Cream cheese (softened)
• Blue or pink candy melts

How to make:

• Put the Oreos in a food processor and pulse until fine. If you don’t have a food processor, place the cookies in a Ziploc bag and roll a rolling pin over them until finely crushed.
• Mix cream cheese with the powder till the dough is smooth.
• Make one-inch balls from the dough and place them on waxed paper.
• Freeze the truffles for an hour.
• Melt the candy melts.
• Remove the truffles from the freezer, reshape them to the desired shape, and dip in melted candy using a fork or a toothpick. Make sure the truffles are coated evenly.
• Place on waxed paper and allow the chocolate to settle.
• Store in an airtight container and refrigerate until ready to serve.

42. Mini cheesecakes

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Serve mini cheesecakes with fruits for a creamy and fruity dessert option.

You will need:

• Mini cheesecakes
• Raspberry, strawberry, or blueberry

How to make:

• Top mini cheesecakes with your choice of fruit that matches your gender-reveal party theme.

43. Muddy buddies

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Muddy buddies are everyone’s favorite, and no one will be able to refuse them. Pink and blue muddy buddies for gender reveal parties are the easiest and tastiest treats you can offer your guests.

You will need:

• Rice or corn cereal (or a combination of both)
• White vanilla baking chips
• Peanut butter
• Butter
• Vanilla
• Powdered sugar
• Pink or blue edible glitter or sprinkles
• Pink or blue and white candy-coated chocolate candies

How to make:

• Pour nine cups of cereal into a large bowl.
• Microwave white vanilla baking chips, peanut butter, and butter, stirring in intervals till the mixture is smooth.
• Add vanilla and pour the mixture over the cereal evenly.
• Spread on waxed paper to cool.
• Add the chocolate candies.
• Store in airtight containers until ready to serve.

44. Color-changing lemonade

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Surprise your guests with a magical color-changing lemonade. This interactive drink transforms from blue to pink (or vice versa) as it’s poured.

You will need:

• Lemonade
• Blueberry lavender tea (for blue) or strawberry herbal tea (for pink)
• Lemon wedges for garnish

How to make:

• Brew a strong batch of blueberry lavender tea (blue) or strawberry herbal tea (pink) and let it cool.
• Fill glasses with lemonade.
• Add a splash of the prepared tea to each glass, and watch the color change.
• Garnish with lemon wedges.

45. Cookie dough M&M truffles

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Cookie dough is a very versatile ingredient that you can find in your kitchen. Cookie dough truffles with M&Ms taste heavenly and are very easy to make for your gender reveal party.

You will need:

• Cookie dough
• Pink or blue M&Ms
• Chocolate

How to make:

• Roll the cookie dough into bite-sized balls and put M&Ms in them.
• Freeze these balls for 15–20 minutes.
• Melt the chocolate.
• Dip the balls in the chocolate.
• Decorate with white chocolate or sprinkles.

46. Savory pastries

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These savory pastries hide the gender reveal secret inside flaky puff pastry. Fill them with spinach and colored cheese based on the gender of your baby.

You will need:

• Puff pastry sheets
• Spinach and food color-tinted cheese
• Egg wash (1 beaten egg with a splash of water)

How to make:

• Roll out the puff pastry and cut it into squares or circles.
• Spoon your chosen filling onto one-half of each pastry piece.
• Fold the pastry over the filling to create a triangle or half-moon shape.
• Seal the edges with a fork.
• Brush with egg wash and bake according to the puff pastry package instructions.

47. Nutter Butter baby face cookies

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Nutter Butter cookies are super cute and are always a hit for a crowd. For a gender reveal party, make baby faces out of them, and turn them into cute cookies everyone will adore.

You will need:

• Nutter Butter cookies
• Pink or blue Candy Melts
• Black icing marker

How to make:

• Melt the Candy Melts.
• Dip each cookie halfway in the melt.
• Place on waxed paper to cool.
• Using the icing marker, draw two dots for the eyes on the upper half of the cookie.

48. Pomegranate guacamole

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Impress your guests with pomegranate guacamole, featuring the vibrant red seeds of pomegranates mixed into creamy avocado.

You will need:

• Avocados
• Pomegranate seeds
• Lime juice
• Red onion
• Cilantro
• Salt and pepper

How to make:

• Mash ripe avocados and mix them with lime juice to prevent browning.
• Add finely chopped red onion and cilantro.
• Gently fold in pomegranate seeds.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve with tortilla chips or veggie sticks.

49. Surprise donuts

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Donuts are an all-time favorite snack. Use gender reveal donuts to wow your guests and do the big reveal.

You will need:

• Donuts
• Pink or blue chocolate candy

How to make:

You can make it in two ways:

• Melt the chocolate and coat the donuts with it. You may decorate them with sprinkles.
• Slit the donut and place the candy inside. Heat in a microwave and cover with frosting.

50. Stuffed mushrooms

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These delectable stuffed mushrooms hide a pink or blue cream cheese or goat cheese filling.

You will need:

• Baby portobello mushrooms
• Strawberry cream cheese (for pink) or goat cheese (for blue)
• Fresh herbs
• Olive oil
• Garlic

How to make:

• Remove the stems from the mushrooms and set aside.
• Mix the cream cheese or goat cheese with finely chopped herbs and minced garlic.
• Stuff the mushroom caps with the cheese mixture.
• Drizzle with olive oil and bake until tender.

51. Bite-sized pretzels

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Here is another take on pretzels. This time the pretzels are bite-sized and dipped in chocolate, so they are a perfect mix of sweet and spicy.

You will need:

• Pretzels
• White chocolate
• Pink or blue food colors
• Sprinkles

How to make:

• Melt the chocolate and mix the food
• Dip the pretzels in it and place on waxed paper to cool.

52. Mini quiches

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These mini quiches are not only adorable but also customizable. Fill them with ingredients like beetroot and other such ingredients for pink or blue cheese for blue.

You will need:

• Mini quiche pastry shells (store-bought or homemade)
• Eggs
• Milk or cream
• Your choice of filling
• Salt
• Pepper

How to make:

• Preheat the oven and prepare mini quiche pastry shells.
• Whisk together eggs, milk or cream, salt, and pepper to create a base.
• Fill each pastry shell with your chosen fillings.
• Pour the egg mixture over the fillings.
• Bake until the quiches are set and lightly browned.

53. Licorice straws

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Give your guests something to chew on with these delightful licorice straws that are available in the market in pink and blue. They come in watermelon and blue raspberry flavors and are something that everyone loves.

54. Pita pocket sandwiches

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These pita pocket sandwiches are a flavorful choice with pink or blue fillings. Consider grilled chicken with raspberry vinaigrette for pink or roast beef with blue cheese for blue.

You will need:

• Pita pockets (pink or blue if available, or regular)
• Grilled chicken (pink) or roast beef (blue)
• Raspberry vinaigrette dressing (pink) or blue cheese dressing (blue)

How to make:

• Cut the pita pockets in half and gently warm them.
• Fill with grilled chicken or roast beef.
• Drizzle with raspberry vinaigrette dressing for pink or blue cheese dressing for blue.

55. Fortune cookies

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This fortune cookie will tell the guests not the future but the sex of your child. Isn’t that a cool idea?

You will need:

• Fortune cookies
• Chits of paper with the text, “It’s a boy/girl!”

How to make:

• Open the cookie by placing it on a wet towel and microwaving it.
• Pill the flaps open quickly.
• Quickly place a paper chit inside, fold it back and place over the edge of a glass to get the original shape back.
• Ask your guests to take one each and pull it at the same time for the big reveal.

56. Stuffed bell peppers

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Stuffed bell peppers are a satisfying dish for any party. Fill them with pink (tomato and cheese) or blue (blue potatoes and cheese) ingredients.

You will need:

• Bell peppers (red, orange, or yellow for contrast)
• Ground beef or meat substitute
• Tomatoes (pink) or blue potatoes (blue)
• Cheese (pink or blue, based on the filling)

How to make:

• Cut the tops off the bell peppers and remove the seeds and membranes.
• Brown ground beef or prepare your meat substitute.
• Mix in either diced tomatoes (for pink) or boiled and mashed blue potatoes (for blue).
• Fill the peppers with the mixture and top with shredded cheese of the corresponding color.
• Bake until the peppers are tender and the cheese is melted.

57. Chocolate covered Oreos

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Here’s another Oreos recipe that you will love. Surprise your guests with this delicious treat.

You will need:

• Oreos
• Pink or blue sprinkles
• Chocolate

How to make:

• Melt the chocolate.
• Open each Oreo cookie and stick the sprinkles liberally on the cream.
• Dip the upper half of each cookie in melted chocolate.
• Place on a waxed paper to cool.

58. Berry parfait cups

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Create delightful berry parfait cups with layers of pink and blue yogurt, and fresh berries.

You will need:

• Greek yogurt (pink and blue)
• Fresh berries (raspberries for pink, blueberries for blue)
• Honey (optional)

How to make:

• Layer pink and blue Greek yogurt in individual cups or glasses.
• Add fresh strawberries for pink or blueberries for blue.
• Drizzle with honey if desired.
• Serve chilled.

59. M&Ms

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If you are in the mood for something naughty but do not want to prepare something elaborate, you can opt for M&Ms with and without nuts and place them in separate bowls with the signs “Nuts” for a boy and “No Nuts” for a girl.

60. Avocado toast bar

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Create­ a customizable avocado toast station with an array of toppings, including pink and blue ingredient options. Guests can then de­sign their own gender-re­veal toasts, based on their guesses, using ripe avocado slices and toast as the­ base.

You will need:

• Ripe avocados
• Sliced bread or toast
• Pink toppings (e.g., sweet potato, beets, grapefruit slices)
• Blue toppings (e.g., blueberries, blue cheese)
• Other toppings (e.g., tomatoes, eggs)
• Spreads (e.g., cream cheese, hummus)

How to make:

• Set up a toast station with avocado slices, toast, and various toppings.
• Allow guests to assemble their own avocado toasts with their choice of pink and blue toppings.

61. Colorful salsa trio

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Serve a trio of colorful salsas for your guests to enjoy. Prepare a traditional tomato salsa (red), a fruity mango salsa (pink), and a blueberry salsa (blue). Provide tortilla chips for dipping.

You will need:

• Tomatoes, mangoes, and blueberries
• Onion, cilantro, and lime
• Pink and blue food coloring (for mango and blueberry salsa)
• Tortilla chips

How to make:

• Dice tomatoes for the red salsa, mangoes for the pink salsa, and blueberries for the blue salsa.
• Prepare each salsa with diced onion, cilantro, and lime juice.
• Add pink and blue food coloring to the mango and blueberry salsa, respectively.
• Serve the colorful salsas with tortilla chips.

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