Looking for minnie mouse theme party food inspiration? (These top 5 recipes are super easy and taste great)

Okay, so the kid’s party was coming up, and the theme was set: Minnie Mouse all the way. Naturally, that meant the food had to match. I figured, how hard could it be? Well, it takes a bit of planning, let me tell ya.

Looking for minnie mouse theme party food inspiration? (These top 5 recipes are super easy and taste great)

Getting Started – The Plan

First thing I did was sit down and brainstorm. What screams Minnie Mouse? Red, white polka dots, black, and those iconic ears, right? So, I thought about foods I could easily shape or color. Didn’t want anything too complicated because, let’s be real, I’d be doing this mostly myself while juggling other party prep.

My list ended up looking something like this:

  • Minnie ear sandwiches
  • Pink “bow” pasta salad
  • Oreo “ears” cupcakes
  • Red fruit salad
  • Maybe some simple cookies with bows

Seemed manageable. The key was finding cutters and easy recipes.

Hitting the Shops

Next step, shopping. I needed the usual groceries – bread, sandwich fillings (ham, cheese, peanut butter – covering the bases), pasta, mayo, some veggies for the salad, cupcake mix (yeah, I took a shortcut there, no shame), frosting, Oreos, red fruits like strawberries and watermelon, cookie dough (another shortcut!), and red food coloring. Critically, I hunted down a circle cutter and a smaller one, figuring I could make the Minnie ears shape myself. Also grabbed some red ribbon for decoration, just in case.

Making the Magic Happen

Alright, kitchen time. Started with the sandwiches. Pretty straightforward. Made the sandwiches as usual. Then I took the large circle cutter for the main head shape. For the ears, I used the smaller circle cutter, cutting two small circles per sandwich. I carefully placed the ‘ears’ slightly overlapping the ‘head’ on the serving platter. Looked pretty decent, actually. Made a whole bunch of these.

Looking for minnie mouse theme party food inspiration? (These top 5 recipes are super easy and taste great)

Then, the pasta salad. I cooked up some bow-tie pasta – felt appropriate. Mixed it with mayo, a tiny bit of red food coloring to get that pinkish hue (didn’t want it neon red), some chopped celery, and a little salt and pepper. Kept it simple. Chilled it in the fridge.

Cupcakes were next. Used the box mix, baked them according to the instructions. While they cooled, I whipped up some basic white buttercream frosting. Frosted them all. Now for the Minnie part: I took regular Oreos, twisted them open, and used half (the one with the cream is easier to stick). I stuck two Oreo halves into the frosting on top of each cupcake to make the ears. Looked instantly like Minnie! Some folks add a little red bow made of frosting or candy, but I kept it simple with just the ears. They were a big hit.

The fruit salad was easy peasy. Just chopped up strawberries, watermelon, some raspberries. Anything red or pink went in. Nice and fresh.

Last minute, I decided to do the cookies. Used store-bought sugar cookie dough. Rolled it out, used the same circle cutter as the sandwiches. Baked them. Once cool, I tried piping little red bows with some red icing I bought in a tube. My piping skills aren’t great, they looked a bit wonky, but hey, they tasted fine and added to the theme.

Setting It All Up

Arranged everything on the table. Put the sandwiches on a big platter, the pasta salad in a nice bowl, cupcakes on a tiered stand, fruit salad in another bowl. Scattered some black and red napkins. Stood back, looked okay! Felt like a proper Minnie spread.

Looking for minnie mouse theme party food inspiration? (These top 5 recipes are super easy and taste great)

It was a bit of work, definitely took a few hours, but seeing the kids get excited about the Minnie ear sandwiches and cupcakes made it totally worth it. Simple ideas, mostly easy to execute, and it really tied the theme together. Done and dusted.

By lj

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