No-Stress Galentine’s food ideas for your best Mom friends
If you’re looking to host a Mom’s night out with your friends, you’ll love all these Galentine’s food ideas for stress-free hosting. From charcuterie additions to fuss-free meals, and tea party girly desserts that won’t take a lot of effort, there’s lots here to keep you from stressing as a host and enjoying time with your friends.
It’s been a while since I hosted a Mom’s night out with my friends, but man when we do that, it is such a nice escape from the everyday pace of taking care of our families around the clock. Moms need breaks too, and hosting a Mom’s Night Out/Galentine’s Party can be an easy way to give your friends just that.
These Galentine’s party food ideas will help you pull together a simple party to celebrate your girl friends. All of these recipes with maybe one indulgent exception can be made quickly to be enjoyed on their own or as an addition to charcuterie or a potluck meal.
All About Galentine’s Day
From the show Parks and Recreation, Galentine’s Day is celebrated on February 13th. It’s not a replacement for Valentine’s, but really a chance to celebrate female friendships.
Whatever the origin, it’s a good excuse to hang out with your lady friends, eating fun food and enjoying each others’ company.
Brunch foods, charcuterie, easy party foods, and fun finger foods, and mini desserts are all great choices to add to your Galentine’s menu. If there’s lots of pink and chocolate and build-your-own sandwiches, all the better. Galentine’s does not need to feature the high-pressure expensive Valentine’s restaurant experience of overly fancy food and high prices. You’re hanging out with your friends after all!
Moms, all your lady friends. Dads can take the kids during the party, which your kids will love anyway (Dads always serve kids the fun foods moms disapprove of, am I right?!).
Think brunch foods, fun appetizers and charcuterie, stress-free build your own kind of small sandwiches, and cute desserts.
Just hanging out and enjoying each others’ friendship is plenty, but if you’d like a low-stress White Elephant is a fun add-on to your party. Keep it cheap–$10 or less, and wrap up one of your favorite treats you think another guest will enjoy. You could also decorate cupcakes or cookies (see the Samoa cookies and Lemon Buttermilk mini cakes below) as part of your party.
Build your own Galentine’s Menu
Sweet Brunch recipes for Galentine’s
Treat your friends to sweet brunch treats. All these serve a crowd and have a lot of bang for your buck in preparation.
Overnight Strawberry Jam Rolls are the morning hack you need
With dough made up overnight, you can make up these rolls with just about 20 minutes active time without stress for a casual brunch. They make a nice change from cinnamon rolls and feature gorgeous Valentine’s red from strawberry jam.
Strawberry Crumb Cake with marzipan filling to feed a crowd
This modern take on traditional German Erdbeerstreuselkuchen(strawberry cake with streusel) is a cheat code for feeding a lot of people when you’re short on time. The added marzipan layer adds a special touch perfect for Galentine’s treats.
The most tender German crumb cake for better coffee
Whatever fruit you have on hand can go on top this easy to make no-fuss coffee cake for one of the best brunch treats around. Raspberries, blueberries, or cherries are all nice choices for Galentine’s Day.
Potluck breads
If you’d rather potluck it for Galentine’s, all these breads are an easy add to your menu. Just pair them with some sliced meats for build-your-own sandwich stations. You could also add them to a hearty soup, chili, or meatballs for simple sliders. These breads are such an easy way to fill out a meal, and all are proven family favorites.
Homemade Hawaiian Sweet Rolls are so much better than the package
Ultra soft rolls perfect for party sandwiches and sliders. You could reach for the package, but these little rolls are so so much tastier.
Deli Rye Pan Buns for the most perfect Reuben sliders
Easy to make savory rye buns that are the perfect base for meaty sliders. Any kind of beefy sandwich was made for bread like this with its deep savory flavors and delicious tang of rye.
Hot Honey Beer Bread is crazy easy and so so good
Fast and easy, this one-bowl wonder can be in your oven in 5 minutes to reward you with the smells of beer and spice and sweetness for the next hour. It can go with sausage gravy for brunch sandwiches as easily as it can a side next to a white chicken chili.
Copycat Outback bread recipe to make your family happy
Make these easy soft whole wheat loaves with just a bit of molasses that go with just about every dinner under the sun. Treat your gal pals to a steakhouse experience at home without the crazy prices.
How to make Homemade Pita Bread that puffs up every time
This soft fluffy homemade pita is 1000% better than its cardboard facsimile you can buy. Next to beet hummus, marinated olives plus some roasted chicken and vegetables, you have an easy Galentine’s party main dish your friends will savor.
Fun Appetizers and Charcuterie accompaniments
All of these crackers and simple appetizers go great with cheese and drinks! If your squad is filled with charcuterie lovers, these recipes have you covered. The cheese crackers alone will be a revelation unto themselves. You’re welcome in advance.
Homemade Cheese Crackers are miles better than the box
Think Cheez-its but a million times better, these cheese crackers are so easy to make and just as snackable without trashy ingredients. Because you’re making them, you can easily pick a cheese to go with your charcuterie choices for a fancy pants cracker without the fancy pants prices of packaged crackers.
Cheese straws are perfect last minute appetizer when you have hungry guests
Take awesome puff pastry and make it into the easiest and best looking appetizer in these incredible cheese straws. Set these out on their own or with olives and charcuterie for something you’ll find your guests sneaking the whole night.
Pesto Monkey Bread is the savory appetizer that’ll make your house smell amazing
Pull apart pesto bread covered in a garlicky herby pesto sauce and lots of cheese; this is the perfect appetizer bread for any get together.
Puff pastry pizza is the easiest homemade pizza yet
A quick to make weeknight pizza built on ultra flaky puff pastry and topped with whatever meats and cheese you have on hand, this pizza is a great quick meal or a fun appetizer pizza that just needs some light fizzy drinks.
Bacon Monkey Bread is all the best parts of Fall
This ultra savory pull apart bread with flavors of butternut squash, bacon, blue cheese and caramelized onions is the perfect accompaniment for drinks and light appetizers. Next to a charcuterie board, you’ll be set for a snacky dinner with your friends.
Hushpuppies are an easy last minute appetizer
These little guys are dangerously easy to make. Don’t be intimidated by the frying; keep it to a small pot and you won’t use up much oil or create too much of a mess.
Cute Desserts
Every good party needs a good dessert, and these mini cute desserts are perfect for a girly get together like Galentine’s Day. All of these come together quickly and make for lovely, handheld treats that look great on tiny plates with a cup of coffee to go with your good conversation.
Mini cranberry tarts are insanely simple and so so pretty
Simple little tartlets with a puff pastry shell, a spoonful of cranberry curd, and a dollop of cranberry whipped cream frosting.
Make these adorable mini strawberry tarts now
Sugar cookie shells filled with luscious vanilla pastry cream and chopped strawberries, topped with a strawberry slice. These cutesy tarts are a perfect 2 bite dessert for Spring or Summer get togethers.
Mini Raspberry Chocolate Tarts for an easy Valentine’s treat
Adorable little tarts made with puff pastry shells filled with luscious chocolate pastry cream and raspberry jam and topped with fresh raspberries for an elegant Valentine’s dessert that’s super simple to pull off.
Palmiers are stupid easy to make and maybe the best thing from puff pastry
Crispy little heart pastries made from puff pastry sprinkled with what will seem like a lot of sugar. Be not afraid; there’s actually not that much sugar in these incredibly flaky, buttery, simple pastries. If the beautifully caramelized edges and crispy loveliness don’t win you over, you may need to check if you’re okay.
These lemon buttermilk strawberry mini cakes are secretly easy
Adorable strawberry mini cakes with lemon buttermilk cake and sandwiched with whipped cream and strawberry slices. These are great little cakes to assemble together with friends. All you need to do is make the sheet of cake ahead of time, and then you can make up your cakes as a simple party project. They’re like cupcakes but even cuter.
Bigger better homemade Samoa cookies (copycat)
The only semi-time consuming cookie on this list, these cookies would make a great group project for your Galentine’s party. You could make the shortbread bases and caramel ahead of time and then assemble them as part of your party for a hands-on indulgent dessert everyone will love.
Crazy easy apple tarts might be better than apple pie
Cute handheld tarts made quickly with puff pastry go great with a scoop of butter pecan ice cream. Way easier than apple pie, these little tarts are the secret shortcut to a simple apple dessert any time of year.
Galentine’s Party food ideas
Treat your girl friends to a fun party with easy charcuterie accompaniments, cute desserts, potlucks breads, and sweet brunch favorites.
