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These delightful Christmas Eve Tea Sandwiches are both festive and scrumptious. Made with simplicity in mind, they truly capture the essence of the holiday season with their vibrant red, white, and green colors. Perfect for any occasion, whether it’s a grand buffet, a lavish feast, or a casual open house, these finger sandwiches are a festive addition!

Top view of Christmas Eve Tea Sandwiches on a white oval platter with a holly sprig.

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Christmas Eve is often a busy day. Whether you open presents on Christmas Eve, attend midnight services, or simply gather with friends or family, food offerings should be simple to prepare, delicious, and festive.

These tea sandwiches are all of the above. Served on their side, the colors of Christmas are evident with bright green spinach leaves, brilliant red or roasted red peppers, and the white creamy slices of mozzarella.

Christmas Eve Tea

Christmas Eve shouldn’t be an exception if you partake in a daily tea. If teatime isn’t part of your regular activity, Christmas Eve is a perfect day for teatime.

Whether you’re serving at the traditional afternoon hours of teatime or are looking for ideas for a buffet later in the day, these simple-to-make tea sandwiches are a delightful addition.

One of our most popular holiday posts is Hosting a Christmas Afternoon Tea. There you can find more ideas for a festive teatime. For more sandwich ideas, see Easy Make Ahead Tea Sandwiches.

Top view of ingredients for Christmas Eve Tea Sandwiches on a white background.

Christmas Eve Tea Sandwiches Ingredients

Ingredient measurements are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post, but here are some notes on the ingredients I use:

Baby spinach leaves: These are my favorite choice for this tea sandwich, but you can substitute spinach for your favorite green. Rocket or any other bright green would work just as well. Just be sure to rinse and dry before assembling the sandwiches.
Mozzarella slices: I like to buy these presliced for convenience.
Roasted red peppers: Nothing is better than roasted red bell peppers for a brilliant red color. While you can roast and skin your own, the jarred variety is very convenient. Be sure to blot them with a towel to remove excess moisture before assembling the tea sandwiches.
Sandwich Bread: Use your favorite bread for these finger sandwiches. Italian bread holds its shape nicely, as does focaccia. But regular market bread works just as well.
Softened butter to spread over the bread before assembling.
Salt and pepper to taste for flavor.

How to Make Christmas Eve Tea Sandwiches

Step-by-step instructions are also in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

I like to freeze the slices of bread before making tea sandwiches for easy slicing, but this step is optional!

Step 1: Make the Finger Sandwiches

Onto four slices of bread, spread a thin layer of butter. Then layer spinach leaves followed by mozzarella slices, and finally roasted red pepper slices. Top the tea sandwiches with the remaining bread slices.

Step 2: Cutting the Sandwiches

Using a very sharp knife, remove the crusts from the sandwiches and slice them into three fingers.

Depending on the size of your bread, you can get as many as 3 fingers per sandwich. The size of the fingers is up to you, but generally, tea sandwiches are about 2 fingers in width.

Step 3: Displaying the Tea Sandwiches

Display the tea sandwiches on a serving tray on their side so the festive colors show!