November Afternoon Tea Recipes and Menu Ideas
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Savor the warmth and charm of the season with November Afternoon Tea Recipes. Add a touch of simple elegance to a month of gratitude and thanksgiving by creating memorable moments with a gathering of friends and family around your tea table.
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As the crisp winds of November sweep through our lives, we find ourselves enveloped in the spirit of gratitude and thanksgiving. In the heart of this enchanting season, we invite you to assemble your dearest friends and cherished family around the tea table, where fragrant brews and delectable morsels await.
“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.”
—Henry David Thoreau
Our November Afternoon Tea Recipes and sumptuous, November menu ideas are designed to help you craft a simple and memorable gathering, setting the stage for cherished moments and warmly ushering in the upcoming holiday season.
The menu is simple and designed to celebrate the essence of Thanksgiving and the joy of sharing.
“Ah! On Thanksgiving day, when from East and from West,
From North and from South come the pilgrim and guest…”
—The Pumpkin by John Greenleaf Whittier
What to Serve for a November Afternoon Tea
As we transition into chillier days, my November Afternoon Tea menu also transitions to warmer flavors and heartier foods, celebrating a month of ample blessings.
Below, you will find recipe links and a sample menu for a fall-themed afternoon tea. While I’ve listed several ideas for three tea courses (savory, scone, and sweets), pair the menu down or add to it depending on your invited guests.
A good rule of thumb for serving an Easy Afternoon Tea is offering one to two types of scones, three savory options, and three sweet offerings, which will fill most tiered stands.
November Afternoon Tea
A November Afternoon Tea setting can be as simple as a collection of seasonal fruit, bundles of rustic wheat sheaves, warmly colored linens, twinkling votives, and the rustic charm of brown transferware like Spode’s Delamere Brown.
Or an elegant and exquisite serving in the dining room with spectacular florals and your favorite china servings.
Afternoon Tea Menu Ideas
November Afternoon Tea Menu
Savory Course
Begin your November Tea Party with a selection of savories. Here are some ideas:
- Sweet Potato Soup
- Kale Pecan Pesto Turkey Tea Sandwiches
- Salmon Salad Tea Sandwiches
- Ginger-Orange Wild Rice Salad
- Turkey and Stuffing Canapes
Scones Course
A scones course is essential to teatime. I like to serve a simple, “plain” scone along with a seasonal offering, and for November, it almost has to be pumpkin.
Sweets Course
These seasonal ingredients are especially lovely during Thanksgiving.
May you have a beautiful month and enjoy teatime whenever possible!
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November Afternoon Tea Party
Savor the warmth and charm of the season with November Afternoon Tea Recipes. Add a touch of simple elegance to a month of gratitude and thanksgiving by creating memorable moments with a gathering of friends and family around your tea table.
SAVORIES COURSE RECIPE IDEAS
Sweet Potato Soup
This Sweet Potato Soup is an incredibly delicious hearty vegetable soup that's naturally vegan, velvety in texture, and fragrant with herbs and spices. And quick to make in 30 minutes or less.
Kale-Pecan Pesto and Turkey Tea Sandwiches
"Turkey and a kale-pecan pesto are layered in these Kale-Pecan Pesto and Turkey Tea Sandwiches. Pictured with Reuben Roulades."
Salmon Salad Tea Sandwiches
A simple and elegant tea sandwich with savory flavors that blend well with autumn tea offerings.
Ginger-Orange Wild Rice Salad in Phyllo Cups
"Wild rice drizzled with fruit vinaigrette is a savory treat in Ginger-Orange Wild Rice Salad in Phyllo Cups."
Turkey & Stuffing Canapes
"These delicious Turkey & Stuffing Canapés are garnished with Pepper & Maple Crème Fraîche and sage."
SCONES COURSE RECIPE IDEAS
Pumpkin Scones with Cinnamon Icing
These easy pumpkin scones are the first thing I bake when fall leaves begin to color. Filled with warm autumn spices, moist and tender, and drizzled with cinnamon icing. They're coffee shop perfect, especially with a morning latte. Or incredibly wonderful with afternoon tea. If you love the combination of pumpkin and chocolate, you might want to try Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Scones.
Royal Currant Scones
A Royal Currant Scones Recipe, from the archives of Queen Elizabeth, to serve with afternoon tea, or anytime you're craving an authentic British-style scone.
SWEETS COURSE RECIPE IDEAS
Pumpkin Tarts with Salted Caramel Nuts
"In her novel Northwood, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale details the makings of a proper New England repast. Chief among the indulgences showcased was “the celebrated pumpkin pie, an indispensable part of a good and true Yankee Thanksgiving.” Also aspiring to this “distinguished niche,” as ascribed by the so-called Mother of Thanksgiving, are our delicious Pumpkin Tarts with Salted Caramel Nuts."
Easy Apple Spice Bundt Cake Recipe for Fall Baking
Apple Spice Bundt Cake is one of the easiest, prettiest, most delicious apple spice cakes you can make and is perfect for an afternoon tea in November. Made with fresh apples and warm fall spices, it’s soft and tender with a stick to your fork moist crumb.
Sweet Potato Cakes with Toasted Meringue
"Sweet potato purée, pumpkin pie spice, and Spiced Meringue Topping create scrumptious Sweet Potato Cakes with Toasted Meringue."
Creamy Pumpkin Icebox Cake
"Slice into our refreshing Creamy Pumpkin Icebox Cake, and discover ribbons of crisp chocolate wafers contrasting silken filling. Serve this frozen dessert chilled or thawed to a mousse-like consistency."
Spiced Sugar Cookie Recipe
Spice Sugar Cookies are soft, buttery, shaped cookies deliciously infused with warm spices and perfect for the season. Whether you serve them for Thanksgiving or as a fall tea cookie.
Foundations of Afternoon Tea
Afternoon Tea Ideas
- Queen Elizabeth Afternoon Tea Recipes
- Taking Afternoon Tea Like the British
- How to Brew Earl Grey Tea
- Favorite 3 Tier Stand for Afternoon Tea
- Shop Teatime Favorites
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- An Autumn Afternoon Tea: Celebrating a Glorious Season
- An Easy Scottish Afternoon Tea to Remember
- Hosting a Christmas Afternoon Tea
- A Winter Afternoon Tea for Chilly, Snowy Days
- Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea
- Easy Irish Afternoon Tea
- Spring Afternoon Tea: Easy Recipes and Ideas
- A Mother’s Day Tea Party
- Easy Summer Afternoon Tea Recipes and Ideas