Spring Afternoon Tea: Easy Recipes and Ideas
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Celebrate the season with an easy Spring Afternoon Tea. Mother's Day is just around the corner, as is a host of spring gatherings, brunches, wedding showers, and of course, tea parties. We've gathered beautiful and delicious spring-appropriate, easy recipes, along with tea and tablescape ideas.
And as we're waiting for the spring blooms, planning our next tea, take time for yourself to get inspired, to plan... and to dream. With tea, of course!
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Gather your friends and family for special spring occasions, whether that be for Mother's Day, brunch, Easter, a wedding shower, breakfast, or a special birthday.
Serve with a spring favorite tea service, or simply something beautiful and white.
It's said that "A well-brewed pot of tea and a teatime menu filled with fresh herbs, fruit, and other springtime delights are all you need to complete the celebration."
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Gorgeous individual arrangements are a beautiful addition that can also serve as place cards. Gather spring blooms like ranunculus and even early blooming roses to add that extra special touch.
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Tea Pairs for Spring Afternoon Tea
Earl Gray Tea: Dessert
Earl Gray Tea is one of the best known black tea blends in the world. With its fruity and even sweet citrusy flavor, it pairs beautifully with the sweets course.
Chamomile Tea: Scones and Desserts
Chamomile is a caffeine-free herbal tea. It has an apple-like flavor which makes it pair well with the scones course and the sweets course.
Mint Tea: Tea Sandwiches and Chocolate
Mint Tea, or Peppermint Tea, is a suburb choice for serving with tea sandwiches, chocolate, and fruit-filled sweets.
White Tea: Scones and Sponge Cakes
White Tea is naturally sweet with a somewhat strong flavor. It's best to avoid serving White Tea with strongly flavored foods but is delicious with lightly flavored scones and sponge cakes.
Lavender Tea:
Lavender Tea is a common Afternoon Tea selection. And is often used as ingredients for scones, sweets, and other baked goods.
Oolong Tea: Salty and Savory Course
Oolong tea has a complex flavor that it pairs beautifully with the savory course or tea snacks that lend toward salty.
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An Easy Spring Afternoon Tea
Traditional Scones
"These Traditional Scones with lemon curd and clotted cream are a wonderful teatime treat."
White-Chocolate-Chip Scones
"Start your gracious event with our flavorful White-Chocolate-Chip Scones paired with Harney & Sons’ Pomegranate Oolong tea."
Lavender Cream Scones
"With its delicate blossoms of purple, a hue often associated with royalty, culinary lavender adds sublime character to freshly baked Lavender Cream Scones. In the Victorian tradition of floriography, the herb symbolizes refinement, grace, and elegance."
Cucumber Tea Sandwiches with Herb Aïoli
"Accents of green on Cucumber Tea Sandwiches with Herb Aïoli, Ham-and-Apricot Pinwheels, and Lobster Salad in Puff Pastry highlight the season’s abundance of tender vegetables and herbs."
Easy Make Ahead Tea Sandwiches
Making afternoon tea sandwiches ahead saves time when planning a spring tea party.
Afternoon tea sandwiches
Keep everyone happy with this delicious spread of sandwiches, perfect for an afternoon tea.
Tea Sandwiches with Edible-Flower Compound Butter
"Compound butters—known for their ease and versatility—can be fully customized to fit any menu or occasion. For our version, whipped butter becomes a creamy canvas for featuring a variety of peppercorns mixed with finely chopped chives, shallot, garlic, and oregano. Pressed into the velvety log, a smattering of radish flowers, society garlic, and oyster leaf lends accents reminiscent of the ingredients for which the buds are named."
Cilantro Mousse
"Peppery radishes find a cool complement in Cilantro Mousse, a silken mixture of cream cheese and sour cream brightened by the lively herb. Lime zest and juice add touches of citrus—flavors well balanced with the bold essence of garlic."
Spring Salad with Creamy Parmesan Vinaigrette
"Guests are certain to appreciate the thoughtful composition of Spring Salad. Ribbons of purple, orange, yellow, and white carrots mingle with other vegetables and soft-cooked eggs in a zesty Parmesan vinaigrette. Red miso, bean flowers, and sage provide the crowning touches."
Vegetable Spring Rolls with Lemon-Herb Vinaigrette
"Blanched chives secure lettuce-wrapped bundles of rainbow carrots, celery, daikon, and alfalfa sprouts for our tasty Vegetable Spring Rolls with Lemon-Herb Vinaigrette. Also highlighting the bounty available this time of year, Pea Crostini showcase fresh pea tendrils, chervil, and micro greens."
Shrimp Mousse Canapés
"Crispy crackers topped with savory shrimp mousse creates a delightful canapé."
Dilled Orange-Salmon Canapés
"Enjoy a light and refreshing trio of savory treats. Serve our Dilled Orange-Salmon Canapés, Walnut-Olive Palmiers, and Cucumber Canapés with Harney & Sons’ 30 Anniversary tea.
Bacon and Egg Pie
"Bacon and Egg Pie offers an homage to the classic English breakfast. Slicing the hearty dish reveals nutritious egg yolks, smoky pork, and a flaky puff pastry crust."
Chocolate Truffle Cakes
"Add a plethora of sweetness to the afternoon tea gathering as the event draws to a close with our toothsome Chocolate Truffle Cakes, Macadamia-Coconut French Macarons, and Lemon Tartlets."
Chocolate Mousse in Chocolate Cups
"Hibiscus tea, an infusion made from the subtropical roselle bloom, adds tartness to the airy dessert filling in our decadent Chocolate Mousse in Chocolate Cups. Raspberries, edible flowers, and a dusting of confectioners’ sugar draw attention to these artful treats."
Carrot Pound Cakes
Whether drizzled with glaze or dusted with confectioners’ sugar—these mini Carrot Pound Cakes make a lasting impression baked in individual portions and finished with a garnish of lavender.
Mini Lemon Pudding Cakes
Mini Lemon Pudding Cakes are a refreshing, melt-in-your-mouth, lemony dream. Simple and quick to make, this dessert magically forms two layers when baked. A light and airy cake on top with a lemon pudding custard on the bottom.
Ombré Berry-and-Yogurt Torte
"Truly a showstopper, frozen Ombré Berry-and-Yogurt Torte features silken layers of blackberry filling atop a crisp caramelized-biscuit crust."
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Hosting an Afternoon Tea or gathering of friends doesn't have to be intimidating and it doesn't have to be difficult. We've gathered some easy recipes and ideas for your next tea.
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