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The Ultimate High Tea Recipes You Can Easily Make

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12 Apr
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Delicious selection of high tea recipes. A high tea party is the perfect meal for a special celebration. It is great for mother’s day, a baby shower, a special birthday, or just to have a great time with the girls.

It can be difficult knowing what food to organize, but these easy high tea recipes will make that job so much easier for you. Everything you need for that special high tea is here.


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Last year for Mother’s day we went to a local winery who served up the most scrumptious high tea.  In the background they had organised a singer with his guitar and it was such a relaxing way to spend the afternoon.

If you have never been to a high tea, you might be wondering what actually is a high tea party?

Well in the simplest form, a high tea is a British tradition of drinking tea whilst eating a light meal composed of tiny sandwiches and savories, scones and sweet pastries.

If you are a Downton Abbey fan, you have probably seen the cast enjoying a high tea on more than one occasion.

I absolutely LOVE a high tea. It must be the British roots coming out in me.

But, it’s not possible for everyone to go to an organised high tea, so why not bring it to the home.

Of course it doesn’t have to be just for mother’s day, but it’s a pretty good excuse isn’t it!

To make it easy for you, I have divided the high tea recipes into relevant sections.  If you were to make them all, you would definitely have a high tea to remember.

Savory High Tea Recipes

1. Mushroom Asparagus Mini Quiches

Source: Home Cooking Memories

It wouldn’t be right to have a high tea without some kind of quiche and these Mushroom asparagus mini quiches fit the bill perfectly.

Mushroom & Asparagus Mini Quiches

2. Asparagus & Goats Cheese Tarts

Source: Kaytlyn’s Kitchen

I love the look of these asparagus and goats cheese tarts and I think they would be the perfect high tea recipe.

Serve them straight out of the oven, or cold. They would taste delicious either way.

Asparagus & Goats Cheese Tarts

3. Cheesy Sausage Crescent Ring

Source: My Suburban Kitchen

This cheesy sausage crescent ring would be prefect to slice up and add to your high tea display.

Cheesy Sausage Ring

4. Empanadas With Smoky Cheese Dip

Source: Snappy Gourmet

These empanadas with a smoky cheese dip would be a real hit at the high tea.

Stuffed with sausages and egg, they look incredibly tasty.

Breakfast Empanadas

5. Wholegrain Scones

Source: Accidental Happy Baker

When you think high tea recipes, you think scones!

Savory scones are just as good as sweet ones to serve at high tea, and these delicious wholegrain scones are definitely worth serving up.

Wholegrain Scones

Sweet High Tea Recipes

The second course of a high tea is always something that makes my taste buds sing.

The important thing is leaving enough room after the delicious savory’s for the desserts to follow.

I don’t think you will be disappointed with this selection.

6. Blueberry Pound Cake

Source: Organised 31

I can just imagine some slices of this blueberry pound cake being served. It looks just as beautiful as it will taste.

Blueberry Pound Cake

7. Chocolate Ganache Cookie Cups

Source: Happy Deal Happy Day

High tea recipes have to include some kind of chocolate indulgence and that is where these Chocolate ganache filled sugar cookie cups would work perfectly.

At the Mother’s day high tea that I attended last year, some chocolate cups were served up that looked very similar to these and they were certainly one of my favorite dishes.

Chocolate ganache cups

8. Double Chocolate Muffins

Source: Two Healthy Kitchens

Anything double chocolate has to be a winner at a high tea and these double chocolate muffins with fresh strawberries look perfect.

The awesome thing about these muffins too is that they are more on the healthy side, being packed with whole grains and are low in fat.

They have to be put on that high tea menu!

Double Chocolate Muffins

9. Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes

Source: Joyfully Thriving

High tea recipes are usually bite sized delights. These mini chocolate chip cheesecakes would be perfect for the occasion.

They can be made ahead of time and frozen, meaning all you have to do is take them out the freezer on the morning you wish to use them and they are good to go.

Perfect!

Mini Choc Chip Cheesecakes

10. Zeppole’s

Source: Baking Beauty

I couldn’t resist adding in these zeppole’s.

Whilst you wouldn’t traditionally find mini Italian donut’s at a high tea, who has to stick with tradition!

They look and taste amazing and that’s all that counts right?

Zeppoles

11. Candied Citrus Peel’s

Source: Carolyn’s Home Work

For a refreshing sweet treat to serve at the end of the high tea, how about trying these candied citrus peel’s.

They will provide that little bit of zing at the end of the meal which will really refresh the palette.

Candied Citrus Peels

Refreshing Drink Recipes For Your High Tea

12. Iced Green Tea

Source: Smart Party Planning

If you would like to try something a bit different to your normal selection of tea’s, I would highly recommend this iced green tea.

It’s infused with strawberries and mint and I can guarantee it is incredibly refreshing.

Iced Green Tea

13. Strawberry, Lime & Cucumber Water

Source: Back To Her Roots

Instead of serving up normal water, why not try something a bit different like this strawberry, lime and cucumber water.

Not only would it look stunning sitting on the table, but it would be incredibly refreshing.

Strawberry Lime & Cucumber Water

Are these high tea recipes enough to make you want to host mom for mother’s day this year?

These recipes could all be made ahead of time, which means you can bake in advance and coordinate at the last minute.

Having a high tea is certainly a great way to celebrate with the family without having to worry about cooking an entire meal.

It’s also something a little different that we don’t do all the time.

Need some more ideas? Check out the best easy mother’s day ideas that she will actually enjoy. You will have a ton of inspiration for fun things to do that will make her feel special.

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Catherine Holt is the founder of Smart Party Planning. She is a stay at home mum with a passion for celebrating life’s little moments, with creative yet budget friendly ideas. Catherine often has a camera in hand capturing everyday events and is a self obsessed chocoholic! She loves connecting with other mum's on the blog and sharing party planning tips and tricks. Get all the answers to every aspect of party planning with her eBook today! If you want to hold a party with that ‘wow’ factor and have it tailored to the person you’re holding it for then this eBook is for you. Let Catherine take the stress and headache out of organizing your next party or event.

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  1. Gail says

    February 14, 2018 at 3:16 am

    Is this high tea or afternoon tea? It seems that it is more afternoon tea.

    Reply
    • Catherine Holt says

      February 14, 2018 at 10:17 am

      I guess it depends what your definition of high tea is Gail. I went to a high tea once where they served up Jelly as one of the desserts. And it wasn’t a kids high tea either!!

      Reply
  2. Hajra says

    April 19, 2020 at 6:28 am

    Hi! Wow! What a delectable collection! Did i sound suitably english and suitably high on tea, my lady? 😜 Jokes apart…loved lovd loved your ideas!

    Reply
    • Catherine Holt says

      May 6, 2020 at 12:08 pm

      Haha…you certainly do 🙂 Pleased to hear that you like the selection. I hope you enjoy making them 🙂

      Reply

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