🧸 Tea Party Foods: Dainty Sandwiches, Sweets & Sips

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Open-Faced Cucumber Sandwiches

Cucumber sandwiches are simple to make, budget-friendly, snackable and filling. This is a delicate sandwich, a classic tea sandwich, if you will—so you’ll want to avoid overly flavored, tough, thick, dense or seedy bread.

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Smoked Salmon Avocado Tea Sandwiches

I’ve used a heart-shaped cookie cutter to create these elegant party appetizers to be particularly adorable for weddings, showers or Valentines Day, but use this flavor combination on any shape cutter you have on hand. Even if you don’t want to create cute shapes out of the bread, the toppings for these open-faced easy tea sandwiches are irresistible.

Mini BLT Baguette Sandwiches

This is our mini bacon, lettuce and tomato (BLT!) sandwich and not only is it adorable but it is also quite delicious. These are perfect to serve at a party such as a Super Bowl Party or a tea party.

Ham and Cheese Pinwheels

Here’s a hearty party appetizer that’s a real crowd-pleaser! Pull out that box of frozen puff pastry to thaw and add a few cheese and ham slices, and you’ve got crisp, warm and melty Ham & Cheese Pinwheel snacks in no time!

Turkey Cranberry Sliders

The soft pull-apart rolls soak in a glossy butter glaze laced with Dijon, Worcestershire, and poppy seeds. Inside, thin layers of tender turkey and melted provolone meet the tart-sweet burst of cranberry sauce, held together in warm, golden sliders.

Homemade Pizza Pockets with Puff Pastry

These homemade pizza pockets check every box—crispy puff pastry pizza pockets stuffed with melty cheese and pepperoni. They’re quick, adaptable, and the kind of dinner that disappears before the baking sheet cools.

Savory Cottage Cheese Toast

These protein-rich, savory cottage cheese toast recipes will become your new favorites for fast, filling breakfast or snacks. Imagine biting into a crisp, toasted slice of bread generously smeared with velvety cottage cheese adorned with a sprinkle of parsley, a handful of sprouts, and juicy pieces of cherry tomatoes.

Avocado Toast

A simple, fast avocado toast has become one of my favorite go-to meals for a quick lunch. The bread – You can use any kind of bread, but a sturdy, hearty artisan bread holds up well under a gorgeous mountain of avocado mixture.

Goat Cheese Toast

Few things in life are more satisfying than a perfectly toasted piece of bread topped with a generous dollop of goat cheese, a sprinkling of walnuts, and a drizzle of honey. Or, for a savory experience, try the goat cheese toast with a slice or two of prosciutto and a sprig of parsley.

Cream Cheese Toast

Cream cheese toast is an easy recipe you can make at home for a hearty snack or light lunch. Make one of each to share, or keep all this delicious flavor for yourself.

Texas Toast Grilled Cheese

This Texas Toast Grilled Cheese recipe is one of the easiest, cheesiest hot sandwiches you’ll ever make! A frozen box of Texas Toast garlic bread transforms an average grilled cheese into a decadent, crave-able hot sandwich with just two ingredients!

Caprese Salad Skewers with Balsamic Glaze

This caprese salad skewers recipe is destined to be a huge hit at your next dinner party. This is a fun adaptation of the classic caprese salad recipe.

Bacon Deviled Eggs

Today’s option is deviled eggs with bacon and white cheddar cheese. It turns out that bacon makes deviled eggs quite a delight.

Owl Crackers

If it’s book club night or you’re hosting a Harry Potter party, these owl crackers are easy to make and even more fun to eat! Round crackers (like Ritz), baby cucumber slices, salami (or other lunchmeat of your choice) and cheese are all you need to plate these cuties.

Lemony Shrimp Stew

Want a meal that’s bright, comforting and easy? It looks and tastes so gourmet, but the most time-consuming part of this recipe is just zesting the lemon.

Lemon Pastries with Puff Pastry and Cream Cheese

These lemon pastries bake up with a crisp-tender puff pastry crust and a center that settles into soft, rich cream cheese filling. I find them best tasting served nearly room temp, when the lemon and cream cheese have nestled in nicely, a perfect hand pie—no fork necessary!

Easy Mixed Berry Pastries

These mixed berry pastries became my secret weapon when I need an impressive dessert without the fuss. 🥐 Fresh berries nestled in buttery, flaky puff pastry create individual treats that look like they came from a fancy bakery, but take just 20 minutes of prep!

French Silk Pie Bites

Add chocolate mousse filling like in these French Silk Pie Bites, and it’s every dessert-lover’s dream.

Boston Cream Pie Cookie Cups

These Boston Cream Pie Cookie Cups are soft, creamy, and topped with chocolate ganache. Inspired by the classic dessert we all love, this mini version is easier to make—and way more fun to eat!

Owl Cupcakes

If you are looking for a fun sweet treat, look no further than these Owl Cupcakes. These cupcakes are budget-friendly and so easy to assemble that the whole family can get in on this easy cupcake recipe.

Beach Cupcakes with Teddy Grahams and Peach Rings

These beach cupcakes fuse classic vanilla sponge with a wave of colorful frosting, topped with adorable Teddy graham cupcakes lounging on peach ring treats and rainbow candy cupcakes. They’re downright perfect for a beach theme party or a playful kid-friendly cupcakes table.

Kids Birthday Charcuterie Board

A colorful candy and treat board for kids’ birthday parties. Circus Animal Cookies, mini cupcakes, popcorn, Nerds Clusters, sour gummy worms, Airheads, Buncha Crunch, candy bracelets, and lollipops arranged on an oval platter.

Meringue Cookies Without Cream of Tartar

Meringue cookies are beautiful little white cookies that look like puffballs. If you use a piping bag you can make them look like white puffy stars.

Lemon Cool Whip Cookies

These cookies are bursting with the bright flavor of lemon and are soft and pillowy. You can serve these on a Tuesday night, at a spring gathering, a baby shower, or Easter.

No-Bake Lavender Cheesecake

Imagine a creamy, dreamy cheesecake filling infused with the subtle floral notes of lavender nestled on a buttery graham cracker crust. Top it all off with a sprinkle of delicate lavender flowers, and you’ve got a dessert that’s as beautiful as it is delicious.

Lemon Fluff Salad

Lemon fluff “salad” is one of those retro recipes that never really went away. It sets up in the fridge into this pillowy, creamy thing that’s somewhere between a dessert and a side dish.

Fruit Dip with Cream Cheese

It is cream cheese-based so it is extra creamy and delicious. Yes, we make it to go with fruits but you can also dip veggies in it and pretzels too.

Easy Sun Tea

Sun tea, as the name suggests, is brewed under the heat of the sun and not with an artificial source of heat. It’s mostly sweetened with honey or a simple syrup, and fruit can also be added to boost the flavor after it’s done brewing in the sun.

• Dinosaur Tea Set for Kids (boys drink tea, too!)
• Hello Kitty Tea Play Set (not for food, just for fun)
• Clear Glass Teapot that holds a tea flower (safe for the microwave!)
• Portable Asian Tea Set with Carrying Case
• 4-Cup Tea Set with Pot and Tray (pretty color and compact footprint caught my eye; reviews are mostly good)
• Elaborate Tea Ceremony Set (eye-popping and $$)
• 3-Piece English Tea Set with Roses (highly rated on Amazon, from the Royal Albert Shop)