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Do you fancy yourself a tea every morning? Afternoon? All of the above? Awesome, me too! You may or may not already know, but tea can be used for yummy desserts too! No longer is your love for those deliciously flavorful leaves bound to the same hot or cold variation of your favorite drink anymore! These are some awesome recipes for baking that uses tea as an ingredient! If you’re anything like me, you like to take your tea any way you can get it. Thankfully, there are creative and unique ways to incorporate tea into your meals. These recipes will give you something to share over tea with friends, or on a quiet night in!
See also: Here’s even more recipes to inspire your next afternoon tea spread at home!
20 Baking Dishes That Use Your Favorite Tea As An Ingredient
Dust off your favorite serving ware to serve up some of these delicious baking dishes that use your favorite tea! If you’re a daily tea drinker, you’ve probably enjoy several tea-inspired snacks and dishes as well! Thankfully, there’s a whole lot of baked goods that actually incorporate your favorite tea right into the recipe. If you’d like to try an all new way to enjoy your favorite brew, why not whip up one or more of these scrumptious dishes? Check out these awesome baking that uses tea as an ingredient!
Baking that Uses Tea as an Ingredient
Even if you don’t care for tea, you’re going to love this recipe! Steep the flavor of a hot summer afternoon into this easy dessert!
If you’re looking for something a little different than you’re used to, look no further! This classic Irish dessert is perfect for spicing up tonight’s dinner!
If you’re like me and you love Japanese culture, these matcha cupcakes are right up your alley! These flavors are definitely different but so delicious all the same!
These peach tea cupcakes bring back many delicious southern summer memories! Take a little break from the hot sun with these refreshing cupcakes!
Infused with the subtle floral hints of chamomile and lemon with buttercream icing, this easy recipe will have everyone coming back for seconds!
A yummy jasmine flower tone paired with Indian lime in this hot milk cake is the perfect mixture! It tastes like a poundcake only better!
Amber Maharani Teacup Cakes, an easy homemade cupcake recipe flavored with tea and made in individual teacups for a fun dessert.
Orange spiced tea cookies combine the flavor of tea with citrus in this lovely slice and bake cookie recipe.
Millionaire shortbread is a decadent dessert of squares made with layers of shortbread, caramel, and chocolate. The shortbread is infused with rooibos tea for extra flavor.
Vanilla and Earl Grey Chocolate Pudding with Sea Salt are chocolatey thick pudding cups with hints of vanilla and earl grey and some crunch thanks to flaky sea salt.
The classic tea and lemonade combination of the Arnold Palmer is now available in Texas sheet cake form. Perfect for BBQs, potlucks or any summertime party!
Chai Frosted Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies, a tasty fall treat loaded with great flavors. Tender cookies and a chai tea infused frosting make a delicious dessert.
Rich, moist, and classic with a twist, this Vegan Matcha Pound Cake is the perfect texture and totally vegan and oil-free! This recipe is super easy but it looks fancy enough to bring to a potluck or serve at a holiday party. The color is perfect for spring, too.
This Chai Spiced Pumpkin Bread is super moist and packed with warm spices! Made with chai latte concentrate in the batter to make it extra flavorful.
You only need 30 minutes for these easy, fluffy, homemade baked chocolate vegan doughnuts. The cake donuts are soft and delicious, plus they have an extra-special Earl Grey drizzle.
Soft, full of vibrant flavors and super easy to make, this Blueberry and Lemon Earl Grey Tea Cake is the perfect addition to an afternoon tea.
This vegan sticky toffee pudding is made with sweet dates and black tea for a rich, decadent dessert!
This Gluten-Free Vegan Matcha Strawberry Cake is moist and fluffy and covered in a sweet and tangy strawberry frosting. Also refined sugar-free.
Soft banana bread with a hint of sweetness and a pleasing green hue, dotted with crunchy brazil nut pieces, and topped with sweet dark chocolate drops.
Which of these unique recipes jumped out at you? Personally, I can’t decide which one I want to try first! All I know is I can’t wait to try them out! If you know any other tea recipes like these let me know down in the comments!
With any luck you’ll have some freshly baked tea-inspired goodies for your next cup! If you enjoyed making any of these recipes feel free to share! Not only are they easy to make, (they’re even easier to eat!) Let us know which one you loved the most, would you serve these with afternoon tea?
See also: Can’t get enough of recipes made with tea? Check out these dishes using matcha powder as an ingredient!
