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High tea, aka ‘afternoon tea’, is arguably the most delectable tea service you’ll find! Tea lovers the world over can find any number of tea rooms, cafes and lounges offering their own take on a beloved British classic. If you’re as much of a tea lover as I am, you’ve probably gazed at these towering three-tiered platters of goodness and wanted to have a go at it yourself! High tea sweets usually consist of cakes, scones, and sandwiches. You can find some puddings, souffles and even trifle in there from time to time, but these are the standard fare. You can pretend you’re on a tour of the best food in Paris. We’ll showcase some easy to make sweet high tea recipes so you can serve up your own sweets!
See also: Looking for a delightful chai-tea twist on your dishes? Check out these chai tea food recipes here!
Our Favorite High Tea Sweets Recipes
Dig into these incredible sweets for your next high tea service with these awesome recipes! They’re easy to make, and even easier to make with a warm cuppa. Afternoon tea is a delight best served with friends, family and loved ones. Take a minute or two to slow down and indulge yourself with something delicious and easy to make sweets! Which one of these will make it’s way onto your high tea spread next?
High Tea Sweets
Plant-Based Folk
The last time I made a semolina cake, I was dating a lovely guy from Turkey. We don’t get the chance to enjoy these often enough in the States and I hope this recipe will change that. Turmeric is also the spice of the moment.
Veena Azmanov
Buttermilk is the not so secret ingredient in this delicious coffee cake. I love the balance created between the cinnamon and the buttermilk.
Veena Azmanov
If you’re not a fan of buttermilk, make the following sour cream coffee cake instead. The sour cream gives the cake a moist rich taste too.
Marathons and Motivation
One of my favorite types of desserts are dessert bars. While I normally prefer bars that have a chocolate base, I do love coconut and raspberries, two ingredients that are combined in this bar.
Cooking with Curls
Shortbread is one of the easiest and most delicious treats served with high tea.
Cooking with Curls
If it were socially acceptable to carry a jar of lemon curd and eat it with a spoon, I would. I absolutely love these delicious treats.
Barth Barkery
The first time I ate a stroopwafel, I was on my way to Europe. It was yummy. It was just sweet enough for me to enjoy. These are a great addition for every high tea.
Strawberry Lamingtons with Jam Filling | Bite-sized Cakes | Recipe
Barth Bakery
Lamingtons are like a gift for your mouth. With each bite your taste buds are tantalized with jam, coconut, and cake. It’s a party for your mouth.
Barth Bakery
If you’ve been looking for a recipe to use cinnamon chips with, this is the one!
Barth Bakery
What on earth is a cruffin? It's what happens when a muffin and croissant are mixed together. Wow!
Barth Bakery
I cannot wait to make these! Apricots are a wonderful topping to some of the best pastries in the world.
Barth Bakery
I’ve heard of turnovers, but not of pluots. If Barth Bakery ever has a physical location, I’m going there!
A Hedgehog in the Kitchen
If I could eat chocolate dipped madeleines every single day, I would. Now I have the recipe of my dreams! This recipe also gives everyone the excuse to purchase a madeleine mold.
A Hedgehog In the Kitchen
This is a quintessentially French recipe for a quintessentially English treat.
The Clever Meal
It’s crazy how simple this recipe is. And, I’m excited that I have all of these ingredients in my house right now.
Kelly Neil
This cake is so beautiful. I can’t get over how pretty it is and the taste is incredible.
Kelly Neil
The lemon bar is the perfect combination of bitter and sweet. When paired with a lovely Irish breakfast tea, lemon bars are a wonderful addition to every high tea offering.
Ottawa Mommy Club
I can’t decide which I like more, the icing or the cupcake. Put together they are a match made in heaven!
Blackberry Babe
What’s so awesome about this recipe is how easy it is to make. Grab a box of Pepperidge Farms Puff Pastry cups and you’re halfway done with the process. Next, mix together the delicious blackberry almond custard filling. These are so yummy!
Savoring the Good
I love clotted cream just as much as I do lemon curd. This recipe is dangerous to my waistline and I can’t wait to start making it.
Savory and Savvy
Bundt cakes are a lovely cake to enjoy for high tea or to bring as a hostess gift when visiting friends.
This Old Gal
Do plan on making this cheesecake a day before you host your tea. This cheesecake is the tangy, sweet addition that every high tea needs.
In the Kids Kitchen
These beautiful edible teacups will bring smiles to everyone’s faces as they sit down and enjoy their tea.
In the Kids Kitchen
These delicious muffins are also healthy with the addition of greek yogurt. Your kids won’t complain and will love the taste as well.
The Soccer Mom Blog
Sweet tea and sangria may not be what you normally associate with high tea but that ends today! Move over mimosas, Texas Sweet tea has taken your place.
This Old Gal
Grab your pressure cooker and assemble your ingredients. I am crazy about citrus. And I specifically love lemons and limes. But, I think that people are more familiar with lemon based products. Give this lime curd a try for your next high tea.
This Old Gal
I love the fact that one of the primary ingredients in this recipe is butter. These old fashioned sugar cookies are a classic cookie for a reason. These are a quick and easy cookie that everyone will enjoy.
Sweet and Savory By Shinee
Macarons vs. Macaroons, these two cookies are so tasty and are the cause of a lot of culinary confusion. This recipe is for the magically light and tasty macaron that the French are masters of creating.
Sweet and Savory by Shinee
It’s hard to believe that the base of this beautiful tart is a wonton wrapper, but it is. These tartlets are a stunning addition to any high tea service.
Dancing Through the Rain
One of my favorite ingredients that I don’t get to enjoy often enough is condensed milk. This two ingredient coconut macaroon gives desert lovers the opportunity to enjoy it!
Dancing through the Rain
These roll ups are a sophisticated take on the peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Recipes from a Pantry
Cinnamon rolls are a heavier sweet than what one would normally have during a high tea service. But, they are so delicious that one should overlook how unusual it is to serve them.
Savory with Soul
Blueberries are my favorite berries and these biscuits are topped off with a lemon cinnamon glaze.
Baking Beauty
Streusel toppings are so dang good and incredibly simple to make too. Don’t forget to thaw out your frozen raspberries if you’re baking these out of season and can’t get your hands on fresh ones.
Thanks for checking out these high tea sweets recipes! If you’re new to baking, don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone. Each of these recipes has something different to offer to make your high tea spread truly unique. Don’t forget to send pictures of how these mouthwatering sweets turned out!
