OUTDOOR AFTERNOON TEA TREATS YOU AND YOUR GUESTS WILL ENJOY

Afternoon Tea Treats You and Your Guests will Enjoy
Afternoon Treats You and Your Guests Will Enjoy
Afternoon Tea Treats You and Your Guests Will Enjoy
Afternoon Tea Treats You and Your Guests Will Enjoy
Afternoon Tea Time
Afternoon Tea Treats You and Your Guests will Enjoy

As summer winds down and the cooler crisp air of fall makes its way, I love to enjoy the afternoon outdoors with a hot cup of flavored tea and tasty treat. If you love tea, then you and your guests will enjoy my tea and dessert recipes!

I started off by perusing through my The Afternoon Tea Collection recipe book and made these delicate ‘Vanilla Bean Thins’ that were a perfect compliment to my fresh berries and cream. You only need 3 ingredients to make fresh whipped cream (heavy whipping cream, confectioners sugar, and vanilla extract). Check out these 4 ways to make fresh whipped cream. For more of that fresh vanilla bean flavor, I made my vanilla earl grey milk tea – a deliciously easy recipe that is pure indulgence in a cup!

Enjoy!

vanilla bean thins

yield: 12 cookies

ingredients

  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 1 ounce butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup superfine sugar
  • 1 egg white, beaten lightly
  • 1/4 cup plain (all-purpose) flour

directions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease oven trays; line with baking paper.
  • Halve vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape seeds into medium bowl, discard pod. Add butter and sugar to bowl; stir until combined. Stir in egg white and sifted flour.
  • Spoon mixture into piping bag fitted with 1/4″ inch plain tube. Pipe 2 1/4″ inch long strips – place 2 inches apart on trays.
  • Bake cookies about 5 minutes or until edges are browned lightly. Cool on tray.

vanilla flavored earl grey milk tea

yield 3-4 small tea cups

ingredients

  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 2 1/2 cups of milk
  • 2 tbsp of earl grey loose leaf tea
  • sugar, to taste

directions

  • Halve vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape seeds; set aside.
  • In a medium saucepan, over medium-high heat, combine the milk, earl grey tea, and vanilla seeds.
  • Once the milk reaches a boil, remove from heat and let it simmer 2-3 minutes to allow for a longer brew.
  • Take a strainer and pour milk tea into a measuring cup; discard loose tea leaves. Serve hot by pouring milk tea into tea cups, add sugar to taste.

-Photos by Rose Angel Lopez

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