26 Christmas Tea Party Food Ideas
There’s something so magical about gathering around a Christmas tea table filled with tiny sandwiches, warm scones, festive sweets, and steaming cups of tea. Whether you’re hosting an elegant afternoon tea with friends, planning a ladies’ Christmas gathering, or putting together a cozy holiday celebration for family, these 26 Christmas tea party food ideas are full of delicious inspiration.
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From savory tea sandwiches and bite-sized appetizers to Christmas cookies, mini desserts, cakes, and festive treats, there’s something for every holiday tea party.
Brie And Raspberry Jam Bruschetta
This simple and elegant Brie and Raspberry Jam Bruschetta is a delicious appetizer perfect for a party. Bruschetta is always a great party appetizer.
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4 Ingredient White Chocolate Churro Popcorn
White Chocolate Churro Popcorn is soft and chewy, dipped in sweet white chocolate and topped with cinnamon sugar. An addictive movie-night snack!
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Cheesy Hash Brown Bites
Cheesy Hash Brown Bites is an addictive and delicious dish made with shredded hash brown potatoes and cheese as the primary ingredients.
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Easy Dried Cranberry Oat Scones
Easy Dried Cranberry Oat Scones are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or snacking. Find out how to change the fruit and add chocolate chunks!
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Easy Melted Snowman Bark
Make melted snowman bark for your next holiday party or to keep at home as a snack. This recipe is simple and inexpensive!
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Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Bundles
Serve easy bacon wrapped asparagus bundles as an elegant side dish or appetizer for holiday dinner or low carb weeknight meal. Great with honey mustard.
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Chicken Mushroom Vol Au Vent
Chicken and Mushroom Vol au Vent – an elegant French appetizer – are crispy pastry shells filled with a creamy chicken and mushroom filling.
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Keto Pavlova
This sugar-free keto pavlova is perfectly smooth and elegant, with a crunchy texture from the delicate baked meringue topped with lots of fresh berries.
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Apple Yogurt Cake
Make this easy, delicious, and moist Italian Apple Yogurt Cake using a few basic ingredients. This elegant Italian cake is perfect for fall.
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Cheese And Onion Savoury Cake
Inspired by Ottolenghi’s cauliflower cake, this cheese and onion savoury cake is filled with cheese, herbs and red onion. It is the perfect elegant yet easy lunch recipe and will make an excellent vegetarian main.
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Crab Cake On A Bun
These succulent fresh or imitation crab cakes are seasoned just right. These are ready in 20 minutes with simple ingredients!
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Delicias De Berenjena Eggplant Appetizer
Give these elegant eggplant appetizers a try at your next dinner party. They’re called Delicias de Berenjena for a good reason.
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Maple Pumpkin Panna Cotta
Creamy pumpkin panna cotta with maple syrup evokes the flavors of fall in a simple, elegant dessert. Easy to make and infused with cinnamon!
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Garlic Feta Phyllo Bites
Garlic Feta Phyllo Bites have garlic and herb filling with feta cheese in mini phyllo shells. This is a large batch recipe to serve a crowd.
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Cranberry Bundt Cake
This light, moist cranberry bundt cake is topped with a tangy orange glaze and sugared cranberries for an elegant Christmas dessert!
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Baked Burrata With Roasted Tomatoes
This easy baked burrata recipe combines gooey burrata cheese with mouthwatering roasted tomatoes. Warm burrata is an effortless, elegant appetizer and takes only 20 minutes to make.
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Mixed Olive Tapenade Crostini Grilled Bread
Savory, salty, umami flavor with fresh herbs and hints of heat and acidity make this easy Mixed Olive Tapenade Crostini with Grilled Bread perfect for a casual game day snack or elegant enough to serve as an appetizer for your special occasion menu!
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Crustless Ham And Swiss Quiche
A quiche is a savory pie, usually with a pastry crust, filled with combination of eggs and milk or cream. Vegetables, cheese, meats, and even sometimes seafood can be added in a variety of combinations.
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Air Fryer Stuffed Mushrooms
Air Fryer Stuffed Mushrooms are an elegant low carb appetizer or main course that you can enjoy any time of the year. Yes, keto stuffed mushrooms do still have carbs. Luckily, I modified this recipe to have as few carbs as possible while still giving all of your favorite flavors.
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Kransekake
The kransekake is an elegant, almond flavored Scandinavian cake that’s every bit as beautiful as it is easy to make.
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Christmas Marshmallow Pops
These Christmas marshmallow pops are absolutely adorable and perfect for Christmas parties. They are dipped in gourmet Belgian chocolate and then colored with chocolate candy color or candy melts. Decorate them with simple ingredients like sprinkles and pretzels.
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Mini Cheesecakes
These adorable mini cheesecakes with vanilla flavor and a graham cracker crust are perfect sweet treats for serving a large crowd. They’re easy to make and require no special equipment.
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Oreo Snow Globes
These Oreo Snow Globes are a creative, no-bake holiday treat that combines festive decorations with simple assembly. Perfect for cookie trays or as edible table decor, they’re as fun to make as they are to share.
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Christmas Pretzels
Christmas Pretzels are a deliciously simple answer to holiday snacking and gifting. No baking and no special tools are required to create these adorable chocolate treats. Pretzel rings, melting chocolate, and sprinkles are the only ingredients. This is an easy, fast and fun activity for the whole family.
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Christmas Present Cakes
These cute cakes are perfect to serve over the festive season. Recipe makes 16-20 cakes.
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Christmas Tree Brownie Treats
That recipe is another easy holiday inspired treat that you can make. Both this recipe for brownies trees and that recipe for candy would work well together on a holiday dessert table!
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