Hosting a tea party? Here are 5 quick and yummy tea recipes
When hosting a tea party, it may sound like the most effortless work to prepare this lovely simple pleasure. We all can admit to enjoying a hot cup of tea on a windy day, but making tea can be a definite challenge to get it just right. For a tea party with guests, everyone has their tea preference and choice that tickles their fancies. From getting the right tea bags, the ratio of milk to water, and the extra spices and seasonings, making the perfect brew requires skills and technique.
Before getting into the list of fantastic tea recipes, most people might wonder where they can find quality and affordable tea bags online. At the Kent & Sussex Tea company online website, you can find the best tea bag offers and so much more. Our tea bag online shop packs all their products fresh when ordered, guaranteeing consistency and quality with every cup made. Here are the five quick and delicious tea recipes to spruce up your tea party without further ado.
Rejuvenating Cinnamon Tea
Tea has been widely said to possess healing powers, and the cinnamon tea has proved to work when fighting a nasty sore throat. For a tea party, the cinnamon tea with its creamy milk and sweet essence of cinnamon makes it a great combination with sandwiches and other snacks. An extra benefit to this is the tea being able to comfort upset tummies. The healing cinnamon tea has an easy to follow and low maintenance making it easy to make for your guests.
Steps
Using a few sticks or broken pieces of ground cinnamon, boil all the cinnamon in water for 5 minutes.
Add milk (optional).
Let the tea steep for minutes and then serve
Delectable Blackberry Mint Tea
With its dark burgundy color, this lovely flavor-packed tea is a perfect treat for all. Whether served hot or cold, the blackberries, mint, and tea combine to make a tasty drink; its ingredients include regular-sized tea bags, crushed mint leaves, sugar, and blackberries
Steps
Brew the tea and mint in boiling water
Strain and stir in the sugar.
Crush the blackberries in a food processor or blender.
Strain the purée through a sieve and discard the pulp and seeds.
Add the blackberry purée into the tea
Serve the tea using garnished ice with blackberries and mint leaves.
Healthy Vanilla Green Tea latte
Easily one of the best-looking tea recipes, turn up the tea party with this nutritious and tasty drink. The vanilla tea comprises green tea powder, which can be ordered at any tea bag online shop, water, simmering milk, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract.
Steps
Add green tea powder together with hot water and whist carefully until the green tea is dissolved completely. The water should not be poured all at once, which will cause green tea powdered lumps
Put sugar, vanilla extract, and more hot water while stirring until it’s all combined.
Froth the simmering milk or French press it to form milk foam.
Put the milk foam into the green tea, sprinkle with green tea powder, and voila, it’s ready to serve.
Hot Pumpkin Spice Tea
Considering making a Halloween themed tea party, pumpkin-flavored tea will hit the shelves. With the added advantage of having fewer calories. This tea is a surefire way to get your guest jazzed up and in the mood for the occasion. You will need the following ingredients, pumpkin, whole milk, pumpkin pie spice, honey or maple syrup, vanilla extract, tea bags from Kent & Sussex Tea Company, boiling water, and double cream.
Steps
Make pumpkin purée by mashing the pumpkin
Steep the tea leaves for around 10 minutes
Add pumpkin purée and pumpkin spice into a pan while stirring, cooking for 2 or 3 minutes.
Add honey or sugar, whole milk, and vanilla extract while cooking over low to medium heat for about 10 minutes.
Pour the double cream into a bowl and whisk to make whipped cream
Add the whipped cream to the pumpkin spice tea mix and serve while warm.
Autumn Spiced Apple Tea
For many people, apple cider is a great choice to base their spiced apple tea. This drink will have everyone coming back for multiple servings. To make it more creative, one can add a little bit of whiskey later on and get the edge off. Don’t worry; we won’t tell if you do. You will need water, tea from any tea bag online shop, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, apple juice, sliced apples, and ground cinnamon.
Steps
Inside a pan, add water, tea bags, cloves, and cinnamon sticks.
Bring to a boil and remove the mix to steep for 5 – 8 minutes.
Remove and discard the cinnamon sticks, tea bag, and cloves.
Pour the tea into mugs and add apple juice.
Stir with a cinnamon stick and add a few apple slices to each mug. Sprinkle with ground cinnamon if needed.
Conclusion
Spruce up your next tea party with these fantastic drinks, don’t forget to get your tea bags online at the Kent & Sussex Tea Company for unique tea bag offers.
