24 Tea Party Recipes

Southern Sweet Tea1/24

Nothing slakes thirst, quells worries, and comes together with ease quite like Southern sweet tea.

Three pieces of bread topped with fava bean puree.

Fava Bean Puree2/24

Few things say spring like the brilliant green of a fava bean. Here, a little help on how to harness these harbingers of warm weather.

A pitcher of Pimm's cup, with a half-filled glass and a vase of flowers on either side of it.

Pimm’s Cup for Wimbledon3/24

A sprightly summer cocktail, this vibrant variant on a Pimm's Cup is a wham bam grand slam of booze, orange, lemon, cucumber, mint, and lemon-lime soda.

A rimmed baking sheet filled with peppery chicken wings

Peppery Chicken Wings4/24

The intensity of the classic buffalo wing is tempered here, usurped by a deliciously, defiantly untraditional blend of beguiling spices.

Diamond red chili and Cheddar crackers in a wooden bowl; a glass a wine and hunk of cheese

Red Chili and Cheddar Crackers5/24

These can't-stop-eating-them crackers boast actual aged Cheddar cheesiness. Stain-your-fingers faux Cheez-It-ness just can't compete.

A grey plate half-filled with mac and cheese canapes, with a few resting beside the plate

Mac and Cheese Canapés6/24

Fancy schmancy mac and cheese canapés? Why not? Plop these lovelies on a silver platter alongside flutes of Champagne or tuck them into a lunch box.

A basket of spiced shrimp with a bowl of paprika mayonnaise beside the shrimp, a halved lemon, and a cup of toothpicks.

Spiced Shrimp with Paprika Mayonnaise7/24

This crowd-pleasing spiced shrimp is served hot, hot, hot alongside a dip that's sigh-inducingly coooooooooool.

A highball glass filled with classic old-fashioned cocktail and large ice cubes.

Classic Old-Fashioned Cocktail8/24

A little sugar, a splash of bitters, and a lotta booze—your grandma's go-to drink. (Oh wait, was that just our family?!)

A woman's hand using a biscuit cutter on cream biscuit dough

Easy Cream Biscuits9/24

Scandalously simple. Ethereally airy. Magical. That's but a sampling of what folks are saying about these two-ingredient, Southern-style cream biscuits.

A spoon with raspberry jam dripping off of it.

Raspberry Jam10/24

You can't prolong summer. But you can prolong raspberry season with some lipstick-red berries, a little sugar, and this unerringly precise recipe.

Fork with lobster salad and tomato salad, two small leaves of basil

Lobster Salad11/24

A tumult of sensations, this cool, creamy, simple salad juxtaposes tastes and textures to fancy schmancy effect.

A muffin tin filled with raspberry-studded financiers.

Mini-Muffin Financiers12/24

Don't let these delicate, diminutive cakes with the froufrou French name fool you. They're a cinch to toss in the oven--and even easier to toss in the mouth.

Cosmo Shot13/24

When you want just a taste of seduction and intrigue, rather than the full hangover, try this little number.

A pretty saucer and teacup filled with game day chili, and topped with scallions, Cheddar, and sour cream.

Game Day Chili14/24

With apologies to the politically correct, the froufrou, girlie-girl semblance of this recipe is just a guise. Trust us. It's an unadulterated, manly man's chili.

Asparagus Tart15/24

If spring had a taste, we dare say it'd be this simple yet sophisticated tart with its cheese custard, shatteringly crisp phyllo crust, and row after row of spring spears.

Eight mini hog dogs wrapped in puff pastry on a parchment lined baking sheet

Pigs in a Blanket16/24

Without further ado or feigned guilt, allow us to reacquaint you with a long-lost childhood friend.

Two cordials glasses each filled with Moscato and a grapefruit section, on top are spoons

Grapefruit in Moscato17/24

A drinkable dessert composed of, quite simply, bitter grapefruit segments soused with sweet sparkling wine. Cin cin!

A serving platter with a piece of toast spread with marmalade. A jar of marmalade and knife rest in the background

Meyer Lemon Marmalade18/24

We can think of no more compelling reason to indulge in toast for breakfast than this sweetly tart marmalade.

Blueberry Tea Cake19/24

An irresistible tea cake that's essentially dessert masquerading as breakfast, lunch, or pretty much any nosh time when you crave something sweet.

A Brown Betty Bakery coconut cake on a decorative white cake stand.

Brown Betty Bakery Coconut Cake20/24

Dubbed Company's Comin' Coconut Cake, this beauty of a pound cake will have you dreaming up excuses to invite guests for dinner—and dessert.

Big glass bowl of layers of vanilla wafer banana pudding topped with sliced bananas, Nilla wafers, and whipped cream

Vanilla Wafer Banana Pudding21/24

Not a lot has changed since you last had this after-school classic. It's still easy. It's still quick. And it's still gosh darned comforting as heck.

Eight triangle shaped pieces of nutella brownie.

Nutella Brownies22/24

And, on the seventh day, God created gianduia (zhahn-doo-yah). And the world has been a more glorious place ever since.

A square piece of homemade snickers bar on a piece of parchment.

Homemade Snickers Bars23/24

Know what really satisfies? Making your own gooey, peanutty, caramel-y, milk chocolate-y Snickers candy bars at home without any of those nasty preservatives or artificial anything.