Springtime tea parties are one of my favorite events to host at our library and book club.

For our recent family hosted Book Bingo, I made these Tea Party Charcuterie Filled Letters to serve.

They not only looked beautiful and served as a decoration for the event, but they were also large enough to serve a crowd and were filled with a variety of meats, fruits, cheeses, and treats that everyone could enjoy.

My girls and I enjoy hosting themed Book Bingo events at our local library every month! We provide all the food and drinks along with decorations and even sometime prizes!

We love our local libraries and hosting free events like this in our community is just one way we like to give back and show how much we care.

Scroll down for Friday’s Spring Sweets Week recipes!

Ingredients:

A variety of snacks including:

2 kinds of crackers or small toasted bread

1 -2 sliced small meats like sausage, rolled ham, and pepperoni

2-3 sliced and cubed cheeses

sliced fruits like halved strawberries, blackberries, and grapes

macaroons or bite size cookies

fillers like nuts, trail mix, dried fruit, and spring candies

Directions:

1. Choose your letter boxes to spell out whatever you want. Remember the larger the word/more letters you use, the more food you will need to fill it. I usually stick with 1-4 letters for events.

2. Cut parchment paper to the inside size on the letter boxes and line the bottoms of all letters. 

3. Now start to fill the boxes. I start with sturdier items like stacks of crackers, breads, cookies, and then add fruit in the corners and fill with the remaining cheeses, meats, and treats.

4. Finally, fill in any empty spaces with nuts, dried fruit, and candies.

5. Serve with a few small forks and tongs along with napkins and small appetizer plates and enjoy. 

Note: I prefer to assemble to day of the event. You can pre-slice and wash everything in advance to make it easier!

Choose your letter boxes to spell out whatever you want. Remember the larger the word/more letters you use, the more food you will need to fill it. I usually stick with 1-4 letters for events.

Cut parchment paper to the inside size on the letter boxes and line the bottoms of all letters.

I like to have a variety of sweet and savory items for my Charcuterie letters. Cookies, sliced fruit, cubed cheese, small meats, and nuts and candy work great. 

Now start to fill the boxes. I start with sturdier items like stacks of crackers, breads, and cookies. 

Fresh and dried fruit work great. My favorites are grapes, halved strawberries, and blackberries. 

My girls made mini muffins and we added those too along with crunchy chocolate straws. 

Then add fruit in the corners and fill with the remaining cheeses, meats, and treats.

Try to add enough to fill but not overcrowd. 

Fillers are important to add at the end to fill any open areas. For this spring tea party theme I used pastel candy corn. 

Finally, fill in any empty spaces with nuts, dried fruit, and candies.

All done and ready to serve! 

Serve with a few small forks and tongs along with napkins and small appetizer plates and enjoy. 

NOTE: I prefer to assemble to day of the event. You can pre-slice and wash everything in advance to make it easier!

Friday #SpringSweetsWeek Recipes

• Baked Key Lime Pie Donuts from Jolene’s Recipe Journal
• Baklava Puff Pastry Rolls from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Browned Butter Carrot Cake Scones from The Spiffy Cookie
• Dairy Queen Copycat Ice Cream Cake Recipe from Crazy For Couponing
• Keto Waffles from Art of Natural Living
• Lemon Blueberry Quick Bread from Hezzi-D’s Recipe Box
• Mimosa Muffins from Cheese Curd In Paradise
• Mixed Berry Lemon Bread from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Tea Party Charcuterie Letters from For the Love of Food
• Vegan Strawberry Cream Cheese from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings

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Summer is here and we are loving these long days full of sunshine and lots of time outside. 

One of our favorite things that my girls and I love to do together is have tea parties. Sometimes we are at home, sometimes we are at a café or tea room, and sometimes we make a picnic outside and enjoy iced tea and treats together! In honor of the first day of summer and my birthday this week I am sharing this Ultimate List of Summer Tea Party Treats and Drinks today on the blog. Scroll down to see over 100 drink and bite sizes treats and snack recipes to enjoy at your next tea party this summer!

Tea parties in the sunshine are the best!

Some of our favorite tea party memories…

Treats:

1. Mini Tropical Fruit Upside Down Cakes – For the Love of Food

2. Cucumber Sandwiches – Bellyfull

3. Strawberry Rhubarb Bread – For the Love of Food

4. Puff Pastry Cinnamon Twists – The Toasty Kitchen

5. Easy Lemon Mascarpone Cake – Scrummy Lane

6. Vanilla Sprinkle Ice Cream Bread – For the Love of Food

7. Raisin Scones – Baking Sense

8. Princess Fruit Wands – For the Love of Food

9. Triple Chocolate Cupcakes – Only Crumbs Remain

10. Perfect Cream Puffs – The Flavor Bender

11. Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookie Dippers – The Toasty Kitchen

12. Cherry Puff Pastry Turnovers – Simply Happenings

13. Lemon Butterfly Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting – For the Love of Food

14. Instant Pot Flan – Pressure Cook Recipes

15. Strawberry Mochi Cookies – Delicious Not Gorgeous

16. Cucumber Finger Sandwiches – For the Love of Food

17. Vegan Crab Cakes – Vegan Huggs

18. Strawberry Tarts – Champagne Tastes

19. Pecan Grape Salad – For the Love of Food

20. Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies – The Cookie Dough Diaries

21. Chocolate Puff Pastries – Chocolate Moosey

22. Cream Puffs – For the Love of Food

23. Easy Petit Fours – Gluten Free on a Shoe String

24. Walking Banana Pudding – For the Love of Food

25. Caesar BLT Pinwheel Roll Ups – Three Olives Branch

26. Sno Ball Cupcakes – For the Love of Food

27. Busy Bee Brown Sugar and Honey Cupcakes – For the Love of Food

28. Mini Honey Balsamic Berry Cheesecakes – Thrifty Jinxy

29. Rainbow Vegetables Pinwheels – The Belly Rules the Mind

30.Pink Dessert Charcuterie Board – For the Love of Food

31. Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake With Lemon Icing – Saving You Dinero

32. Puppy Party Snacks: Ruff-age Veggie Cups and Water Bowl Jello – For the Love of Food

33. Lemon Bar Cookie Cups Recipe with the Best Sugar Cookie Mix – Practically Homemade

34. Fruit and Jam Tarts – What a Girl Eats

35. Texas Sweet Tea Pie – For the Love of Food

36. Pineapple Muffins – Budget Delicious

37. Vegan Blueberry Scones – The Roasted Root

38. Kentucky Bourbon Pecan Tassies – For the Love of Food

39. Blackberry Curd with Scottish Shortbread – Life Currents

40. Asiago Cheese Focaccia Bread – Flavor Mosaic

41. Mini Cheesecakes with Forest Fruit Jelly – By Andrea Janssen

42. Herbed Avocado Egg Salad Tea Sandwiches – Simple Bites

43. Perfect Chicken Salad – For the Love of Food

44. Classic Almond Petit Fours – Baking Sense

45. Apple Slice Donuts – For the Love of Food

46. Pesto Tomato and Cheese Muffins – With A Blast

47. Classic Buttermilk Scones – The Unlikely Baker

48. Pink Painted Sandwiches and Hot Pink Strawberries – For the Love of Food

49. Strawberry Creampuffs – With a Blast

50. Lemon Curd – Baking Sense

51. Pink Chocolate Sweet and Salty Candy – For the Love of Food

52. Pimms Summer Fruit Tart – Crumbs and Corkscrews

53. Instant Pot Strawberry Compote – Pressure Cook Recipes

54. Mini Tropical Fruit Upside Down Cakes – For the Love of Food

55. Italian Sprinkle Cookies – Cooking with Mamma C

56. Raspberry Cupcakes – The Cookie Dough Diaries

57. Mason Jar Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes – For the Love of Food

58. Blueberry Tea Cake – Simply Stacie

59. Spinach Feta Puffs – For the Love of Food

60. Quick and Easy Puff Pastry Almond Cookies – Cooking in Chinglish

61. Glazed Lemon Blossoms – Home at Cedar Springs Farm

62. Mashed Avocado Finger Sandwiches – The Roasted Root

63. Key Lime Tarts – For the Love of Food

64. Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins with Streusel and Lemon Glaze – Lemon Blossoms

65. Easy Boston Cream Pie Cookie Bites – Practically Homemade

66. Creamy Egg Salad – For the Love of Food

67. Magical Fairy Cakes – A Magical Mess

68. Cranberry Almond Scones – The Feathered Nester

69. Strawberry Cream Cheese Hand Pies – Brooklyn Active Mama

70. Ribbon Finger Sandwiches – Fav Family Recipes

71. Bacon Cheddar Mini Quiches – For the Love of Food

72. Almond Flour Edible Cookie Dough – Profusion Curry

73. Strawberry Banana Muffins – The Rising Spoon

74. “Beauty and the Beast” The Grey Stuff Oreo Mousse – For the Love of Food

75. Lemon Sticks – Kippi at Home

76. Mango Crumb Bars – Joyous Apron

77. Brunch Quiche Lorraine – For the Love of Food

78. Canestrelli (Italian Egg Yolk Cookies) – Neighbor Food Blog

79. Strawberry Scones – The Olive Blogger 

80. Flower Cupcake Bouquet – For the Love of Food

Drinks:

1. Sparkling Strawberry Peach Punch – For the Love of Food

2. Passion Fruit Tea – I Heart Brazil

3. Mango Iced Tea – Flour On My Face

4. Peach Iced Tea – Cincy Shopper

5. Pink Party Punch – For the Love of Food

6. Rhubarb Lavender Iced Tea – Global Kitchen Travels

7. Raspberry Sherbet Punch – Baking Beauty

8. Blushing Iced Tea – Kid Friendly Things to Do

9. Blackberry Brewed Sun Tea -For the Love of Food

10. Strawberry Sweet Tea – Budget Delicious

11. Watermelon Juice – Salt and Baker

12. Orange Pineapple Punch – For the Love of Food

13. Pineapple Green Tea Punch – Garlic and Zest

14. The Best Homemade Lemonade – Kids Activities Blog

15. Caramel Apple Iced Tea – For the Love of Food

16. Refreshing Hibiscus Mocktail – Cookie and Kate

17. Homemade Cherry Limeade – Tastes of Lizzy T

18. Peach Iced Tea – For the Love of Food

19. Strawberry Soda – A Worthey Read

20. Slushberry Drinks – Super Healthy Kids

21. Southern Fruit Iced Tea – For the Love of Food

22. Pineapple Cream Tropical Smoothie – Tastes of Lizzy T

23. Vanilla Lemonaide – Best Friends for Frosting

24. Icy Cool Blackberry Lemonade – For the Love of Food

25. Strawberry Sweet Tea – Bellyfull

26. Virgin White Sangria Punch – For the Love of Food

27. Unicorn Lemonade – Midget Momma

28. Lemon Ginger Sweet Tea – Tastes of Lizzy T

29. Watermelon Iced Tea – For the Love of Food

30. Blackberry Mint Iced Tea – Noel Barnhurst Blog

31. Mint Lime Tea Cooler – Baked Bree

32. Iced Raspberry Sun Tea – For the Love of Food

33. Delicious Lemongrass Tea – Rachna Cooks

34. Summer Watermelonade – For the Love of Food

“Summer has a flavor like no other. Always fresh and simmered in sunshine.” – Oprah

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 Happy Mother’s Day friends!

 
So many treats, so much fun!

Print

Princess Fruit Wands

Makes 16 wands

Ingredients

• 16 large strawberries
• 32 green grapes
• 32 blueberries

Instructions

• Start with 2 packs of small wands {16 total}, cleaned and dried.
• Poke holes in the center of fruit, threading them on to the wand.
• I add blueberries, grapes, and one large strawberry in the center.
• Place on a plate and repeat with remaining wands and fruit.
• Cover and chill until ready to serve.

 

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