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    Home » Roundups

    31+ Easy Tea Party Recipes for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

    Published: Apr 28, 2022 by Beth Sachs · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases · 5 Comments

    Tea Party Recipe Ideas Pin

    Whether you're celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee at home, with friends at the park, or at an organised street party event, the following tea party recipes are all easy to make, easy to transport, and most importantly fit for a Queen!

    We have tasty savoury finger food and sandwiches, dainty cakes and bakes, as well as refreshing summery mocktails and cocktails!

    Jump to:
    • Platinum Jubilee FAQs
    • Savoury Tea Party Recipes
    • Sweet Tea Party Recipes
    • Cocktails and Mocktails
    • 💬 Comments
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    Platinum Jubilee FAQs

    What date is the Queen's Platinum Jubilee?

    On 6th February 2022 Her Majesty The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.

    To celebrate this unprecedented anniversary, celebrations will take place during a four-day UK bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June 2022. 

    What do we do for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee?

    Up and down the UK and Commonwealth, people will be celebrating the Jubilee by holding royal tea parties, garden parties, picnics, and organised big lunches. Beacons will also be lit on Thursday 2nd June at 9:45pm.

    Savoury Tea Party Recipes

    Mini Sausage Rolls
    Mini sausage rolls on a baking sheet.
    Easy mini sausage rolls made with ready-rolled puff pastry and pepped up sausage meat!
    Servings => 36
    Takes => 28 minutes
    Calories per serving => 85
    Mini Sausage Rolls
    Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
    Roasted red pepper hummus with celery sticks.
    An easy roasted red pepper hummus to serve with celery, carrot and cucumber sticks.
    Servings => 8
    Takes => 10 minutes
    Calories per serving => 112
    Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
    Vegetarian Sausage Rolls: Jo's Kitchen Larder
    My Vegetarian Sausage Rolls are packed to the brim full of goodness. Sweet potato, courgette & bean mixture wrapped in puff pastry. Perfect party food!
    Vegetarian Sausage Rolls
    Cheese Savoury Sandwich: Little Sugar Snaps
    Cheese Savoury Sandwich, perfect for Afternoon Tea!
    Cheese Savoury Sandwich
    Club Sandwich Recipe: Sew White
    This club sandwich recipe is an iconic sandwich packed full of flavour and a great way to use up leftover roast chicken too.
    Club Sandwich
    Cheesy Walnut and Rosemary Mini Muffins: Only Crumbs Remain
    These Cheesy Walnut and Rosemary Mini Muffins from Only Crumbs Remain are ideal for packed lunch boxes, picnics and parties.
    Cheesy Walnut & Rosemary Mini Muffins
    Roasted Vegetable Tartlets: Only Crumbs Remain
    Colourful Roasted Vegetable Tartlets in crisp flaky filo pastry cases.
    Roasted Vegetable Tartlets
    Beetroot, Onion and Goats Cheese Tarts: Recipes Made Easy
    Easy to make beetroot, onion and goats cheese tarts by recipes made easy are perfect for lunch boxes, picnics, buffet table or as a dinner party starter.
    Beetroot, Onion & Goats Cheese Tarts
    Sage and Onion Cheese Sandwiches: Tinned Tomatoes
    A simple recipe for the most delicious cheese sandwiches with a sage and onion twist. Vegetarian or vegan, you decide.
    Sage & Onion Cheese Sandwiches
    Vegan Egg Mayo Sandwich: Vegan Punks
    Vegan egg mayo is perfect for lunch in a hurry or for prepping in advance for the week. Just six ingredients and 10 minutes are needed.
    Vegan Egg Mayo Sandwich
    Mini Ham and Cheddar Quiches: Jam & Clotted Cream
    Mini Bacon and Cheddar Quiches perfect for lunchboxes and picnics
    Mini Quiches
    Ham & Cheese Muffins: Jam & Clotted Cream
    These ham and cheese savoury muffins are perfect for kids lunchboxes and picnics, and they can be adapted in many ways to create different flavour combinations!
    Ham & Cheese Muffins

    Sweet Tea Party Recipes

    Easy Fruit Scones
    Fruit scone on a plate with jam and clotted cream.
    Easy fruit scones studded with dried fruit are a classic tea-time treat in the UK, especially when they're served with jam and clotted cream!
    Servings => 10
    Takes => 20 minutes
    Calories per serving => 306
    Fruit Scones
    Easy Empire Biscuits
    Empire biscuits topped with glace cherry.
    The perfect bake for Afternoon Tea, these easy Empire biscuits are delicious and totally moreish!
    Servings => 22
    Takes => 42 minutes
    Calories per serving => 216
    Empire Biscuits
    Easy White Chocolate and Cherry Muffins
    Cherry muffins on a cake stand.
    Easy white chocolate and cherry muffins studded with chunky white chocolate chips and delicately flavoured with almond extract! Use fresh or frozen cherries in these tasty tea-time treats.
    Servings => 12
    Takes => 22 minutes
    Calories per serving => 242
    Cherry Muffins
    Lemon Curd Tartlets
    A lemon curd tartlet topped with raspberries and cream.
    These no-bake mini lemon curd tartlets with a biscuit base are sweet, tangy, and buttery, all rolled into one!
    Servings => 4
    Takes => 1 hour 5 minutes
    Calories per serving => 455
    Lemon Curd Tartlets
    Best Ever Malteser Tiffin
    A stack of malteser tiffin bars.
    An easy 5 ingredient no -bake chocolate Malteser tiffin recipe - the ultimate indulgent treat!
    Servings => 16
    Takes => 2 hours 10 minutes
    Calories per serving => 397
    Malteser Tiffin
    Cranberry White Chocolate Blondies
    A stack of cranberry white chocolate blondies.
    Soft and chewy cranberry and white chocolate blondies loaded with sweet white chocolate chips, fruity tart dried cranberries, and a hint of aromatic vanilla.
    Servings => 16
    Takes => 33 minutes
    Calories per serving => 211
    Cranberry White Chocolate Blondies
    Sticky Date Flapjacks
    Flapjacks with dates.
    Nothing beats homemade flapjacks, and these easy sticky date flapjacks are hands down the best flapjacks I have EVER made (and I've made a lot of flapjacks in my time)!
    Servings => 12
    Takes => 30 minutes
    Calories per serving => 349
    Sticky Date Flapjacks
    Strawberry Muffins
    A pile of strawberry muffins on a plate
    Sweet Strawberry Muffins with a cinnamon streusel topping
    Servings => 18 Muffins
    Takes => 50 minutes
    Calories per serving => 202
    Strawberry Muffins
    Biscoff Rocky Road
    Squares of biscoff rocky road.
    Indulgent no-bake lotus biscoff rocky road bars, perfect for biscoff lovers everywhere!
    Servings => 12
    Takes => 2 hours 12 minutes
    Calories per serving => 530
    Biscoff Rocky Road
    Nutella Puff Pastry Swirls
    Nutella puff pastry swirls on a plate.
    These easy Nutella puff pastry swirls are perfect for parties, snacks, and even breakfast! Made and baked in just 20 minutes!
    Servings => 16
    Takes => 20 minutes
    Calories per serving => 167
    Nutella Swirls
    Easy Ginger Cookies
    A stack of ginger cookies.
    These easy ginger cookies are crisp on the outside and delightfully chewy in the middle. Much like traditional Cornish Fairings, these moreish ginger biscuits are super quick to make, incredibly tasty, and are guaranteed to leave your guests wanting just one more!
    Servings => 20
    Takes => 20 minutes
    Calories per serving => 122
    Ginger Cookies
    Black Forest Cupcakes: Julia Recipes
    These black forest cupcakes are full of chocolate flavours, heavenly light whipped cream and cherry pie filling surprise inside.
    Black Forest Cupcakes
    Mini Pavlova Bites: Only Crumbs Remain
    These Mini Pavlova Bites from Only Crumbs Remain are filled with lemon and blueberries Or raspberry and pistachio. Bitesize meringues perfect for parties.
    Mini Pavlova Bites
    Battenberg Cupcakes: A Spoonful of Vanilla
    These Battenberg Cupcakes are just utterly scrumptious. They have a pink and yellow marbled cupcake, a hidden marzipan centre and pink and yellow almond buttercream, topped with a mini-Battenberg.
    Battenberg Cupcakes
    Homemade Cream Horns: Marcellina in Cucina
    These Cream Horns use store bought puff pastry taking out all the difficulties of pastry. Fill with fresh cream or my special buttercream for a delicious treat. #creamhorns #puffpastryrecipes
    Cream Horns
    Battenberg Cake: The Baking Explorer
    Recipe for a traditional British Battenberg Cake. A pink and yellow checkboard sponge cake, filled with apricot jam and wrapped in marzipan
    Battenberg Cake
    Queen of Puddings Cupcakes: The Baking Explorer
    Queen of Puddings Cupcakes - A classic British dessert has been turned into a cupcake! Filled with crème patisserie, raspberry jam and topped with meringue
    Queen of Puddings Cupcakes
    Raspberry Cupcakes: Cooking with my Kids
    These easy raspberry cupcakes with pretty two-toned icing are a delicious summer bake. The fresh raspberries balance out the sweet icing beautifully and are perfect for kids and beginner bakers to try.
    Raspberry Cupcakes

    Cocktails and Mocktails

    Strawberry Mojito Cooler
    a glass of strawberry mojito.
    This refreshing strawberry mojito cooler is the perfect cocktail when sweet juicy strawberries are in season. There is nothing better on a hot sunny day!
    Servings => 8
    Takes => 5 minutes
    Calories per serving => 113
    Strawberry Mojito
    Homemade Rhubarb Cordial (Rhubarb Syrup): Jo's Kitchen Larder
    Homemade Rhubarb Cordial (Rhubarb Syrup) transforms sharp rhubarb into sweet & most refreshing drink when diluted with water. Great in cocktails too!
    Rhubarb Cordial
    Easy Strawberry Rum Cocktail: Sew White
    This easy Strawberry Rum Cocktail is the perfect way to cool down on a hot day and serve for a summer party. As a refreshing rum strawberry cooler.
    Strawberry Rum Cocktail

    Whatever your plans are for the Queen's Jubilee, I hope that it is filled with many tasty treats!

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    Comments

    1. Mandy Applegate

      April 29, 2022 at 1:21 pm

      I love that there are so many easy delicious recipes to help us celebrate Her Majesty's Jubilee - what an achievement. We will be flying the flag and munching on some of this delicious food!

      Reply
    2. Gina

      April 29, 2022 at 1:32 pm

      Love tea parties! This is a fantastic list of recipes. There is something for everyone here! This is getting me excited to host my own!

      Reply
    3. Toni

      April 29, 2022 at 2:06 pm

      This is such a great list! I love everything in here!

      Reply
    4. Peter

      April 29, 2022 at 2:12 pm

      I love the Queen, what great food and tea party suggestions to celebrate on the day! Long May She Reign!!

      Reply
    5. Emily Flint

      April 29, 2022 at 2:13 pm

      This is such an awesome collection of party food! I have my egg on those walnut muffins...and pretty much everything else! Thanks for the great list!

      Reply

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