With Easter just around the corner, now is the time to start stocking up on chocolate bunnies, painting your eggs, and planning your Easter egg hunt. A reemerging tradition that more and more people are bringing back is Easter afternoon tea.
Out of all of the seasonal events that we celebrate, it only makes sense for people to enjoy an Easter afternoon tea. Chocolate, hot cross buns and spring teas all pair perfectly together, and it’s a great opportunity to welcome in the brighter weather by trying some fresh and exciting spring loose leaf blends.
If you’re looking to host your very own Easter afternoon tea this year, we have you covered. Here is the Leaf guide for hosting the perfect afternoon tea.
Why Afternoon Tea is The Best Way to Celebrate Easter
At Easter, we all get gifted a ridiculous amount of delicious chocolate, sweet treats and Easter-themed trinkets. With Easter happening at the start of spring, when the weather starts to brighten up, flowers start to bloom, and the days finally get longer, what better occasion to celebrate than with an afternoon tea to mark the event?
Planning the Perfect Easter Tea Party
If you’re anything like the team at Leaf, you want to plan an event like an afternoon tea properly. Pulling off a successful afternoon tea takes planning, and if you’re not sure where to start, then we’re here to help.
Get a Guest List
First and foremost, you need to plan who will attend your afternoon tea. This is important for a number of reasons. Getting a guest list together helps you determine how many supplies you’ll need for the event. Secondly, knowing who is attending will help you start thinking up your Easter afternoon tea ideas, with any allergies and guest preferences in mind, ensuring everyone is catered to.
Plan Activities
Easter is a great excuse to get creative, and there are plenty of activities you can use to make sure all your guests have the best time. You can do some egg painting, an egg hunt, or even some spring floral arranging. You know your guests better than anyone, and you’ll be able to put together the best itinerary to give those attending your Easter afternoon tea the best time.
Choose Your Teas
You can’t have an Easter afternoon tea without the tea. For events like this, Yorkshire Tea just won’t cut it. If you want to make the event as immersive as possible, putting together a delicious range of teas for your guests to try and enjoy is the first step.
Don’t consider yourself a tea connoisseur? Head over to our loose-leaf tea section, where you can find a range of delicious teas to choose from, and with so many available, you’re almost guaranteed to find one that your guests will love.
Plan Your Snacks
When it comes to afternoon tea, you need some delicious snacks to wash down with your tasty cups of tea. Luckily for you guys, we love Easter just as much as we love experimenting with delicious new recipes, which is why we created a tea-infused hot cross bun. Can you get more easter than that?
For those of you who don’t enjoy a hot cross bun, don’t worry, we have another perfect afternoon tea recipe that your guests are bound to love- Earl Grey biscuits. With simple ingredients, this recipe delivers the health benefits of Earl Grey and a delicious taste, making it one you should definitely consider serving to your guests.
Pick the Perfect Decor
Finally, to really tie the event together and add that extra wow factor to your afternoon tea, get creative and pick some Easter-themed decorations. You can make them, buy them, or borrow them from a friend; no matter where you get them, Easter-themed decorations will add that extra-special final touch to your afternoon tea and get your guests into the spirit.
The Best Spring Teas to Include in Your Afternoon Tea
Last year, we produced a guide for some of the best seasonal teas, and in that, we included some of the best teas to enjoy in spring, but since then, we have added even more delicious teas to our shop that you need to add to your list this Easter.
Oolong Tea
Oolong is a type of tea that sits between green and black tea. It has a smooth, slightly floral flavour with toasty, honey-like notes and a clean, lasting finish. Its mild complexity pairs well with hot cross buns, simnel cake, and almond pastries, making it a natural choice for your Easter table.
Vanilla Rooibos
Warm, creamy, and utterly comforting, this South African herbal blend carries a natural sweetness with rich vanilla warmth and no bitterness whatsoever. Caffeine-free and perfect for all ages, the sweet vanilla notes complement chocolate Easter eggs and cream-filled pastries beautifully, making it a great option for children and guests who avoid caffeine.
Pear Tea
Delicate, juicy, and refreshing with a gentle orchard sweetness, this light fruit infusion is quintessentially spring, with blossoms and fresh air with every sip. Its clean, crisp character embodies the season’s freshness, making it a wonderful palate cleanser between richer bites. Equally lovely served hot or iced.
White Peony
White Peony is one of the most elegant teas you can serve. It is a minimally processed white tea featuring a pale golden colour, soft floral notes, and a lightly sweet, fresh flavour. Its refined character makes it the perfect “special” tea on the table, ideally pairing with lemon curd tarts, macarons, and delicate floral baked goods.
Basket of Berries
This vibrant, jewel-toned tea bursts with the sweet-tart flavour of mixed berries: strawberry, raspberry, blackcurrant, and more. It brews a rich, deep ruby hue that looks stunning both in the pot and in the cup. A perfect centrepiece for any Easter table, it complements scones and jam beautifully and makes an equally attractive iced tea on a warm spring day.
Easter Tea Gift Ideas
One of the best parts of Easter is giving gifts to the people we love most, and a great way to top off your afternoon tea is to give your attendants a little gift of gratitude. Some gifts you can give are:
Homemade Treats
Nothing says ‘I love you’ more than a homemade treat. As much as your guests would appreciate even a store-bought gift, there is something special about receiving something that a loved one has spent time and patience creating.
Sticking with the afternoon tea theme, one of the best homemade gifts that you can give is some tea-themed sweet treats. Not sure where to start? We have you covered. Take a look at some of the recipes below:
- Fruit Cake Tea Loaf
- Pear Drops Loaf Cake
- Earl Grey Caramel Slices
- Loose Lead Tea Jam
- Easy Orange and Almond Tea Muffins
Make one or select a couple to create a fun Easter afternoon tea hamper.
Chocolate
You can’t have Easter without chocolate. Chocolate is the best part about this time of year, and Easter gives us all an ample opportunity to stuff our faces with no shame, but why stop at eggs? At Leaf, we stock a range of delicious chocolate bars, the perfect addition to any Easter hamper.
Tea Taster Box
A great memento from your afternoon tea event to give your guests is a tea taster box, so they can go home and enjoy some of the delicious teas you enjoyed during your afternoon tea.
This is a great gift for anyone who might be tea-curious, but doesn’t want to commit to large quantities of tea before they know exactly what they like.
Teaware
Another great gift that serves as a little reminder of your Easter afternoon tea and lets your guests continue enjoying tea beyond your event is teaware. In particular, we recommend that you gift your guests a glass teapot, which adds a nice touch to finish off your afternoon tea and encourages them to continue enjoying tea beyond your get-together.
This, matched with a tea taster box, is the perfect gift for your loved ones.
Get Ready for Easter With Leaf
This guide should have provided you with all the tools necessary to host a fantastic Easter afternoon tea. Easter is all about spending time with your loved ones and taking a well-deserved break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, and enjoying afternoon tea with those you hold dearest is the best way to do that.
Have some questions about our recipe recommendations or want to learn more about our teas? Get in touch today.
