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Mother's Day tea party recipes

Celebrate Mother's Day with panache — and host a tea party for Mom! Here are 12 beautiful, easy Mother's Day recipes she'll love.
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Impress guests with individual phyllo cups topped with seasonal fruit and fresh cream - they're as pretty as they are delicious.

Mother's Day tea party

Savoury tart

This decadent tart with asparagus, light cheese and caramelized onions will be sure to impress guests. Cut into bite-sized rectangles and serve. Get the recipe for our Caramelized onion tart with asparagus.

Mother's Day tea party recipesCaramelized-onion tart with asparagus.Photo, Michael Graydon.

Dijon salad

Served on endive leaves, these flavourful snacks will make a delicious and eye-pleasing add to your brunch spread. Get the recipe for our Dijon-dill shrimp salad.

Mother's Day tea party recipesMichael Graydon

Scones

Top these delicious oven-baked scones with yogurt creme fraiche for a delectably creamy treat. Get the recipe for our White chocolate scones.

White chocolate sconesWhite chocolate scones

Crostini

Easy hors d’oeuvres become a gourmet treat with homemade ricotta. Get the recipe for our Roasted-tomato crostini.

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Mother's Day tea party recipesRoasted-tomato crostini.nPhoto, Angus Fergusson.

Creamy sugared phyllo

Impress guests with individual phyllo cups topped with seasonal fruit and fresh cream – they’re as pretty as they are delicious. Get the recipe for our Sugared phyllo cups.

Impress guests with individual phyllo cups topped with seasonal fruit and fresh cream - they're as pretty as they are delicious.Sugared phyllo cups.

Pavlova cupcakes

What’s afternoon tea without pretty and palatable cupcakes? Your guests will love the fruit compote in this recipe. Get the recipe for our Raspberry-rhubarb pavlova cupcakes.

Mother's Day tea party recipesRaspberry-rhubarb pavolva cupcakesPhoto, Michael Graydon.

Tea sandwiches

You’ll love these decadent tea sandwiches layered with smoked salmon, watercress and creamy artichoke. Get the recipe for our Creamy-artichoke and smoked salmon tea sandwiches.

You'll love these decadent tea sandwiches layered with smoked salmon, watercress and creamy artichoke.

Instant party

In this version of sangria, adding rosé gives the cocktail a pleasing pink flush. Serve with delicious honey-drizzled Gorgonzola-walnut toasts. Get the recipe for our Rosé sangria here.

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Mother's Day tea party recipes

Bite-sized

So easy to make, these delicious fruit bites will be the hit of the party! Get the recipe for our Nutty chevre grapes.

Nutty chevre grapesJohn Cullen

Tea cake

Crunchy pecans and tangy rhubarb make this moist banana-bread alternative addictively good. Get the recipe for our Rhubarb-buttermilk tea cake.

Mother's Day tea party recipesRoberto Caruso

Sugar twists

These sweet sugar twists are easy to make, and fun to display — they'll disappear faster than you can make them. Get the recipe for our Crispy cinnamon-sugar twists.

crispy cinnamon sugar twists

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