As Thanksgiving draws near, it’s the perfect time to let sweet potatoes shine in your afternoon tea menu. From delectable scones and enticing savories to elegant sweets, these 12 recipes are guaranteed to delight guests at your upcoming holiday gatherings and seasonal celebrations.
1. Orange-Glazed Sweet Potato Tartlets
Flavored with warm spices, vanilla, and sweet potatoes, these scrumptious Orange-Glazed Sweet Potato Tartlets are the perfect dessert for fall. They are pictured here with our Caramel-Banana Mini Cakes.
2. Sweet Potato Scones
These delightful Sweet Potato Scones are full of flavor from nutmeg and turmeric.
3. Sweet Potato & Smoked Turkey Tea Sandwiches
Stone-ground mustard and slices of roasted sweet potato, seasoned with smoked paprika and fresh thyme, transform a classic turkey sandwich into a rich and piquant savory. These Sweet Potato & Turkey Tea Sandwiches are pictured here with our Spinach, Kale, Caramelized Onion & Brie Tea Sandwiches and Curried Ham Salad Tea Sandwiches.
4. Sweet Potato & Goat Cheese Bites
These tasty Sweet Potato & Goat Cheese Bites are the perfect savory to serve for afternoon tea. They are pictured here with our Smoked Salmon–Aïoli Canapés.
5. Sweet Potato-Raisin Scones
While most recipes for sweet potato scones call for mashed cooked sweet potato, our Sweet Potato-Raisin Scones use finely grated raw sweet potato in the dough, which gets rich, autumnal flavor from apple pie spice, red raisins, and chopped hazelnuts.
6. Sweet Potato Cakes with Toasted Meringue
Sweet potato purée, pumpkin pie spice, and Spiced Meringue Topping create scrumptious Sweet Potato Cakes with Toasted Meringue.
7. Gluten-Free Sweet Potato-Cranberry Scones
What could be more fitting for a harvest teatime than gluten-free scones laden with sweet potato and cranberries? Fresh cranberries, as well as the sweetened dried variety, impart vibrant fruit flavor to these autumn-inspired Gluten-Free Sweet Potato-Cranberry Scones. For additional tang, Greek yogurt replaces the usual milk or buttermilk in the dough.
8. Sweet Potato–Peanut Butter Bars
Mashed sweet potato and natural peanut butter lend creaminess to form the base of these superb Sweet Potato-Peanut Butter Bars, while ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg offer plenty of warm spice. They are pictured here with our Crispy Dark Chocolate & Almond Butter Truffles and Coconut Custard & Raspberry Tartlets.
9. Herbed Goat Cheese, Carrot & Sweet Potato Tea Sandwiches
Oven-roasted sweet potato and grated carrot impart marvelous taste, texture, and color to a luscious sandwich filling made with one part cream cheese and two parts goat cheese. These Herbed Goat Cheese, Carrot & Sweet Potato Tea Sandwiches are pictured here with our Balsamic Fig & Pork Crostini and Butternut Squash & Mushroom Tartlets.
10. Sweet Potato & Prosciutto Tartlets
Layers of sweet potato, prosciutto, and cheese top a rich purée of roasted red onion in these savory, puff-pastry Sweet Potato & Prosciutto Tartlets.
11. Sweet Potato-Pecan Scones
These plump Sweet Potato-Pecan Scones get their wonderful seasonal flavors from beaten sweet potato, toasted pecans, and a couple of pinches of ground ginger.
12. Sweet Potato Soup
Well-seasoned and creamy, this plant-based Sweet Potato Soup is so tasty that teatime guests might not notice that it’s vegan.
