Best 17 Cherry Tea Recipes

CHERRY LIMEADE SWEET TEA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, bring water to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags; steep, covered, 10 minutes. Discard tea bags. Stir in sugar until dissolved; cool slightly. Transfer to a pitcher; cool completely., Add limeade concentrate and cherry juice to tea. Serve over ice with lime wedges and cherries.

TINY CHERRY AND ALMOND TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brush 30 cups of 2 mini-muffin tins with butter, and dust lightly with flour.
• Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. When it begins to sputter, reduce heat to medium. Cook, swirling skillet occasionally, until butter has lightly browned. Skim foam from top, and remove skillet from heat.
• Whisk together flour, ground almonds, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Add egg whites, and whisk until smooth. Stir in kirsch. Pour in butter, leaving any dark-brown sediment in skillet, and whisk to combine. Let stand for 20 minutes.
• Ladle 1 tablespoon batter into each buttered muffin cup, filling about halfway. Push a cherry into each, keeping stem end up. With a small spoon, smooth batter over cherries to cover. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean and cakes are golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes. Run a knife around edges to loosen, and unmold. Cakes can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature overnight.

CHERRY-PISTACHIO TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
• Pulse the pistachios, flour, baking powder and salt in a food processor until finely ground.
• Whisk the confectioners' sugar and eggs in a large bowl, then whisk in the pistachio mixture until just combined. Stir in the melted butter until just incorporated.
• Spoon 2 tablespoons batter into each muffin cup. Bake until slightly puffed and just beginning to set, about 8 minutes. Place 1 or 2 cherries in the center of each cake and continue baking until the cakes feel springy and the edges are lightly browned, 10 to 12 more minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 10 minutes in the pan, then remove from the pan to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

CHERRY TEA RING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, sugar, butter, egg, salt and 3-1/2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Meanwhile, place cherries in a bowl; add boiling water. Let stand for 5 minutes; drain and squeeze out excess water. In another bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Add cherries; toss to coat. , Punch dough down; turn onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 15x9-in. rectangle. Sprinkle with filling. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Pinch seam to seal. Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet; pinch ends together to form a ring. , With scissors, cut from outside edge to two-thirds of the way toward center of ring at 1-in. intervals. Separate strips slightly; twist to allow filling to show. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool. Combine the glaze ingredients; drizzle over tea ring. Decorate with candied cherries if desired.

CHERRY TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat powdered sugar, butter, cherry liquid, almond extract and food color with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. On low speed, beat in flour and salt. Stir in cherries.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool 20 to 30 minutes.
• In 1-quart resealable freezer plastic bag, place baking chips; seal bag. Microwave on High 35 to 50 seconds, squeezing chips in bag every 15 seconds, until chips are melted and smooth. Cut small tip from bottom corner of bag; drizzle melted chips over cookies.

CHERRY-VANILLA TEA CAKE WITH VANILLA SUGAR

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter and flour 10-inch springform pan. Sift first 5 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and 1 cup sugar in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla extract. Transfer 2 tablespoons dry ingredients to small bowl. On low speed, beat half of remaining dry ingredients into butter mixture, then mix in sour cream and lemon peel. Beat in remaining half of dry ingredients. Mix cherries into reserved 2 tablespoons dry ingredients; fold cherries into batter.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan; smooth top with spoon. Bake until tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Transfer cake to rack and cool 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, using small sharp knife, scrape seeds from vanilla bean into small bowl. Mix in 1 tablespoon sugar, rubbing with fingertips to distribute seeds. Add powdered sugar and rub again.
• Sift vanilla sugar over hot cake and cool. Cut around pan sides to loosen cake; remove pan sides. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; let stand at room temperature.)

SOUR CHERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan and reserve.
• Drain the cherries very well and pulp in the blender. Do not puree.
• Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl.
• Remove 1 tablespoon of flour and reserve.
• Combine remaining flour, baking soda, and salt in another bowl. Add these dry ingredients to creamed mixture, alternately with the buttermilk.
• Add the beaten eggs, almond extract and pulped cherries to the batter.  Stir the reserved tablespoon of flour into the nuts, coating well. Add the floured nuts to the batter. Stir to incorporate all ingredients.
• Bake in prepared loaf pan in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes and remove.

CHERRY-CHEESE TEA RING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt. In a small saucepan, heat milk and butter to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add egg and extract; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky)., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and extract until smooth. Punch dough down and turn onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 14x7-in. rectangle. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly to within 1/2 in. of edges. Sprinkle with cherries and almonds. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal., Preheat oven to 375°. Place seam side down on a greased baking sheet; pinch ends together to form a ring. With scissors, cut from outside edge to two-thirds of the way toward center of ring at 1-in. intervals. Separate strips slightly; twist to allow filling to show., Bake 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pan to a wire rack to cool. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm tea ring.

GREEN TEA PANNA COTTA WITH SWEET ADZUKI SAUCE CHERRY BLOSSOM JAM AND TUILES

Steps:

• For the panna cotta, stir together the green tea and gelatin and set aside briefly. Combine milk and cream in a saucepan over medium heat and whisk in sugar. Heat to boiling and remove from heat. Add vanilla and gelatin/tea mixture and stir until sugar and gelatin are completely dissolved. Pour into the custard cups and refrigerate at least 4 hours until gelatin sets up completely.
• Heat adzuki beans and sugar over medium heat stirring to dissolve sugar. Allow to cool and puree in a blender with canola oil. Strain into a bowl and set aside until needed.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 1 baking sheet with a silicone baking mat and lay rice wrapper squares on mat. Top with another silicone baking mat and a second baking sheet as a weight. Bake for 15 minutes, then remove the baking sheet and top silicone mat and allow to further bake until brown, about 3 more minutes. Remove from mat with a thin spatula and allow to cool completely.
• Sift powdered sugar over the tuiles. Spoon some sauce into the center of a dessert plate. Invert the custard from the mold into the center of the sauce. Slide 2 tuiles horizontally into the custard 1 on each side. Top custard with 1 cherry blossom. Serve with hot cherry blossom tea.

BLACK CHERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring water to boil in a medium-sized pot.
• Add cherries, sugar, lemon juice, and star anise.
• Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until the cherries are almost falling apart.
• Turn off heat, mix in black tea, and let stand for 1 hour to cool.
• Strain liquid through a fine mesh sieve, mashing the cherries with a wooden spoon to extract more liquid.
• Discard solids.
• Transfer liquid to a pitcher and refridgerate until ready to serve.

CHERRY APRICOT TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine apricots and water; let stand for 1 hour. Drain. Add cherries; set aside. , In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the sour cream, sugar, salt, butter, eggs and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down; divide into thirds. On a floured surface, roll each third into a 15x6-in. rectangle. , Place each on a greased baking sheet. Spoon a third of the filling down the center of each rectangle. On each long side, cut 1-in.-wide strips 2 in. into the center. Starting at one end, fold alternating strips at an angle across filling. Seal end. Cover and let rise until almost doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cover with foil if browning too fast. Cool. , Combine sugar and milk; drizzle over bread. Garnish with cherries and apricots if desired.

CHERRY-BERRY TEA SMOOTHIES

Steps:

• Bring water to a simmer. Immediately remove from heat, and add tea bags. Let steep, uncovered, for 8 minutes. Discard tea bags. Refrigerate tea until cold, about 40 minutes.
• Puree tea, tofu, and fruit in a blender until smooth, and serve cold.

CHERRY-BERRY TEA SMOOTHIE

Steps:

• Puree yogurt, fruit, and 3/4 cup tea in a blender until smooth; add more tea as needed. Divide among four glasses, and serve.
• nutrition information
• (Per Serving)
• Calories: 130
• Saturated Fat: .8g
• Unsaturated Fat: .1g
• Cholesterol: 3.7mg
• Carbohydrates: 25.3g
• Protein: 6.2g
• Sodium: 21.4mg
• Fiber: 2.4g

BUTTERMILK AND SOUR CHERRY SCONES FOR AFTERNOON TEA AND PICNICS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 C/190 C fan/Gas Mark 5. Dust a baking sheet with flour.
• Sieve together the flour, salt, sugar and bicarbonate of soda. Mix together the buttermilk and milk. Make a well in the centre and pour on the buttermilk mixture. Mix well until the dough is even, and stir in the sour cherries.
• To shape for cooking, set the dough on a floured surface and turn around in your hands, until you have a neat round shape. Use a floured knife to score the surface into 4 or 6 sections.
• Transfer to the floured baking sheet and bake for 20 - 25 minutes. Set aside on a rack to cool. Best eaten straight away, but can be stored for up to 3 days in an airtight container.

CHERRY TEA CAKES

Steps:

• 1. Heat Oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl beat powdered sugar, butter, cherry liquid, extract and food coloring, at med speed until well blended. add flour and salt and beat until well blended. stir in cherries.
• 2. shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie pan 2 inches apart.
• 3. bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
• 4. remove from cookie sheets onto cooling rack. cool at least 20-30 minutes and drizzle with melted white/vanilla chocolate chips

CHERRY HIBISCUS TEA POPS

Steps:

• In large heatproof bowl or pitcher, place tea bags. Pour boiling water over tea bags. Cover; let steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags. Stir in honey and lemon juice.
• Divide cherries among 5 (5-oz) paper cups. Pour tea mixture into cups. Cover cups with foil; insert craft stick into center of each pop. (Or fill ice pop mold according to manufacturer's directions.) Freeze about 6 hours or until frozen.

CHERRY-NUT TEA RING

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the first eight ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1-2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed). , For filling, combine the sugars in a small bowl; cut in shortening until crumbly. Stir in the cherries, raisins and walnuts; set aside. When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 20x10-in. rectangle; sprinkle with filling to within 1 in. of edges. Roll up tightly jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; seal ends. , Place in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan; pinch ends together to form a heart. With scissors, cut from outside edge two-thirds of the way toward center of ring at 1-in. intervals. Separate strips slightly; twist to allow filling to show. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 40 minutes., Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown, covering with foil to prevent overbrowning during the last 10 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar.