Bring tea to your Thanksgiving table with welcome drinks, dessert pairings, and a few tea-inspired activities. These eight ideas offer starting points for planning your gathering, rather than complete cooking recipes.
Eight ways to include tea
Serve a welcome drink. Offer guests a choice of tea when they arrive. Check each blend’s ingredients and caffeine information, and follow its brewing directions.
Explore a tea-based turkey brine. Choose a tested recipe that includes tea and specifies the salt concentration, refrigeration, brining time, and cooking instructions. Do not improvise those details from a flavor suggestion alone.
Try tea-infused gravy. Use a recipe that specifies the amount of brewed, strained tea. Experiment with a small batch before making it part of your holiday meal.
Bake a tea-inspired dessert. Look for recipes that clearly distinguish brewed tea, ground tea leaves, and culinary spices. Consider a chai-flavored pumpkin dessert or a tea-infused cake.
Offer tea pairings. Invite guests to try different tea styles with appetizers, the main meal, or dessert. Treat pairings as personal preferences, not fixed rules.
Include a tea cocktail option. Use a complete recipe and keep alcoholic drinks clearly separate from non-alcoholic options. Alcoholic servings are intended only for adults of legal drinking age; enjoy responsibly.
Create a blending activity. Use food-grade teas and culinary ingredients, with their labels available. Provide clean utensils and labeled containers for take-home blends. Keep decorative botanicals separate from anything intended to be consumed.
Enjoy tea with leftovers. Choose a favorite blend to accompany your next-day meal, following normal food-storage and reheating guidance for the leftovers.
Choose tea for your holiday table
Browse Beach House Teas for flavors to serve or give as small gifts. Check product details and share ingredient information when accommodating guests’ dietary needs.
You do not need to use every idea. A welcoming pot of tea and a pairing you enjoy can be enough to bring tea into your Thanksgiving celebration.
