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    Easy Teatime Recipes

    Mostly French teatime recipes, known as le goûter or quatre-heures in France, the official snack around 4 o'clock.

    Unlike a much more substantial British afternoon tea with cakes, scones and savoury sandwiches, the French teatime consists of lighter teacakes, biscuits or cookies, a slice of cake, tart or a pastry. Ice cream or sorbets are also the perfect summer afternoon teatime treat. In Paris for tea? Check out my Guide to the best tearooms in Paris (by location).

    Looking for something specific? Browse the recipe index to refine your search.

    • Orange Cheesecake: Easy Baked Recipe that's Fresh and Zesty
    • Pain d'épices (French Gingerbread)
    • Gingerbread Men and Decorating Ideas (Biscuits Speculoos)
    • Rhubarb Sorbet Recipe with Rose
    • Banana Coffee Cake (Low Sugar)
    • No Churn Ice Cream with Candied Fruit (Glace Plombières)
    • Cherry Clafoutis - the Classic French Custard Dessert
    • Raspberry Clafoutis - An Easy Gluten-Free Recipe for Summer
    • Everything you Need to Know About Apricot Jam (French Style)
    • Fluffy Cheese Scones - A Detailed Step-by-Step Recipe
    • French Butter Cookies (Palets Bretons)
    • Pâte Sucrée - Sweet Pastry for Tarts
    • How to Make Tuiles - The Easiest French Almond Cookie
    • Best French Toast Recipe (Pain Perdu)
    • Moist Banana Nut Bread - Low in Sugar
    • Easy Raspberry Macaron Filling - White Chocolate Ganache Recipe
    • Chocolate Marble Cake with Banana
    • French Apple Crumble Cake
    • Creamy Lemon Ice Cream (Glace au citron)
    • French Chocolate Cake (Fondant au Chocolat)
    • Gluten Free Brownies - Fudgiest Ever
    • Chocolate Crêpes Served French Style
    • Baked Rice Pudding Recipe (French Teurgoule)
    • Financier Cakes (Financiers)
    • Classic French Brioche - Parisian 'Brioche à Tête'
    • Almond Flour Chocolate Cake (Gâteau Reine de Saba)
    • Quick No-Suet Mincemeat (For Mince Pies and a Macaron Filling)
    • Snowballs - No Bake Coconut Bites
    • Canelé Recipe (Cannelés de Bordeaux)
    • French Apple Cake (Gâteau aux pommes)
    • French Apple Custard Tart (Tarte Alsacienne aux Pommes)
    • Macaroon Jam Tarts
    • French Lemon Tart (Tarte au citron)
    • Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Chocolate Pear Cake
    • Scotch Pancakes (Drop Scones)
    • Cottage Cheese Pancakes with Pumpkin
    • Pumpkin Spice Macarons - with White Chocolate Ganache
    • Cheese Waffles - Easy, Crispy and Cheesy
    • Mendiants (French Chocolate Disks)
    • Easiest Peach Tart Recipe with Puff Pastry
    • Passion Fruit and Raspberry Macaron Filling

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