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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.

    • Banana Coffee Cake (Low Sugar)
    • No Churn Ice Cream with Candied Fruit (Glace Plombières)
    • Baked Rice Pudding Recipe (French Teurgoule)
    • Almond Flour Chocolate Cake (Gâteau Reine de Saba)
    • French Apple Cake (Gâteau aux pommes)
    • Classic French Brioche - Parisian 'Brioche à Tête'
    • French Chocolate Cake (Fondant au Chocolat)
    • Cottage Cheese Pancakes with Pumpkin
    • Chocolate Pear Cake
    • Pumpkin Spice Macarons - with White Chocolate Ganache
    • Easiest Peach Tart Recipe with Puff Pastry
    • Easy Chocolate Coffee Cakes
    • Patrick Roger's Layered Chocolate Cake
    • Rhubarb and Custard Cheesecake
    • Raspberry Clafoutis
    • Bran Muffins that are Actually Healthy
    • Orange Cheesecake: Easy Baked Recipe that's Fresh and Zesty
    • Chocolate Crêpes Served French Style
    • Honey Biscuits with Lemon
    • French Hot Chocolate - 4 Ingredients to Recreate your Parisian Love Potion
    • Mincemeat Pinwheels - Easy Puff Pastry Recipe
    • Creamy Orange Curd - A Perfect Crêpe Filling Recipe
    • Apple Oat Crumble - Healthy Recipe
    • Chocolate Marble Cake with Banana
    • French Lemon Tart (Tarte au citron)
    • Galette des Rois (French King Cake)
    • Gluten Free Brownies - Fudgiest Ever
    • Moist Banana Nut Bread - Low in Sugar
    • French Almond Cake (Le Saint-Germain)
    • Pâte Sucrée - Sweet Pastry for Tarts
    • Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Pistachio Ice Cream (with or without Wasabi)
    • Salted Caramel Macarons
    • Rhubarb Sorbet (Sorbet à la rhubarbe)
    • Rhubarb Cake with Orange and Rose
    • Creamy Lemon Ice Cream (Glace au citron)
    • Best French Toast Recipe (Pain Perdu)
    • French Apple Tart with Puff Pastry (Tarte fine aux pommes)
    • Pain d'épices (French Gingerbread)
    • Gingerbread Men and Decorating Ideas (Biscuits Speculoos)

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