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Adorable little Heart Tea Sandwiches are perfect for Valentine’s Day parties, or any lunch party. Adults love them because they are finger food, but your kids will love the cute little shapes and eat them up. So think of a sandwich differently and make a batch of Valentine’s Party Tea Sandwiches.

When I was a child and if you had told me the ingredients of finger sandwiches I don’t think I would’ve ever touched one. But cut them into mini Tea Sandwiches and I was all in.   When I would see any of these little shape sandwiches at a church function, I couldn’t get enough of them.

My love for these little-shaped sandwiches started very young, as our church served them for every party function. A women’s lunch or Christmas Eve potluck these little goodies would always be there.

Tea Sandwiches were my first introduction to cream cheese cucumber combination and ham salad. We have always had dill egg salad for lunch sandwiches but having egg salad in a fancy shape makes it extra special.

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How To Make Tea Party Sandwiches

They are so quick and easy to make and keep well in the refrigerator if you needed to make them the day before. Traditionally Tea sandwiches were crustless. You would purchase a regular loaf of bread remove the crust with a very sharp knife to make sure you got just the crust off and cut them into triangles and squares.

Probably around the late 60s and 70s bread companies around the holidays would make little tiny square crustless bread packages. They are not really crustless the crust is just very very light and thin. You can see one of these cocktail loaves here. 

For my Valentine’s Day Party, triangles and squares just did not go with my heart theme, so I purchased some sturdy wheat bread and white bread that I could cut into adorable heart shapes for Valentine’s Day with my cookie cutters.

Tea Parties at Our House

I am so excited to have everyone over for our annual Valentine’s Lunch Party. I have been crafting and planning for weeks. Every year in February I have the women our our family and kids to a fun heart themed tea party. Here in Ohio when it is freezing cold in February, Valentine Day is the perfect time for a party. We make fun food, cute crafts and plan all the fun adventures when spring arrives.

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• DIY Vinyl Valentines Mugs
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Supplies Needed:

• Heart Cutter Cutters
• A good Pairing Knife
• Cutting Board
• Mixing Bowls
• Offset Spatula’s
• Hard Boiled Egg Chopper
• Vidalia Chop Wizard

Tea Party Sandwich Recipes

There are three basic recipes for Tea Sandwiches Recipes that have been the tradition in our family and I know your family will love each one of these flavors:

• The 1st is a very traditional Cream Cheese filling with chive and sliced cucumber on top.
• The 2nd sandwich is a Classic Egg Salad with Dill.
• The 3rd is a traditional Ham Salad.

Each of these recipes is a quick and easy mix and ready to spread. Get all your ingredients out and ready to go before you start.  It is best if you have your eggs hard-boiled the day before and in the refrigerator so that they are cold.

The perfect cucumber cream cheese mini heart tea sandwich. Make these mini finger food heart sandwiches for an adult or kids tea party, church potluck, or a quick party appetizer. They taste delicious and will be part of your party decorations. 

The sandwiches can be made the night before, placed on your trays and covered with plastic wrap (This is the only kind I use), and kept in the refrigerator.

Cream Cheese Cucumber Tea Sandwichs

Cream Cheese Cucumber Tea sandwiches are the simplest to make. Simply have your bread cut in the desired shape. Mine are hearts of course. Very simple tasty and very elegant.

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Egg Salad Tea Sandwiches

The next delicious classic tea party sandwich is filled with traditional egg salad.

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Classic Ham Salad Tea Sandwiches

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I know you will have so much fun making these little sandwiches.  They are quick and easy and your kids will love making the shapes out of bread.  You can use any cookie cutter that is not too detailed.  Remember you can also make the traditional squares or triangles.

What to do with the unused bread

Making shapes out of bread does leave a lot of unused bread.  I took all my loose ends and put them in a plastic bag and put them in the refrigerator to use for croutons later.  Everyone loves croutons no matter the shape.   I just make them bit sized, toss them with olive oil, basil, and oregano and bake at 350 until they are golden brown.

Have fun with your food and make mini sandwiches you will be surprised how they are eaten up.