Bakes & Treats — chamomile

We partnered with our pals over at About Time Magazine, for a special week dedicated to tea. We’re a sucker for a brew, but there’s more to the humble tea leaf than just drinking a cuppa. The amazing Kate Hackworthy from Veggie Desserts got to work on our whole chamomile flowers. Kate says: I'm a journalist, author and award-winning UK food blogger. I love to create vegetarian and vegan recipes, plus my creative vegetable desserts! I’ll show you how to eat your veggies at every meal. Ready, set, bake: Our whole chamomile flowers come from Egypt, where they are hand-picked & transported to us here in the UK. Did you know...

Rejoice! A super easy to make free from dairy, soy & gluten no bake cheescake.   Delicate floral notes of chamomile and sweet vanilla accompanied by fresh blueberries make this creamy cheesecake the perfect afternoon treat to enjoy with your cuppa. Our whole chamomile flower tea comes from the Egyptian plains and we use just the flower head to deliver the best tasting brew. These delicate chamomile flower heads are easily damaged as they are hand-picked, packed & transported which inevitably leads to some dust. To minimise this, we recommend you treat your chamomile tea gently.   Did you know that...

Time to get zesty!! One of our favourite recipe developers to work with is the amazing Kate Hackworthy also know as Veggie Desserts. This month shes whipped up magic with this easy lemon tart recipe made with a chamomile tea pastry crust and a dusting of chamomile-infused powdered sugar. The flavour combos of the zingy lemon and the sweet chamomile make this an ideal recipe to welcome Spring.  As the flavour of chamomile is so nice, Kate has also made a quick and simple chamomile-infused powdered sugar to dust the top with. Super easy to make all you need to do is whiz...

Happy Afternoon Tea week! We've teamed up with the lovely @thehealthybeard to bring you these chamomile and blueberry muffins, this recipe makes 10. Ingredients 3 cups oat flour 1 ½ tsp baking powder ½ cup coconut sugar Pinch of salt ½ cup olive oil ¾ cup We Are Tea Chamomile tea (2 tea bags brewed for 1-2 hours) 200g fresh blueberries + 30 extra 2 medium size eggs Method Brew the tea for 1-2 hours. Begin by preheating the oven at 180C degrees/Gas mark 5 For this recipe I made my own oat flour, begin the process by blending 3...