Creative Tea Infused Ideas to add Tea to Your Baking

If you're looking to elevate your baking with unique flavours, health-conscious ingredients, and a touch of sophistication, baking with tea might be your new favourite kitchen hack. We’re sharing creative ways to infuse your cookies, cakes, breads, pies, and glazes with the rich aroma and taste of tea. Whether you’re a seasoned baker or a curious beginner, this guide will show you how to swap out basic ingredients like coffee or milk and enhance your recipes with everything from matcha to chai. You can even call your creations “tea-infused” to instantly sound more interesting! Ready to transform your baked goods and boost your kitchen creativity?

Why Bake With Tea?

There are plenty of reasons to bake with tea, but for us, it all boils down to the three F’s:

Flavour

• Tea adds depth to your baking without much extra effort. It’s a simple way to add unique flavours to your recipes. Plus, tea-infused baked goods pair perfectly with a cup of tea.

Fun

• Think of it as kitchen mixology. Exploring different ways to bake with tea adds creativity to your routine and can give old recipes a new twist.

Fancy

• Which sounds fancier: shortbread cookies, or shortbread cookies infused with London Fog tea? Exactly. Tea instantly adds a gourmet touch without needing a pastry degree.

 

What Types of Tea Can You Bake With?

You can bake with almost any kind of tea: leaves, powder, or tea bags. At Old Growth Beverages, we’ve already done the hard work by grinding it into a fine powder. That’s the beauty of microground tea.

That said, not every tea works with every recipe. Choose flavours that match the mood of your bake. Chai is versatile and bold, pairing well with everything from cupcakes to pie filling. Green teas, on the other hand, offer subtle flavour and work better with simpler recipes.

 

Different Ways to Bake With Tea

There are tons of ways to use tea in baking. Don’t let the options overwhelm you. Some methods work better in certain recipes, and that’s part of the fun. Here are some go-to techniques:

1. Swap Tea for Liquids

One easy method is to use brewed tea in place of liquids like water or coffee. For example, try our Pure Japanese Matcha in pancake batter instead of milk.

But be careful. If the liquid plays another role (like adding fat or lift), you might need to modify the recipe or try a different method.

2. Mix Microground Tea with Liquids

You can also infuse liquid ingredients with tea for extra flavour. Heat milk gently with a microground tea, let it cool, and then use it as called for. This also works with alcohol. Try infusing rum, brandy, or even vodka with microground tea to make your own extract-style flavour boosters.

3. Add Microground Tea to Dry Mixes

Want flavour, texture, and a beautiful look? Add microground tea directly to your dry ingredients. It’s perfect in cookie or cupcake batter.

Using your own tea leaves? Be sure to grind them really fine. No one wants gritty bits in their treats. A spice grinder or mortar and pestle can help, but microground tea is your easiest option (hint: we make some really good ones).

4. Tea Simple Syrup

Tea-infused simple syrup is great for cocktails, cakes, and glazes. Combine equal parts sugar and water, add microground tea, simmer, then cool. Done.

5. Tea Ganache

Yes, you can make ganache with tea! Use equal weights of tea-infused liquid and chopped chocolate to create a luscious glaze or filling.

6. Tea Glaze

Just like ganache, glaze is easy to make. Mix confectioners’ sugar with a little tea instead of water or milk. It’s a simple way to infuse flavour and colour.

 

Ready to Brew Up Something Delicious?

Baking with tea is more than just a fun experiment. It’s a creative, flavourful, and impressively simple way to take your homemade goodies to the next level. Whether you're substituting tea for milk, blending it into a glaze, or folding microground powders right into your batter, each method opens up new ways to explore your favourite blends. Don’t be afraid to experiment, play with pairings, and get a little fancy. With microground tea from Old Growth Beverages, the hardest part (grinding into an extremely fine powder) has already been done for you. So grab your apron, pick your tea, and turn your next batch of baked goods into a tea-infused triumph. And remember: save a cup to sip while they’re in the oven :)

 

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