This may be my favorite loaf of bread I’ve ever made. Maybe. Pumpkin and chai were just made for each other. Remember my sweet potato chai muffins? This recipe is better.
As I type this, I’m flying back out to California. I was back home from Pittsburgh for just a week, but cookbook work had to be done, so I’m back off to the west coast. Hopefully you’ve heard the news that I’m coming out with my second cookbook!! The first time around, I wrote it by myself. This second time around, I’m going with a new publisher AND writing it with another person, which is pretty awesome because it’s George from Civilized Caveman. We decided to come together and collaborate to make a ton of brand new, never before seen recipes. With George’s amazing photography and my ability to destroy his kitchen while creating recipes, we are bound to come up with some pretty stellar dishes. He loves when I’m in the kitchen. Just loves it.
I’m excited that I finally have the chance to tell you all about the cookbook and share some pictures of the recipes that will be in the book! Especially the failed recipes. Those are funny to see. Not for us, because we become extremely annoyed when it happens, but it’s funny for you. And remember, when I go to visit George in California, we spend 6-7 days with each other. And annoy each other. I get all up in his space, eat a lot of his food (he always has the best food ever) and spill food into every crevice possible. So when a recipe fails, it makes things worse. We become almost like little children, throwing small tantrums. Baking has seemed to be our biggest downfall. Mostly because we are trying new ingredients that we haven’t worked with much. We tried some cinnamon rolls and monkey bread…both failed. They still tasted good, so of course we ate them, but looks wise and texture wise, not so much. Hopefully we can pull our sh*t together and figure out those recipes. How bomb would that be? Bomb.
Crying babies are the worst. And there is one in close proximity to me on the plane. No wait, crying babies on planes are the worst. I know, I know, I will never get it until I am a mom, but what if I don’t plan to be a mom? What if I plan to do other things? Then will I never understand it? I felt really bad for the mom on the flight. Even though everyone understands, they all still secretly hate her, because you can’t hate the child. That would just be effed up.
You know what’s effed up? That show ‘The Walking Dead’. I see why it’s so addictive, but daaaaamn are your dreams messed up afterwards. I didn’t have zombie dreams, oh no. I had dreams of creepy people, doing creepy things. Like smearing pumpkin pie on my friend and jumping up and down on her. You think that wouldn’t be that freaky of a dream, but you had to see their faces. Chainsaw massacre meets hills have eyes. I escaped up a mountain with wolves following me. Then I woke up, and couldn’t go back to sleep. Pretty sure my brain told me to wake up so I wouldn’t witness my own death. I’m sad I won’t be watching The Walking Dead anymore. But I like living in my dreams.
THE CRYING WON’T STOP.
Chai Pumpkin Bread
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond butter (or other nut butter or seed butter)
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 banana, mashed
- 1/4 cup honey (optional- i like it sweeter)
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 2 chai tea packets (tea spices removed from packets)
- 3 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix together almond butter, pumpkin, banana, and eggs.
- Cut open the two tea bags and remove all the tea spices from the tea bags and add to almond butter mixture.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Grease a loaf pan and then line it with parchment paper.
- Pour batter in pan and place in oven. Bake for 45 minutes. Let rest before slicing.
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This sounds fab! But what exactly do you mean: “2 chai tea packets (tea seasonings removed from packets)” Do you mean the powder stuff or actual black tea leaves with spices?
tea with spices
I have a quick question. Please don’t think me dense, I am on overworked mom whose brain is threatening to go on strike. So bare with me! I just want to clarify that you use the contents of the tea bag and discard the packaging correct? Do you need to steep the tea or just dump it in? Thank you for this! I will be making it very soon.
yes, discard the packaging and dump it in. no steeping
Making this today..and want to add raisins and/or walnuts… can we do with on Paleo?
Was already excited to try this, then noticed it has no added sweetener, and got even more excited! I’ll be starting the 21DSD soon, and it looks like this would be an approved recipe – hip hip HUZZAH! 🙂
sorry, honey is optional, just forgot to add that at first. i think it tastes better with honey
Cool – thanks! I haven’t started the 21DSD yet, so I’ll enjoy it with the honey first – just got home from work and about to get baking!
Hi Juli!
LOVE your blog and can’t wait to make this!! Quick question – when you say tea packets (tea seasonings removed from packets), do you mean literally tea bags or something else like a cocoa mix but chai tea mix packet? If the latter, do you have a preferred brand? Many thanks!!!
literally the tea bags. you just take the chai tea seasonings out instead of soaking them in water like usual tea packets. any brand that doesn’t have added sugar
I find it hilarious that the ad on the bottom of this page is for Baby Adoption. Maybe it’s a sign. 🙂
Recipe looks great! My favorite flavors. I’m guessing we can eat the spices in a chai tea packet? Just choose our favorite flavor?
Empathize re: baby. On an overnight flight to London, there was a couple who seemed to be letting their baby “cry it out”–on the plane. My kids slept through the noise, thankfully. Who does that, though? It was extremely irritating, and I felt sorry for the baby. (Ours haven’t cried/don’t cry on planes; it’s true. They can be extremely annoying in other locales, but are great on planes.)
yes, just the spices. and i just found a chai tea that didn’t have added sugar in it
Where do you find chia tea packets, and could you just use chia seeds?
its chai tea, not chia seeds
W hat chai tea do you use and you just cut the tea bags open and dump all the tea leaves in the mix?
Is the parchment paper a “need to have” or can you just grease up the pan and cook like your banana bread? (I’m lazy and dont wanna go buy it just for this recipe haha).
cut the bags open and dupmp it in. the parchment paper isn’t a must!
Watching the Walking Dead is like cheating on your diet…you know your going to regret it but it’ SO worth it!
Hi! This looks FANTASTIC and perfect for a dinner I’m serving Wednesday with roasted/mashed cauliflower, ground pork stuffed butternut squash and salad. Perfect fall meal!
What are these chai tea packets with tea parts removed you speak of? Any major brand names? Just not quite sure how/where to find what you’re talking about.
Thanks!
so you know the chai tea bags you steep in water? those. just cut 2 tea bags open and pour them into the bread mixture. not sure of the brand, just find one without added sugar
I have never laughed so hard over the chai tea. Before someone gets offended, let me first say that I had no idea what you meant at first. I guess for some of us you have to get as elementary as possible. So your comment where you say buy chai tea, cut open packets and dump into recipe just made me laugh. Thanks for the clarification. I guess you aren’t wanting to advertise for any particular company.
nice! I gotta say all the baking recipes I tried from your website always turn out AMAZING! so I will try this one too for sure! what size pan did you use?
i’m not sure what the exact measurements are. it’s a normal bread pan