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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Hey — need some advice. I tried this recipe and it came out really really dry. I know that’s not how it is supposed to turn out and not sure what I’m doing wrong. Pretty experienced baker and following directions exactly but new to paleo. Not over-baking. Same exact thing happened when I made the chocolate banana maple crunch muffins on this website… first time amazing, second time really really dry?? Could it be one of my ingredients? Batter seems to thicken up when I add coconut flour. Any thoughts on how I can troubleshoot this?
it could be the almond butter you’re using! just because those range in texture and oil consistency. i used maranatha almond butter, it is smoother and more on the oily side.
I admit I did not read all of the comments, though I read enough to know for sure what to do with the chai tea packets! Has anyone tried this as muffins? I figure it would work the same as the bread if I adjust the baking time and temp, possibly, but would love to have anyone else share their results if they tried it. Great recipes on here and your posts are hilarious! Thanks!
haha glad you didn’t ask that question. muffins would be fine. they would probably cook faster, but you could keep it at that same weight
Hi Juli:
I tried to make this last night and ran into a problem where the bread did not hang together very well. I believe I followed the recipe but I am not a great baker by any stretch. Also, mine looks considerably darker then yours.
Is is actually supposed to be mushy or should it hold together?
i think something the almond butter has to do with it. i used jar almond butter, which tends to have more oil than fresh grind almond butter. it should hold together just great, so that may be the problem!
You are a GENIUS!!! thats all 🙂
I didn’t read all of the comments, but… any idea if adjustments need to be made for baking this at high altitude?
i’m at a pretty high altitude so i don’t think so…
I have to tell you that this is ammmaazziinnggg bread. I actually substituted the pumpkin with sweet potato and it was/is delic!! Thank you!
For someone that makes really good nonpaleo pumpkin bread….this paleo version is delicious
Of course, I did this recipe and it is delicious. HOWEVER, I totally left out the baking soda and baking powder. Can’t wait to try it again… oy vey!
So I have some chai spice hot coca mix (powder/fine texture). Think I could use that instead of the tea for a chocolatey take on this recipe? Maybe I should go crazy and just try it. YOLO and stuff.
No clue, but live it up and try it out!!
I love that you dedicate so many recipes to the sweet things in life. This recipe is DELICIOUS!!!!