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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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).
Also — what chai tea do you use and you just cut the tea bags open and dump all the tea leaves in the mix?
Made it yesterday and it is delicious! I didn’t use parchment and it stuck. It isn’t bad cutting out one piece at a time but I can’t get the entire loaf out without destroying it. I used coconut oil and liberally greased a metal pan. Next time I’ll try silicone.
I made this last night. I didn’t use parchment paper, I just greased up the pan and used a knife to separate it from the pan after baking.
This probably calls for parchment paper if you have used your pan for gluten-y cooking before and are worried about contamination.
Also, these were good, but I couldn’t get past the banana flavor. I wonder what I could use instead.
What size can of pumpkin do you take the half from? I have some pretty big-ass cans and don’t want to over do it on the pumpkin. Thanks!!
just a 1/2 cup, doesn’t matter what size can it comes from
This recipe looks delicious! I love Walking Dead, but I have to watch an episode of Big Bang or something funny if I watch it near bed time to avoid weird dreams. Try that before throwing in the towel!
Is the 3 Tablespoons of coconut flour the correct measurement?
yes
Pretty much obsessed with you! No need to go on, we all know why we keeping updating your blog page to see if you’ve posted yet. I wish you nothing but success! (It’s here!!) Congratulations on your 2nd book! Can’t wait to buy it! XOXO
This looks delish like so many of your recipes. My and my kiddo can’t have egg or banana, do you have any suggestions for alternatives?
i have no clue. i haven’t made it any other way yet
I use Ener-G Egg Replacer (health food store) Instructions on the package. You can also use 1/4 cup of unsweetened apple sauce per egg. Maybe cut down the honey if you use this method, unless you want a sweeter bread.
I made this recipe last night with several substitutions, and it still came out beautifully. I didn’t use any egg, banana, or honey. Check out my method here on my blog: http://graymorgan.com/post/64826509975/we-celebrated-mr-morgans-birthday-tonight-as-a
Where do you buy the chai tea packets? It’s not just chai tea bags? Thanks!
Tea bags/packets. I’m sure they’re the same.
tea bags and packets are the same. sorry, that is a bit confusing :/
I can so relate about the Walking Dead! Have the craziest dreams afterwards, but not zombies! Glad I’m not the only one 🙂 Can’t wait to try this recipe, it looks and sounds amazing! Thanks!
Do you have the nutrional information on this?
no. but lots of fat
Do you think it would taste weird if I remove the chai tea all together or replaced it with match green tea powder? Looks so yummy 🙂
i have no clue!
Are you tired of tea questions yet? Careful with tea leaves: see http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/whats-in-your-green-tea/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0