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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trying this as we speak! i used cashew butter instead of almond and i didn’t see that you had any sweet additive so i put some maple syrup in there because i like my pumpkin bread on the sweeter side, the batter tasted yummy for sure, i will let you know how it turns out:)
Just made these for a post-nap snack for my toddler. She LOVED them! Didn’t have any chai tea on hand, so I used Celestial Seasonings Safari Spice (yes, people, you literally rip open the tea bag, and dump out the contents). I made muffins instead, 350 for 18-20 mins. No parchment, just sprayed the pans, worked beautifully.
Beth, I know you weren’t asking me, but it’s half a cup of pumpkin puree, not half a can. 🙂
LOL! Yeah, I might have read that incorrectly the other day. Appreciate the correction, though 🙂
I love the Walking Dead. I guess I’m a masochist because I know I’ll have messed up dreams at night, but I still watch it. And, I also watch Talking Dead, I know, I know…
This season looks to be a good one. They gave us a taste of normalcy on episode one and then yanked it all away!
Juli, if you and George haven’t experimented with arrowroot powder I’d highly recommend it for your baking recipes (I know you’ve used it in waffle recipes). It is seriously the secret for getting my “paleo” baked goods fluffy but stable and lightly browned. For a recipe like this I would add about 3-4 tbsp. I have zero credentials for offering this advice, but it has worked wonders for me! 🙂
Hi Juli, love your recipes. But have a question for KK from Oct. 21st. What is the arrowroot a substitute for? Sorry, I’m just learning to cook.
Answering for Julie: in a previous post she mentioned she used Tazo brand Chai in another recipe, I’m guessing she probably used it again 🙂
And as a baker, my 2 cents, parchment paper usually isn’t necessary. You could grease the sides and bottom with coconut oil.
I keep seeing nut butter in the recipes. What if I want to use up some almond flour that I have? Would it be an equal amount and would it get the same result? Thanks! Btw, your chocolate zucchini nut bread is an absolute hit in our house!
Hi Juli! Is this loaf more bread like or cake like? Thx!
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just tried it and it’s delicious! worked great with the cashew butter and maple syrup! thanks for the recipe!
This sounds delicious! Apparently no one else reads the comments. Can I ask you one more time…. “what do you mean by tea bags/packets? and what kind of chai tea are you using? do you just cut off the top and pour it in?” 😉 haha! Holy hell people.. it’s not rocket science. the recipe is pretty clear.
you’re the best 🙂
haha, I was thinking the same thing! Can’t wait to make this bread!
Bahaha! You know it it’s weird! Cut the bags & pour their contents into anything? But I’ve tried enough of her stuff to trust her. Cannot wait to try! I need more pumpkin in my life.