Chai Berry Muffins (Vegan)
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One of my first Starbucks drinks was a Chai Tea Latte. This was back in high school when I didn’t drink coffee. I loved the sweet creamy tea that was spiced with chai. It was one of my favorite winter drinks and still is whenever I’m not feeling good. There’s something comforting about sweet warm milk with with spices.
My mother is not a coffee drinker but she has been known to enjoy a cup of chai tea or even a chai latte. Since it’s Mother’s Day I wanted to make a treat that she would enjoy. I figured the spices in the chai combined with a combination of berries would be perfect for brunch.
But first I had a question, what exactly is chai? I honestly didn’t know and figured it was just a random combination of spices in tea. It turns out I’m right! There is no set spices in chai, it’s simply tea with spices in it. I personally really enjoy cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and pepper in my chai.
Thinking about chai tea lattes had me searching for a baked good that could satisfy my craving at the end of the summer when it’s too hot to drink these. I found the perfect recipe in one of my cookbooks.
The Chai Berry Muffins were delicious. They were moist and the berries tasted amazing with the chai spices. I thought they were great for breakfast and my mom agrees! Happy Mother’s Day Mom!
Chai Berry Muffins ( adapted from Bake and Destroy: Good Food For Bad Vegans by Natalie Slater )
3/4 c. vanilla almond milk
2 black tea bags
1 c. all purpose flour
3/4 c. whole wheat flour
2/3 c. sugar
1 T. baking powder
2 t. cinnamon
1 t. cardamom
1/2 t. ground ginger
1/2 t. ground cloves
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
1 c. frozen berries (I used strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries)
2 T. flax seeds
3 T. water
1/3 c. vegetable oil
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a muffin tin with 12 liners.
2. Heat the almond milk in the microwave until steaming but not boiling. Add the tea bags and steep for 5 minutes. Discard the tea bags.
3. In a large bowl combine the flours, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves, salt, and pepper. Stir in the frozen berries.
4. Add in the almond milk, flax seeds, water, and vegetable oil and stir until just combined. The batter will be lumpy.
5. Fill the muffin cups 2/3 of the way full and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
6. Let cool for 5 minutes then remove from pan and finish cooling on a wire rack.
I’ve never tried chai tea but in these muffins it looks like a great ingredient!
I love the idea of using chai spice in a muffin! I bet it is fantastic with berries!
Mom and I love chai and the comforting spices. Muffins are pretty awesome and I know she would love to have some of these with me! (Right, mom?)
I love chai!! These muffins look wonderful 🙂
I love Chai and these look like the perfect muffins for Mother’s Day breakfast in bed! Yum!
Do you think it would be going overboard if I had these muffins with a mug of chai tea? Because I dont’ think you can ever have too much chai. 🙂
What a fantastically delicious muffin!!!!
I love the chai tea lattes at Starbucks. These muffins sound incredible. I definitely want to try this recipe. Pinned!!!
These muffins sound fabulous. . I also love the Chai Tea Latte at Starbie’s . . what a great idea!!!
These sound so delicious.
These would be delicious anytime but Mom would surely love them for her big day!!
I have been on a chai kick lately so these are right up my alley. I can’t wait to try them!
Oooh, we even have some chai kicking around
What a great idea. I love chai tea!!
I had no idea what went into chai and am so glad that you did the research for me! Happy Mother’s Day!
Great muffin recipe! No subs needed, and looks so easy too! Yum!
Uh yea, I would have never known what chai was made of, either. These look great!
I love chai and I am sure these would be a winner for my mom too.
I love the flavor combo on these! I am like your mom, I love a good cup of Chai 🙂
This mom would love to wake up to these in Mother’s Day!
Yum! Your muffins look just incredible!!
What marvelous muffins!!! I’m glad they were a hit. Happy Mother’s Day to your sweet mom!
Great tip. I never knew what made up chai either!
Very creative!