Your favorite spiced tea transformed into a soft, frosted, date-sweet slice–this healthy Chai Spiced Quick Bread is the perfect cozy sweet treat! Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free.

A quick bread without frosting I can handle. Some quick breads are possibly even better that way. But a frosting without a quick bread or a cake or some sort of soft, baked spot to call home…we can’t let that happen! So with all that creamy vanilla frosting from yesterday’s post on hand, I really had no choice but to do a bit of fall-flavored bread-baking.

While I do like coffee, I don’t drink it regularly. It’s not a habit I want to start, so I only have it if I am at some sort of cute cozy cafe where someone much more skilled will make it for me. But if there is a chai latte on the menu I will pick that in an instant over any sort of coffee beverage. And while I’ve been known to drink a non-iced chai latte even in the middle of summer, it’s these chillier months when the flavors of warm chai tea are the most enticing.

The spices that make up chai seem to vary a bit depending on who you ask or what brand of tea you are using. Cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger are always in there, but the rest can vary to include allspice, cloves, anise, black pepper, or all of the above. To avoid complete spice jar overwhelm, I stuck with cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and cloves. I would’ve added in anise as well, since I love that licorice-y flavor, but I didn’t have any on hand–ground or flower-shaped form.

In addition to the ground spices, I also used actual chai tea in this recipe to bump up the spice and cover any I left out. Since date paste is the sweetener and base for this quick bread recipe, I just swapped out the usual water for blending with chai tea. Easy and extra flavorful!

And all those lovely spices mingling in every soft, crumbly, spiced slice makes this quick bread the perfect pair for a thick layer of frosting…

Now I certainly wouldn’t say no to a hot chai mug alongside my slice of chai bread either if anyone here is really good at latte making and just wants to send one my way! Nope, no takers? Okay fine, I’ll make it for myself. As long as you go make this quick bread for yourself. And be sure to tag me @feastingonfruit and #feastingonfruit if you do!

Chai Spiced Quick Bread ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5 from 10 reviews Prep Time: Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: Total Time: 45 minutes

Yield: Yield: 8 slices 1 x Print Pin Description A spiced tea favorite transformed into a soft, frosted, date-sweet slice–this healthy Chai Spiced Quick Bread is the perfect cozy sweet treat! Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free. Scale 1x 2x 3x Ingredients 12 pitted medjool dates

pitted medjool dates 1 cup prepared chai tea

prepared chai tea 1 1/4 cup oat flour

oat flour ¼ cup tapioca starch

tapioca starch 1/4 cup nondairy milk

nondairy milk 2 tsp s baking powder

s baking powder 1 tsp baking soda

baking soda 1 tsp lemon juice

lemon juice 1 tsp vanilla extract

vanilla extract 1 tsp cinnamon

cinnamon 1/2 tsp ginger

ginger 1/2 tsp cardamom

cardamom 1/4 tsp cloves

cloves Optional: Low-Fat Vegan Vanilla Frosting Instructions Preheat the oven to 350F. Pour the chai tea over the dates and soak for 10 minutes. Blend the chai tea, dates, lemon juice, non-dairy milk, and vanilla on high until smooth. In a large mixing bowl combine the dry ingredients and mix briefly. Add the date mixture. Stir to combine. Lightly oil or line a loaf pan and pour in your batter, smoothing out the top. Bake for 35 minutes at 350F. Cool completely before frosting and slicing. Keep in the fridge. It is best fresh and will dry out over time. Notes This bread is not very sweet. If you want a sweeter loaf, you can add 1/4 cup maple syrup and an extra 1/4 cup oat flour to make up for the extra moisture. Nutrition Serving Size: 1 slice

Calories: 179

Sugar: 24g

Fat: 2g

Saturated Fat: 0g

Carbohydrates: 41g

Fiber: 3g

Protein: 3g

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