Gluten-Free Chai Tea Muffins

19 Posted on October 19, 2012 - by Jules Shepard

Categories: All, Breakfast Treats, Muffins, Recipes

Tags: , Allergy Friendly, Chai Tea, Dairy Free, Energy Drinks and Snacks, GFCF, Gluten-Free Muffins Recipe, Svelt, Tea Time

At this time of year I tend to get that bone-chilling cold-to-the core feeling that nothing but a warm drink and a hot fire can cure. Of course, I recognize that it’s not nearly as cold as it’s going to be (sooner than I’d like to admit!), but I guess it’s my body shock-acclimating to the change in the weather or something.

Anyway, I was really excited when I was at Natural Products Expo East and discovered CalNaturale’s Svelte™ sustained energy drinks because I immediately imagined them served hot, and warming me deliciously from the inside out. (Check out my video interview!)

These all-natural soy drinks offer 16 grams of protein and 8 grams of dietary fiber, with only 9 grams of sugar per bottle, so they taste great without a high glycemic spike and they don’t leave you hungry if used as a meal replacement. The GFCO has certified their products gluten-free as well, and they are certified kosher by the OU. Non-dairy, cholesterol-free … what more could anyone want?!

I was so excited by the product and its flavors that my wheels started spinning about one of my favorite Fall recipes – Chai Tea Muffins (seriously: is it hard to predict that I might begin to devise a way to use a new GF product in my baking?!). I imagined how much more delicious this treat could be if I knew it was fortified with protein and extra fiber from Svelte™ Spiced Chai as an ingredient instead of regular chai tea latte … and how many more muffins I could eat, knowing they were even more healthy than before!

Happily, it all worked out as deliciously as I had imagined! So, I got to enjoy a hot cup of chai tea with a healthy, hearty, fiber and protein-rich muffin for breakfast (… ok, and lunch too!). Since it was cold and rainy in my little part of the world, I helped myself to another round for afternoon tea! Lovely!

Chai Tea Muffins

1/4 cup granulated cane sugar
4 Tbs. butter or non-dairy alternative (I used Earth Balance® Buttery Sticks)
2 eggs
3Tbs. agave nectar or 4 Tbs. honey
1/2 cup “natural” applesauce (e.g. no sugar added), pumpkin butter, apple butter OR mashed banana (approx. 1 overripe banana)
1 cup Jules Gluten Free™ All Purpose Flour
1/2 cup almond meal or buckwheat flour
2 Tbs. flaxseed meal (optional)
2 Tbs. mesquite flour or unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup Jules Gluten Free™ Certified Gluten-Free Oats OR 1/4 cup whole millet
2 tsp. gluten-free baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup chai tea latte concentrate (CalNaturale™ Spiced Chai Svelte™ or Oregon Chai® Latte Concentrate) or steep 3 chai tea bags in 1/2 cup very warm milk (dairy or non-dairy) then set aside to cool
1/2 cup raisins or diced apples (optional)

Coat 15 muffin tins or 24 mini muffin tins with cooking oil or line with muffin papers. Preheat oven to 325 F Convection or 350 static.

Whip sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs and stir. Mix in agave nectar and applesauce until combined. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet mix while slowly pouring in the chai tea. Mix until smooth.

Fill the muffin tins 2/3 full and bake until they are light brown: approximately 11-12 minutes for mini muffins or 20-25 minutes for regular muffins.

Yield: Approximately 12-15 muffins or 24 mini-muffins.

*This recipe and over 149 more, also available in my new cookbook, Free for All Cooking: 150 Easy Gluten-Free, Allergy-Friendly Recipes the Whole Family Can Enjoy!

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Briana Kittredge said: on January 22, 2011

Oh my gosh Jules, you rocked it again with this recipe! I have been trying to find some good breakfast “on the run” type of muffin recipes and this one really hits the spot! I used sorghum flour instead of almond (it’s the only one I had) and I didn’t use apples because I didn’t have any. The muffin is light, not heavy at all and not too sweet, which is key for me in a breakfast muffin. Thank you for sharing the recipe, I’m a very satisfied customer!
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- Jules said: on January 24, 2011
  
  So glad you had fun baking this weekend Briana! It is a great recipe, and I’m glad to know that the sorghum worked well in place of the almond meal. Thanks for sharing that info!
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Laura said: on June 22, 2011

Should the final batter be more of a scoopable or a pourable mixture?
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- Jules said: on June 23, 2011
  
  Laura, it’s a pretty thick batter.
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Valeria Morris said: on October 18, 2011

It looks really delicious Jules so I think I might use this recipe. Would it be alright with you?

Valeria Morris
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Myra Pierre said: on April 17, 2012

It looks so tasty and yummy. I can’t wait to try this out with my cousin this weekend!
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