Soft and fluffy whole grain chai spiced muffins with fresh vanilla bean, made with vegan buttermilk. A perfect healthy treat for brunch, or a mid-afternoon snack.
I don’t eat a lot of muffins. I mean, I’ve never met a baked good I don’t like, but a muffin isn’t what I generally grab. I usually find them to be glorified cupcakes without the frosting, and really, why would you want a cupcake with no frosting???
Well, these muffins do not taste like a cupcake, and I love that. They taste like everything you could ever want in a breakfast: spicy chai, sweet vanilla and, of course, carbs. Yes, carbs have a taste. I would describe it as “amazing” or “perfection”.
I have a secret. These actually started out as cupcakes. You see, that’s much more my style, but as I frosted them with a sugary glaze, I just wasn’t in love. These flavors are bold, and the “cupcake” came out so perfectly soft and moist that I didn’t want to hide it. So I tried again. I took away some excess sugar, cut the frosting, and I discovered that muffins can actually be pretty spectacular.
They would pair perfectly with your breakfast protein of choice, or smeared with peanut butter as an afternoon snack, or dusted with some cinnamon and powdered sugar for dessert. They are incredibly versatile and at 89 calories a pop, why not enjoy??
You may have noticed my untraditional “buttermilk”. Well, it’s not only to make the recipe vegan (added bonus!), but honestly, every time I seem to buy buttermilk, it just sits in my fridge and then goes bad. Instead, I used a cup of Silk Pure Almond Vanilla with 1 tbs of apple cider vinegar. In addition to keeping the muffins vegan, using the Silk saved an extra 5 calories per muffin opposed to making homemade buttermilk with skim milk. Now, 5 may seem like nothing, but as my tagline says, I truly believe that “Little changes make a big difference”, and I promise that after you’ve gone through the entire batch (trust me, it’s inevitable), those 5 calories will add up!
Soft and fluffy whole grain chai spiced muffins with fresh vanilla bean, made with vegan buttermilk. A perfect healthy treat for brunch, or a mid-afternoon snack. Ingredients Instructions
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Yum! I love your buttermilk trick- I used to use the vinegar in regular milk, too. Never thought about adding it to almond milk for the same effect!
I use that buttermilk sub all the time – it’s very effective and way better than real buttermilk as far as nutrition goes. And love all the chai seasonings and the suggestion to coat with peanut butter. Sounds like a fabulous treat and not really even a splurge in calories at all!
YUM! I would have never thought to do chai spiced muffins. Love how versatile Silk is too.
OMG these look amazing! I love the flavor of chai and never would have thought to make muffins. Can’t wait to try this.
Oh those do look good! Maybe I’ll bake tomorrow….
Looks delicious and I love all the spices you added. Cute cupcake…..I mean muffin liners!
” glorified cupcakes without the frosting, and really, why would you want a cupcake with no frosting???” — amen!
Of all the desserts & breads and recipes on my site, muffins are most notably lacking b/c I find them boring and they’re the best of NO worlds. At least with a cupcake you get frosting 🙂 But these look and sound awesome and I love chai. I have a chai recipe next week. These look like a perfect muffin and that you kept them vegan and whole wheat no less
Yum, these look so delicious! Give me one of these for breakfast and I’ll be a happy girl. Love the buttermilk trick, and at only 89 calories a pop…I need to make these.
I have been daydreaming about chai baked goods for ages and just picked up a massive bag of chai spices from Spice House here in Chicago. I am making these ASAP! (And so excited that you use almond milk – I switched about 6 months ago and have never looked back!)
Just found your blog and I am so durn excited! Thank you!