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This Chai Spiced Apple Muffin Bread is a cozy, easy apple bread filled with juicy apples and warm chai spices like cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and nutmeg. With the tender texture of an apple muffin and the convenience of a quick bread, this homemade loaf is perfect for breakfast, brunch, an afternoon snack, or a comforting fall dessert. If you love apple muffins and chai spice, this easy apple bread is a delicious recipe to make all season long.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe…

• Easy vegan apple bread: This simple apple bread recipe comes together easily with basic ingredients and no eggs or dairy.
• Full of chai spice flavor: Warm cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and nutmeg give this chai spiced apple bread its cozy flavor.
• Moist and tender: Fresh apples make this vegan apple bread soft, moist, and delicious in every bite.
• Apple muffin in loaf form: Enjoy all the flavors and texture of homemade apple muffins in an easy-to-slice quick bread.
• Perfect fall baking recipe: This cozy apple bread is a delicious way to use fresh apples during apple season.
• Great for breakfast or dessert: Serve a slice of this chai spiced apple muffin bread for breakfast, brunch, an afternoon snack, or dessert.
• 100% plant based: A delicious vegan apple muffin bread that everyone can enjoy.

Ingredients for this Chia Apple Muffin Bread…

• Flour: Nothing fancy here, just regular all-purpose flour. It creates a soft, tender crumb and gives this vegan apple bread its classic muffin-like texture.
• Baking powder + baking soda: This combination helps the loaf rise beautifully, creating a light and fluffy texture.
• Sugars: Granulated sugar adds sweetness to the apple muffin bread, while light brown sugar adds a deeper, caramel-like flavor that pairs perfectly with the warm chai spices.
• Fresh apples: Fresh apples are the star of this recipe, adding juicy sweetness, moisture, and delicious apple flavor to every bite. Choose a firm, sweet-tart apple that holds its shape well when baked.
• Non-dairy milk: Oat, soy, almond, rice, or coconut milk all work well in this vegan apple bread. Use your favorite plant-based milk.
• Lemon juice: Combined with the non-dairy milk, lemon juice creates a quick vegan buttermilk that helps make the loaf soft, tender, and fluffy. Its subtle brightness also complements the sweet apples and warm spices.
• Vegan butter: Vegan butter adds richness and flavor while helping create a moist, tender crumb. Salted or unsalted vegan butter will work well.
• Vegan Greek-style yogurt: Thick vegan Greek-style yogurt adds moisture and helps create a soft, bakery-style texture. Along with the vegan buttermilk, it keeps the apple muffin bread wonderfully tender.
• Chai spice: A cozy blend of cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, and other warming spices gives this apple bread its signature chai flavor and makes it perfect for fall baking.

Making this delicious breakfast muffin bread…

The secret to a soft, fluffy Chai Spiced Apple Muffin Bread starts with the vegan buttermilk. Simply combine the oat milk and lemon juice in a small jug or bowl and set it aside for a few minutes. As it sits, the mixture will begin to curdle slightly, creating a quick homemade vegan buttermilk that helps give this vegan apple bread its tender, bakery-style texture.

While the vegan buttermilk does its thing, toss the chopped apples with 20g of the flour. This simple step is well worth doing, as coating the apples in flour helps suspend them throughout the batter instead of letting them sink to the bottom as the vegan apple bread bakes. It means every slice is packed with juicy apple pieces and delicious flavor.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until evenly combined. This helps distribute the leavening agents throughout the mixture, ensuring the vegan apple bread rises evenly and has a light, fluffy texture.

In a separate large bowl, whisk together the melted vegan butter, vegan Greek-style yogurt, and brown sugar until smooth and creamy. The brown sugar adds a subtle caramel flavor that pairs beautifully with the fresh apples and warm chai spices, while the vegan yogurt helps create a wonderfully moist crumb.

Pour in the prepared vegan buttermilk and whisk again until everything is fully combined. At this stage, the mixture should be smooth and silky, ready for the dry ingredients and chai spices.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and gently fold them together with a spatula. Be careful not to overmix the batter. Stop as soon as the flour is mostly incorporated and only a few streaks remain. Overmixing can result in a dense, heavy loaf instead of the light, fluffy texture we want in this vegan apple bread.

Add the flour-coated apples, along with any excess flour left in the bowl, and gently fold until the apples are evenly distributed throughout the batter. You want plenty of juicy apple pieces in every spoonful, ensuring every slice of this Chai Spiced Apple Muffin Bread is packed with delicious apple flavor.

Baking to perfection…

Transfer the batter into a parchment paper lined loaf pan and gently smooth the top with a spatula.

Bake the Chai Spiced Apple Muffin Bread uncovered for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the top is golden and the loaf is beautifully risen.

To check if it’s ready, insert a skewer into the center of the loaf. It should come out clean or with just a few moist crumbs attached. Be careful not to overbake, as this can dry out the loaf and take away from its soft, tender texture.

Allow the Chai Spiced Apple Muffin Bread to cool in the loaf tin for 10–20 minutes. Then, gently lift the loaf out using the parchment paper and transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely before adding the chai glaze.

Making the cream cheese chai glaze…

While the Chai Spiced Apple Muffin Bread cools, make the chai glaze. Beat together the vegan cream cheese, vanilla extract, and vegan butter until smooth and creamy.

Gradually fold in the icing sugar and chai masala until you have a smooth, creamy glaze. The chai masala adds a warm, aromatic spice that pairs beautifully with the sweet apple bread. Slice and enjoy!

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