Chai-Spiced Pumpkin Loaf

  4.9 – 17 reviews  
Level: Easy
Total: 2 hr 30 min
Active: 30 min
Yield: 1 loaf

Ingredients

  1. Nonstick cooking spray, for the loaf pan
  2. 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  3. 1 teaspoon baking powder
  4. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  5. 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  6. 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
  7. 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  8. 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  9. 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  10. 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  11. 1 cup unsweetened pumpkin puree
  12. 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  13. 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
  14. 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  15. 2 large eggs, at room temperature
  16. 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  17. 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  18. 2 tablespoons strongly steeped chai tea or chai tea concentrate
  19. 1 tablespoon heavy cream
  20. Pinch of ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. For the loaf: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line with a piece of parchment paper, allowing the sides to hang over the edges of the pan.
  2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, cardamom, ginger, salt, cloves and nutmeg in a medium bowl until well combined.
  3. Whisk together the pumpkin, butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl until well combined. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl and stir until completely incorporated.
  4. Pour into the prepared loaf pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean with a few moist crumbs sticking to it and the cake springs back when gently pressed, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Let cool for 30 minutes before unmolding and cooling completely on a wire rack.
  5. For the glaze: In the meantime, whisk together the confectioners’ sugar, chai tea, cream and cinnamon in a small bowl. Drizzle over the top of the cooled loaf and let the glaze set before slicing and serving.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 12 servings
Calories 276
Total Fat 10 g
Saturated Fat 6 g
Carbohydrates 44 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugar 28 g
Protein 3 g
Cholesterol 53 mg
Sodium 180 mg

Reviews

Heather Price
I will make this again! Didn’t have cloves on hand but they’re not my favorite anyway!
Cathy Perkins
Made this last night. Used a mini loaf pan to make 8 small loaves instead of one big. Also reduces the white sugar to 2 tblspns.
Cooking time was reduced to 20 mins. Turned out super tasty. More spicy than sweet just how I like it.
Kelly Stein
This was fabulous.  Moist and not too sweet. All ages loved it.  I have to say my cardamom had no scent left so I used some pumpkin pie spice to make up for that.  The icing was great. Had a good chai taste from 2 tea bags in a mug.  Then I stupidly added more sugar bc I hadnt measured the sugar and thought maybe it was going  to be runny and it diluted the taste. Don’t do that.  Measure. 
Jody Turner
This is a fabulous pumpkin bread! The spice combo perfectly accents the pumpkin flavor.
Jodi Elliott
Kardea this is the best Pumpkin bread I’ll never make another pumpkin bread this is my recipe from now on
Christina Patterson
Great pumpkin bread!!
Christina Mueller
This is hands-down the Best pumpkin loaf I’ve ever eaten. I’ve gotten rid of every other recipe for pumpkin bread.  Everyone I make it for asks for it  again. It is so moist and the spices are so flavorful!  My sons-in-love have already asked for it for Thanksgiving. You will not be disappointed!
Catherine Johnson
Delicious!!!
Abigail Wood
Yum! The fam loved this! Best pumpkin bread ever!
Yvonne Johnson
Absolute keeper for every year!!!

 

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