{"id":669,"date":"2022-09-01T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/?p=669"},"modified":"2022-09-23T14:58:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T14:58:04","slug":"dirty-chai-oat-muffins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milehighmitts.com\/dirty-chai-oat-muffins\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirty Chai Oat Muffins (with chai glaze, gluten-free)"},"content":{"rendered":"
I remember my first dirty chai like it was yesterday… I was at an internship in college and had gone to a coffee shop with one of my fellow interns. She ordered a dirty chai.<\/p>\n
Me: Wait… “What is that?”<\/p>\n
Friend: “A dirty chai??”<\/p>\n
Me: “YES!”<\/p>\n
Friend: “It’s like a chai with coffee. I’m not exactly sure how they make it… I just know that it’s delicious!”<\/p>\n
Okay, chai AND coffee??? To me that sounded like delicious in a cup.<\/strong><\/em> So, I ordered it and dang. Yeah. It was good.<\/p>\n A dirty chai is a chai tea with a shot of espresso added into it<\/strong>; so imagine a creamy coffee filled with spices like cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cardamom<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n I’ve been in love with Dirty Chai’s ever since! They’re one of my favorite Fall or Winter drinks, when I’m wanting something extra spiced, hot, and filled with caffeine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Since then, I’ve loved incorporating Chai flavors into my baked goods<\/strong>. Adding some instant espresso makes these gluten-free Dirty<\/strong> Chai Oat Muffins and takes them to the next level!<\/p>\n If you love Chai flavors, coffee, and healthier muffins, you’ve gotta give these a try.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n They’re made with less sugar (only 1\/4 cup of brown sugar!), applesauce, and oat flour.<\/p>\n Then, they’re filled with all of the best Chai spices: cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and allspice. You can also use your favorite blend of Chai spices (if you already have a pre-made Chai spice blend).<\/p>\n Lastly, they are topped with a Chai spice glaze, which is totally optional but really seals the deal<\/p>\n For the sake of ease and to ensure your baked goods turn out and aren’t a crumbly mess, I recommend buying oat flour for muffins.<\/strong> Unless you have a high powered blender and can get your oats blended up as fine as the oat flour you can buy in a store. For example, my blender does a great job blending up oats, but my food processor does not blend my oats up fine enough.<\/p>\n You’ll also need to be able to make espresso.<\/strong> I love using an instant espresso powder like this Cafe Bustelo Espresso Instant Coffee<\/a> and mixing it with milk. Using milk gives your muffins the best texture. And, adding espresso granules gives you the “dirty” Chai flavor.<\/p>\n Of course, you can leave the coffee out entirely and make these gluten-free Chai Muffins instead.<\/strong><\/p>\n Other options? You can add 1\/2 cup of chopped walnuts, pecans, or even white chocolate chips (if you want to make these extra sweet).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you haven’t tried a dirty chai yet, go try one! After you’ve had said dirty chai (and are addicted for life) make these Dirty Chai Oat Muffins.<\/p>\n Let me know what you think in the comments, below. <\/strong>Hopefully I’ve converted a few of you to join in the dirty chai obsession with me!<\/p>\n Looking for other fun, gluten-free muffin recipes?<\/strong> Check out my Orange Carrot Oat Muffins<\/a> or Zucchini Oat Muffins<\/a>.<\/p>\nI made these muffins a little healthier, for the best breakfast.<\/h3>\n
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