14 Aug Chai Carrot Apple Streusel Bread (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Why I Created This Recipe?

Recently, I have been craving for something sweet for breakfast. I was debating between banana bread or carrot cake. As I always have difficulties in making decisions, I decided to combine them into one bread. While I was preparing the ingredients for this recipe, I realized I only got one banana. Luckily, I remembered I had a jar of applesauce sitting in my fridge from a while ago. So I threw in some flour, banana, carrots, applesauce, spices and everything my heart desires. And voila, here comes the most breakfast/ dessert bread I’ve ever made – Chai Carrot Apple Streusel Bread! ✌🏻

Naturally Sweetened

As this is a breakfast bread, I purposely make it without using any sugar. To make up for the sweetness of the bread, I blended up some dried figs together with the liquid ingredients with a high speed blender. If you are worried about this bread not being sweet enough, you can use more dried figs, substitute it with dates or even add a few tablespoons of liquid sweetener of your choice. 🥰

Chai Carrot Apple Streusel Bread = Apple Streusel Bread + Carrot Cake + Banana Bread

This chai carrot apple streusel bread is a hybrid of 3 of my favorite desserts – apple streusel bread, carrot cake and banana bread. So when it comes to add-ons, walnuts is undeniably the best choice. Sadly, I didn’t use any this time since I ran out of walnuts and didn’t want to make a special grocery run just to buy walnuts, I improvised and used cacao nibs instead for the crunch factor. And let me tell you, adding cacao nibs to the bread brings it to a next level yumminess!😎 The bitterless compliments the sweetness of the bread and brings all the flavors together, while providing some crunch. I recommend using both cacao nibs and walnuts for best result! 😊 As for the streusel topping, I used the apple blueberry granola from Bob’s Red Mill. But you can use any granola you want!

Serving Suggestions

For a simple breakfast or quick morning snack, I love to enjoy it with some homemade vegan cultured cream cheese or tofu mousse. However, here is my absolute favorite way to eat this chai carrot apple streusel bread. Dip a slice of bread in french toast batter. Pan fry both sides with some vegan butter. And serve it with vegan yogurt, jam, fruits and granola!😚 I discovered this 3 days ago and I have been making this at least once a day since then. It’s so good that you won’t believe it’s super healthy, vegan and gluten-free! 🤩

Chai Carrot Apple Streusel Bread (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Recipe by Angie @ The Floral VeganCourse: Baked Goods, Breakfast, Cakes, Desserts, Desserts / Snacks / Cakes, Healthy Snacks

Servings

8

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Ingredients

• Dry Ingredients

• 2 cups Gluten Free All Purpose Baking Flour

• 2 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• 1/4 tsp turmeric

• Pinch of nutmeg

• 1 Tbsp maca powder

• 1/2 tsp salt

• Wet Ingredients

• 1 ripe banana (mashed)

• 2/3 cup applesauce

• 2/3 cup chai infused plant milk (recipe below)

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 cup dried figs (or substitute with medjool dates)

• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar

• Add-ons

• 1/2 cup cacao nibs

• 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)

• 1/2 cup finely shredded carrots

• Topping

• 1/2 cup apple blueberry granola

• Chai Infused Plant Milk

• 2 tsp loose leaf chai blend

• 1 cup plant milk

Directions

• In a saucepan over medium-high heat, bring your choice of plant milk to a high simmer. Switch off the heat, stir in loose leaf chai. Cover and let sit for 5 minutes or even longer for more intense chai flavor. Strain the tea and leave it aside to cool down.
• Preheat oven to 175°C.
• In a large mixing bowl, add all the dry ingredients, mix well.
• In a high-speed blender, place all wet ingredients and blend until you get a smooth mixture.
• Pour wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Stir until it forms a batter.
• Now fold in the add-on ingredients until everything is evenly distributed.
• Pour the batter into a lined baking tray and smooth the top. Sprinkle the granola on top. Gently press the granola down so they won’t fall off after baking. Cover the top with aluminium foil.
• Bake in the oven for 10 minutes covered. Remove the foil and bake for another 30 minutes or until it turns golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.