So glad you liked it!

Thanks so much for the info! Super helpful!!

Hi! You can make your own chai concentrate – basically, you brew chai, let it reduce, and add sugar until it’s dissolved. Chai concentrate is different than regular brewed chai or loose tea. It’s chai, reduced a bit so it is more potent in flavor, so when you add milk to it for a latte, the flavor isn’t watered down. The bread uses chai concentrate for this flavor – it adds that concentrated chai flavor, and also sweetness. Definitely do NOT add loose tea in here – that won’t work!

Here’s a recipe for homemade chai concentrate from scratch – https://masalaandchai.com/chai-concentrate/

But if you want an easier version, here’s what I would do: Brew chai as usual, leave the teabags in, and leave it to simmer uncovered on the stovetop until the liquid has reduced – about 15-20 minutes or so. Then, stir in some sugar until it’s dissolved.

Hope that helps! Good luck!

So glad you liked it! LOVE the addition of dried cranberries!

Hi Elizabeth ! I’m from Montreal (Canada). I just baked your AMAZING pumpkin bread. I made it with the Starbucks Chaï latte concentrate and I added some dried cranberries.
I doubled the recipe to obtain two breads. It’s a little bit messy with the mixer at high-speed when you double it. That’s a lot of liquid. Lol. My kitchen is a real mess ahahaha !!!
But your recipe is a keeper !!!
What an amazing bread with these spicy hints. My whole kitchen was smelling the autumn.
It’s very very very good !!!!! (Did I say it was good ?!)

Yes, that should work! The bread will be a little less sweet but it should work just fine.

Can Oregon Chai Tea concentrate unsweetened substitute for the original? I, too, always have boxes of this tea in my house. Would like to try because this recipe sounds wonderful. Thank you so much for the tip about butter and oil.Sandy

So glad you liked it!

Hah! I can NEVER get a pumpkin bread, or a banana bread, to not crack. I like it – it gives it character :-)

So happy you liked it!!

You’ll still need 1 cup of fresh pumpkin puree- here’s how to make your own! https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a11184/make-your-own-pumpkin-puree/

How much fresh pumpkin would be required

Thanks! So glad you liked it :-)

So happy you liked it, and that your daughter has discovered the joy of hot chai tea lattes! They are my favorite this time of year. Thanks so much for the comment!

That’s such a great question! My guess is that it would be similar to butter, since it solidifies at room temp. That said, it would totally work in the recipe- it might just seem a bit dryer after a few days than it would with canola oil. I recommend melting it in the microwave before mixing up the batter. If you want an unrefined oil, I think extra-virgin olive oil would be great, too!

Thanks for the feedback! I always love hearing about why people like or don’t like a recipe. It’s funny, I actually almost always have a box of this chai concentrate hanging around, so for me, it wouldn’t be an extra trip to the store! If you don’t want to go to the store to get it, you can definitely just use water as a sub (maybe throw in a little bit of extra sugar and spices, to make up for the lost flavor). In the blog post, I explained how I actually used the latte concentrate as a sub for water, which most pumpkin bread recipes call for. Anyway, if you try it (with or without the chai concentrate), I hope you like it! Have a great day :-)