Vanilla Chai Spice Muffins
These Vanilla Chai Spice Muffins with a simple glaze have a delicious mixture of spices that are reminiscent of chai lattes. Baked with a simple crumble on top, then drizzled with a sweet glaze made of powdered sugar and a little vanilla. It's a fun way to spice up a classic vanilla muffin.
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Servings: 10 muffins
Ingredients
For the muffin batter:
- 2 cups all purpose flour (240g)
- ½ cup granulated sugar (100g)
- 2 teaspoon baking powder (8g)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt (2.5g)
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 large eggs room temp
- ¼ cup vegetable or canola oil
- ½ cup whole milk
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the crumb topping:
- ½ cup all purpose flour (60g)
- ¼ cup light brown sugar (45g)
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup unsalted butter (56g)
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
For the glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon whole milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350℉.
- In a large bowl, combine the eggs, oil, milk, sugar, and vanilla extract. Whisk well.
- To the bowl, add the flour, baking powder, salt, and all the spices. Whisk until just combined.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, butter and salt. Pinch the ingredients together with your fingers until everything is moistened by the butter and able to stick together.
- Prepare your muffin tin by spraying it with non stick cooking spray and lining each cup with muffin liners. Pour the muffin batter into each cup about ⅔ of the way full.
- Top each with a good spoonful of the crumb topping.
- Bake for about 20 minutes, or until cooked through and lightly golden.
- In a small bowl, mix together the powdered sugar, vanilla, whole milk, and salt until you get a smooth consistency.
- Once the muffins have cooled slightly, transfer them to a wire rack drizzle the glaze over top of each.
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Nutrition Estimate
Calories: 336kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 455mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 216IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 87mg | Iron: 2mg