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Salted Caramel Chai Latte Donuts

These chai latte donuts are soft, spiced, and baked to perfection! Each donut gets dipped in a simple, three ingredient salted caramel sauce for the ultimate cozy treat. They capture all the warm, comforting flavors of your favorite chai latte in donut form.
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Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Yield6 donuts

Equipment

INGREDIENTS

Chai Latte Donuts
  • 1/3 c milk (sub: non-dairy milk)
  • 1 tbsp chai leaves (about 1 tea bag)
  • 1 c flour (sub: gluten free flour)
  • 1/2 c coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 egg (room temperature)
  • 3 tbsp coconut oil (melted)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Salted Caramel Sauce
  • 1/2 c almond butter*
  • 1/4 c maple syrup
  • 1/4 c coconut oil (melted)
  • 1/4 tsp coarse salt
  • Additional cinnamon, for topping (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

Chai Latte Donuts
  • Preheat oven to 425 F. Lightly grease a donut pan with cooking spray and set aside.
  • Warm up the milk either in the microwave or on the stove, and place the chai leaves in with the milk.
    I use a tea ball for this step, but you can just use the tea bag.
  • Cover, and steep for 10 minutes. Remove the tea leaves from the milk.
  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the steeped chai milk, egg, coconut oil, and vanilla.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir the mixture together until fully incorporated.
  • Use a piping bag, or a spoon, to evenly pour the batter into the donut pan, filling the tins about 3/4 of the way.
  • Bake for about 8-10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool donuts completely on a wire rack before dipping them in the salted caramel sauce.
Salted Caramel Sauce
  • Mix all ingredients together in a medium bowl until smooth.
  • Dip the donuts into the salted caramel sauce, and sprinkle with additional cinnamon.
  • See blog post for storage tips.

Notes

  • Almond butter or cashew butter are great choices for the base of the caramel sauce because of their neutral flavor, but you can use any nut butter you’d like!