Chocolate Chai Cupcakes

All the spices of chai tea plus cocoa powder are added to these from-scratch chocolate cupcakes, creating a nicely spiced dessert.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 305 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
• nonstick cooking spray with flour
• 6 tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.25 cup sunflower seed oil
• 0.75 cup hot black tea, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Put nonfat milk powder in a measuring cup; stir in enough black tea to make 1 cup. Stir until milk is dissolved. Set aside to cool.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Step 3

Combine cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and black pepper together in a small bowl.

Step 4

Sift spice mixture, flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together into a large bowl. Stir cooled tea mixture, oil, and egg into flour mixture until batter is just combined; fold in ginger. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4-full.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool cupcakes on wire racks.