Cinnamon Tea – Cookie and Kate

Let’s heat up with a mug of cinnamon tea! Cinnamon tea (té de canela in Spanish) has grow to be my drink of alternative throughout cool climate. It’s scorching and properly spicy however not overwhelmingly so. Cinnamon’s inherent sweetness makes it a well-balanced drink. Plus, it makes the home scent superb.

In case you benefit from the spice consider masala chai tea, you’ll love cinnamon tea, and it’s really easy to make. Make your drink creamy with a splash of milk, or sweeten it with honey if you happen to’d like. I like mine plain or with a splash of heavy cream, relying on my temper.

This cinnamon tea is caffeine-free, so it’s good for sipping previous midday. My husband and I’ve gotten into the behavior of sipping cinnamon tea after our daughter goes to mattress, which is a beautiful strategy to unwind.

Cinnamon Tea Advantages

Apart from tasting nice, cinnamon tea caught my consideration as a strategy to probably enhance blood sugar ranges and decrease insulin resistance. Given the likelihood, cinnamon tea might supply advantages to diabetics and girls with PCOS. If reducing blood sugar is your objective, it’s finest to keep away from including sweeteners like sugar or honey to your drink, which could have the other impact.

Cinnamon can be very excessive in polyphenol antioxidants, which can assist your physique combat off free radicals. Its anti-inflammatory properties might help enhance ldl cholesterol. Plus, it’s antibacterial and antifungal. I’m not a nutritionist, however cinnamon certain feels like a winner!

Sorts of Cinnamon

Whenever you learn concerning the potential well being advantages of cinnamon consumption, contemplate which sort is referenced. Make your cinnamon tea with Ceylon cinnamon, in any other case generally known as “true cinnamon” or cinnamomum verum. Consuming massive quantities of different kinds of cinnamon, notably Cassia cinnamon, might harm the liver and improve the chance of bleeding.

You’ll be able to strive making cinnamon tea with any cinnamon sticks you might have at residence, however if you happen to begin ingesting it repeatedly, please swap to Ceylon cinnamon sticks. I purchase natural Ceylon cinnamon sticks from Frontier Co-op on Amazon.

Methods to Make Cinnamon Tea

Whereas this recipe is straightforward, how lengthy you simmer (and steep) the tea is surprisingly vital. I made cinnamon tea again and again to search out the strategy that yields one of the best outcomes with the purest cinnamon taste.

Multiply the recipe as wanted—for every cup of water, embody one cinnamon stick.

1. In a saucepan, mix the water and cinnamon stick(s). Cowl the pan so the water doesn’t evaporate. Carry the combination to a hearty simmer over medium warmth. 
2. Cut back the warmth to low and gently simmer for 10 minutes, lined. In case you simmer any longer, the tea tastes flat and turns a uninteresting brown coloration.
3. Take away the pot from the warmth and let it steep for 10 minutes. Cinnamon releases a big quantity of taste because it cools.
4. Pour the combination by way of a mesh strainer into your mug. Take pleasure in whereas heat, or chill it for as much as 4 days (reheat or take pleasure in it chilly). 

Shortcut Choice

This shortcut methodology is tremendous simple. The draw back is that it makes use of twice as a lot cinnamon.

1. Carry one cup water to a boil, then pour it over two cinnamon sticks in a mug.
2. Let the cinnamon steep for 10 minutes earlier than sipping or including cream (it turns into spicier because it cools, and wishes time to chill to a protected temperature anyway). You can rigorously take away the cinnamon sticks at this level in the event that they hassle you, however I often go away them there.

That’s it!

Watch Methods to Make Cinnamon Tea

Cinnamon Tea Variations

Listed here are just a few scrumptious spins on cinnamon tea.

• Make it candy: Stir in honey, maple syrup, or sugar, to style. Whereas I take pleasure in my tea unsweetened, cinnamon and honey is a match made in heaven.
• Make it creamy: Add a splash of half-and-half, cream, complete milk or every other plain creamer that you simply take pleasure in.
• Make it additional spicy: Add a few complete cloves, or a cardamom pod. You can additionally strive thinly sliced contemporary ginger or turmeric.
• Make it citrusy: Steep your tea with a pair skinny slices of orange or lemon.
• Make it caffeinated: When you’ve eliminated the pot from the warmth, steep black or inexperienced tea for the size of time provided on the bundle. Or go rogue with the idea and check out including a cinnamon persist with your cup of scorching espresso (I adore it).
• Take pleasure in it chilly: This tea is sweet over ice as nicely. Let it cool to room temperature and refrigerate it for later.

Cinnamon Tea Notes

• Anticipate the depth of your tea to differ a bit from batch to batch. Some cinnamon sticks weigh greater than others (mine vary from 4 to 7 grams) and a few inherently appear to have stronger taste than others.
• Some recipes recommend reusing your cinnamon sticks, however I don’t advocate it. They lose a big quantity of taste every time they’re used. They take a very long time to air dry, and I nervous about mildew or micro organism rising whereas moist.

Extra Drinks to Heat You Up

In case you take pleasure in this cinnamon tea, take a look at these warming drinks. Browse extra drinks right here.

Please let me understand how you want your cinnamon tea within the feedback! I really like listening to from you.

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