Cinnamon Tea – Cookie and Kate

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

Should you benefit from the spice think about 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 when you’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 excellent 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 option to unwind.

Cinnamon Tea Advantages

In addition to tasting nice, cinnamon tea caught my consideration as a option to potentially improve blood sugar levels and decrease insulin resistance. Given the chance, cinnamon tea could supply advantages to diabetics and girls with PCOS. If decreasing blood sugar is your aim, it’s finest to keep away from including sweeteners like sugar or honey to your drink, which may have the other impact.

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

Kinds of Cinnamon

If you learn in regards to the potential health benefits of cinnamon consumption, take into account which kind is referenced. Make your cinnamon tea with Ceylon cinnamon, in any other case often known as “true cinnamon” or cinnamomum verum. Consuming massive quantities of different varieties of cinnamon, particularly Cassia cinnamon, could injury the liver and improve the danger of bleeding.

You’ll be able to attempt making cinnamon tea with any cinnamon sticks you’ve got at dwelling, however when you begin consuming it frequently, please swap to Ceylon cinnamon sticks. I purchase organic Ceylon cinnamon sticks from Frontier Co-op on Amazon.

How one can Make Cinnamon Tea

Whereas this recipe is easy, how lengthy you simmer (and steep) the tea is surprisingly vital. I made cinnamon tea again and again to seek out the strategy that yields the most effective 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. Scale back the warmth to low and gently simmer for 10 minutes, coated. Should you simmer any longer, the tea tastes flat and turns a boring brown colour.
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 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 Possibility

This shortcut technique 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 could possibly rigorously take away the cinnamon sticks at this level in the event that they hassle you, however I normally go away them there.

That’s it!

Watch How one can Make Cinnamon Tea

Cinnamon Tea Variations

Listed here are a couple of 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 another plain creamer that you just take pleasure in.
• Make it additional spicy: Add a few complete cloves, or a cardamom pod. You could possibly additionally attempt thinly sliced recent 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 supplied on the bundle. Or go rogue with the idea and check out including a cinnamon keep on with your cup of sizzling espresso (I adore it).
• Take pleasure in it chilly: This tea is sweet over ice as effectively. Let it cool to room temperature and refrigerate it for later.

Cinnamon Tea Notes

• Count on the depth of your tea to fluctuate 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 fearful about mould or micro organism rising whereas moist.

Extra Drinks to Heat You Up

Should you take pleasure in this cinnamon tea, try these warming drinks. Browse more drinks here.

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

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