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 sizzling and properly spicy however not overwhelmingly so. Cinnamon’s inherent sweetness makes it a well-balanced drink. Plus, it makes the home scent wonderful.

If you happen to 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 for those who’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 stunning approach to unwind.

Cinnamon Tea Advantages

In addition to tasting nice, cinnamon tea caught my consideration as a approach to potentially improve blood sugar levels and decrease insulin resistance. Given the chance, cinnamon tea might provide advantages to diabetics and ladies 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 alternative impact.

Cinnamon can be very excessive in polyphenol antioxidants, which can assist your physique battle 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 certain feels like a winner!

Varieties of Cinnamon

Once 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 giant quantities of different varieties of cinnamon, particularly Cassia cinnamon, might injury the liver and enhance the chance of bleeding.

You possibly can attempt making cinnamon tea with any cinnamon sticks you’ve got at dwelling, however for those who begin ingesting it recurrently, 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 tactic that yields the very best outcomes with the purest cinnamon taste.

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

1. In a saucepan, mix the water and cinnamon stick(s). Cowl the pan so the water doesn’t evaporate. Deliver the combination to a hearty simmer over medium warmth. 
2. Scale back the warmth to low and gently simmer for 10 minutes, coated. If you happen to simmer any longer, the tea tastes flat and turns a uninteresting brown colour.
3. Take away the pot from the warmth and let it steep for 10 minutes. Cinnamon releases a major 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 get pleasure from it chilly). 

Shortcut Possibility

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

1. Deliver 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 desires time to chill to a protected temperature anyway). You could possibly fastidiously 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 How one can Make Cinnamon Tea

Cinnamon Tea Variations

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

• Make it candy: Stir in honey, maple syrup, or sugar, to style. Whereas I get pleasure from 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 some other plain creamer that you simply get pleasure from.
• Make it further spicy: Add a few complete cloves, or a cardamom pod. You could possibly additionally attempt 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 supplied on the package deal. Or go rogue with the idea and check out including a cinnamon stick with your cup of sizzling 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

• 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 major quantity of taste every time they’re used. They take a very long time to air dry, and I frightened about mildew or micro organism rising whereas moist.

Extra Drinks to Heat You Up

If you happen to get pleasure from 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 like listening to from you.

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