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 selection 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 odor superb.

For those who 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 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 method to unwind.

Cinnamon Tea Advantages

In addition to tasting nice, cinnamon tea caught my consideration as a method to probably enhance blood sugar ranges and decrease insulin resistance. Given the chance, cinnamon tea might provide advantages to diabetics and girls with PCOS. If decreasing blood sugar is your purpose, 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 combat off free radicals. Its anti-inflammatory properties may help enhance ldl cholesterol. Plus, it’s antibacterial and antifungal. I’m not a nutritionist, however cinnamon positive feels like a winner!

Kinds of Cinnamon

Once you learn in regards to the potential well being advantages of cinnamon consumption, take into account which kind is referenced. Make your cinnamon tea with Ceylon cinnamon, in any other case referred to as “true cinnamon” or cinnamomum verum. Consuming giant quantities of different forms of cinnamon, notably Cassia cinnamon, might harm the liver and enhance the chance of bleeding.

You possibly can strive making cinnamon tea with any cinnamon sticks you may have at house, however for those who begin ingesting it often, please swap to Ceylon cinnamon sticks. I purchase natural Ceylon cinnamon sticks from Frontier Co-op on Amazon.

The best way to Make Cinnamon Tea

Whereas this recipe is straightforward, how lengthy you simmer (and steep) the tea is surprisingly essential. I made cinnamon tea time and again to search out the strategy that yields the perfect 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. Convey the combination to a hearty simmer over medium warmth. 
2. Scale back the warmth to low and gently simmer for 10 minutes, lined. For those who 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 big quantity of taste because it cools.
4. Pour the combination by means of a mesh strainer into your mug. Get pleasure from whereas heat, or chill it for as much as 4 days (reheat or get pleasure from it chilly). 

Shortcut Choice

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

1. Convey 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 may rigorously take away the cinnamon sticks at this level in the event that they trouble you, however I often depart them there.

That’s it!

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Cinnamon Tea Variations

Listed below are a number of 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 another plain creamer that you just get pleasure from.
• Make it further spicy: Add a few complete cloves, or a cardamom pod. You may additionally strive 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 provided on the package deal. Or go rogue with the idea and check out including a cinnamon follow your cup of scorching espresso (I like it).
• Get pleasure from it chilly: This tea is sweet over ice as effectively. Let it cool to room temperature and refrigerate it for later.

Cinnamon Tea Notes

• Anticipate the depth of your tea to range 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

For those who get pleasure from this cinnamon tea, take a look at these warming drinks. Browse extra drinks right 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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