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 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 in case 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 stunning technique to unwind.

Cinnamon Tea Advantages

Apart from tasting nice, cinnamon tea caught my consideration as a technique to doubtlessly 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 aim, it’s greatest 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!

Varieties of Cinnamon

Once you learn in regards to the potential well being advantages of cinnamon consumption, think about which sort is referenced. Make your cinnamon tea with Ceylon cinnamon, in any other case often called “true cinnamon” or cinnamomum verum. Consuming giant quantities of different varieties of cinnamon, significantly Cassia cinnamon, might harm the liver and improve the danger of bleeding.

You possibly can strive making cinnamon tea with any cinnamon sticks you’ve gotten at residence, however in case you begin ingesting it commonly, please change 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 easy, how lengthy you simmer (and steep) the tea is surprisingly vital. I made cinnamon tea over and over to search out the tactic 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. Convey the combination to a hearty simmer over medium warmth. 
2. Cut back the warmth to low and gently simmer for 10 minutes, coated. In case you simmer any longer, the tea tastes flat and turns a uninteresting brown shade.
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 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 Possibility

This shortcut technique 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 wishes time to chill to a protected temperature anyway). You might 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!

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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 might 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 follow your cup of sizzling espresso (I find it irresistible).
• Take pleasure in it chilly: This tea is good 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 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 suggest it. They lose a major quantity of taste every time they’re used. They take a very long time to air dry, and I nervous about mould 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 know the way you want your cinnamon tea within the feedback! I like listening to from you.

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