Brown Sugar Cinnamon Syrup
on Apr 14, 2024
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All you need to make this simple syrup is cinnamon, brown sugar, and water. Add cinnamon and brown sugar flavor to your coffee and tea with this easy recipe.
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Syrup
Flavor and sweeten your coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and cocktails with this brown sugar cinnamon syrup. It’s especially good for iced drinks since it mixes easily into cold beverages.
So much more cost effective to make this syrup at home instead of buying it. Unlike store-bought, it’s made with simple ingredients.
Add brown sugar cinnamon syrup to iced shaken espresso, lattes, iced black tea, and hot chocolates for a delicious twist on an old favorite.
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Recipe Highlights
- Cinnamon syrup is a flavored simple syrup made with just three ingredients: brown sugar, water, and cinnamon sticks.
- Make this recipe once and you’ve got cinnamon syrup to last you for days. The recipe makes a cup of syrup.
- It’s quick and easy to make since it just involves heating all ingredients in a saucepan.
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Ingredient Notes
- Cinnamon sticks: Cinnamon sticks are preferred over ground cinnamon since it’s a better way to infuse into the simple syrup.
- Brown sugar: You can use light or dark brown sugar.
- Water: Always use filtered water if you can.
For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Put all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer. Take off heat and steep.
Stir to make sure sugar dissolves completely.
Step 2: Remove cinnamon sticks and pour syrup into an airtight container.
The syrup can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Cinnamon Note
There are two types of cinnamon (Ceylon and cassia) and either can be used to make this syrup. Ceylon cinnamon is considered by some to be “real cinnamon” and is of high quality. It’s not as easy to find as the cassia and is fairly expensive. Cassia is the cinnamon found in supermarkets in the US and is very affordable.
Expert Tips
- There’s no need to let the ingredients come to a boil. Simmering on low heat to let the sugar dissolve, then steeping is enough to make the simple syrup.
- A cup of cinnamon syrup is 16 tablespoons. Use 1-2 tablespoons of syrup for each cup to sweeten and flavor.
- The longer the cinnamon sticks steep in the saucepan with the sugar and water, the stronger the cinnamon taste will be.
Questions You May Have
Simple syrup is equal parts sugar and water. Rich syrup is two parts sugar and 1 part water so it has a thicker consistency.
Put 1-2 tablespoons of syrup into a cup of warm milk and stir. You can also add a little cinnamon syrup to hot chocolate or chocolate milk.
Yup, you can replace the brown sugar with any sweetener of your choice. It can be white sugar, maple syrup, date sugar, honey, or agave.
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Brown Sugar Cinnamon Syrup
Ingredients
- ¾ cup water
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 3 cinnamon sticks
Instructions
- Put all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer.Stir to make sure sugar dissolves completely.
- Take off heat and steep for 20 minutes.
- Remove cinnamon sticks and pour syrup into an airtight container.The syrup will keep for 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
Notes
- Recipe makes 1 cup (16 tablespoons) of syrup. Use 1-2 tablespoons of syrup for each cup to sweeten and flavor.
- There’s no need to let the ingredients come to a boil. Simmering on low heat to let the sugar dissolve, then steeping is enough to make the simple syrup.
- The longer the cinnamon sticks steep in the saucepan with the sugar and water, the stronger the cinnamon taste will be.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
