You can transform your regular coffee into tastier coffee by simply adding some little cinnamon. Besides being tasty, cinnamon coffee offers great health benefits. Cinnamon contains antioxidant, antifungal, and antibacterial properties. As a result, it prevents diabetes, heart disease, and other health conditions.
To make cinnamon coffee, use cinnamon syrup or ground cinnamon. If you’re making cinnamon coffee for its taste and health benefits, ground cinnamon will be the better option.
Avoid adding excessive cinnamon to coffee. A ¼ teaspoon or a pinch of ground cinnamon is sufficient per cup.
How to Make Cinnamon Coffee Using Ground Cinnamon
Required ingredients:
- Black coffee (½ cup)
- Milk (½ cup)
- Brown sugar (½ teaspoon)
- Ground cinnamon (¼ teaspoon)
Directions:
First, brew black coffee. Set it aside when ready. Whisk a mixture of milk, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Heat them until they steam. Pour the mixture slowly into the brewed coffee as you stir. You can garnish with a ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon and whipped cream (optional).
How to Make Dolce Latte Using Cinnamon Syrup
Cinnamon dolce latte comprises a sweet and milky coffee containing cinnamon syrup. It’s a drink you can prepare at home.
Required ingredients:
- 2-ounce espresso
- 6-ounce steamed milk
- Cinnamon syrup (2 tablespoons)
Directions:
Brew one espresso pod (if using a capsule espresso maker) or a double shot espresso (if using a standard espresso maker). Add 2 tablespoons of cinnamon syrup. Add cold milk (6 ounces) into the steaming pitcher. Next, foam it. Add the foamed milk slowly into the brewed espresso. Add enough sugar according to your taste.
You can also make this cinnamon drink with regular coffee as follows:
Required ingredients:
- Hot milk (½ cup)
- Coffee (½ cup)
- Cinnamon syrup (2 tablespoons)
Directions:
Brew enough coffee. Next, add 2 tablespoons of cinnamon syrup. Stir until fully dissolved. Heat a ½ cup of milk. Add the milk to the coffee as you stir. Add enough sugar according to your taste.
Flavored Cinnamon Milk
As a coffee lover, you can prepare flavored cinnamon milk for use as a flavored coffee creamer. In this case, you’ll need to infuse some milk with some cinnamon sticks. To do this, add milk (2 cups) and one cinnamon stick into a saucepan. Heat them on medium heat until they steam. Turn off the heat and cover the pan. Allow the cinnamon stick to steep in the milk for an hour. Once done, strain and get your flavored creamer. You can store the creamer in your refrigerator for not more than 3 days. Heat the refrigerated creamer before using it.