Cinnamon Tea (2 Ingredients)

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This cinnamon tea recipe uses only two ingredients and is a delightful way to stay healthy and warm up in the winter. It’s delicious and oh-so-comforting.

Why I Love Cinnamon Tea

I adore nothing more than a cup of tea in the heart of winter. But I might say that about every season. But when the air is chilly, holding a cup of warm tea is a little like heaven on earth.

While I enjoy copious amounts of my Fresh Lemon Ginger Tea, cinnamon tea is an equally simple way to enjoy warmly spiced herbal tea. It contains many health benefits and boosts immunity, but it’s also simply and utterly delicious.

Cinnamon tea infuses cinnamon sticks or ground cinnamon in hot water. It is classified as an herbal tea because it doesn’t contain tea leaves from the Camellia Sinensis tea plant.

How to Enjoy

Cinnamon’s inherent sweetness makes this tea’s flavor a well-balanced drink. Not to mention the aroma permeating your home!

If you enjoy masala chai tea, you’ll love cinnamon tea! While the basic tea recipe uses only two ingredients (cinnamon and water), you can make it creamy with a splash of milk or heavy cream or sweeten it with honey.

Since it’s caffeine-free, you can enjoy it any time of the day without worrying it will keep you up at night.

Which is the best cinnamon to use?

Use Ceylon cinnamon sticks, otherwise known as “true cinnamon.” If you make cinnamon tea often, use Ceylon vs cassia cinnamon, which contains higher amounts of coumarin that can be toxic in high amounts.

You can make cinnamon tea with any cinnamon sticks you may have at home, but if you find yourself drinking it often, be sure to switch to Ceylon. I buy organic Ceylon cinnamon sticks at Amazon.

How to Make Cinnamon Tea

Like most teas, how long you steep cinnamon tea matters. It helps bring out the very best flavors.

You will need one cinnamon stick for every one cup of water. Easy to remember! Multiply your ingredients based on how many cups of tea you are making.

Here’s the best method:

1. Combine water and cinnamon in a saucepan. Cover and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
2. Once at a hearty simmer, reduce the heat to low and gently simmer, covered, for a maximum of 10 minutes.
3. Remove from the heat and let cool for 5-10 minutes. The cinnamon flavor is released into the water as it cools. Taste the tea at different intervals to determine your preferred time as the flavor intensifies as it cools. I usually wait 5 minutes.
4. Strain with a mesh strainer and enjoy warm or chilled for up to 4 days. 

If you want a quicker method, double the amount of cinnamon. Use two sticks per cup of tea, pour boiling water over the top, and let steep for 10 minutes. Let it cool slightly (this is when the flavor magic happens) before enjoying or adding milk or sweetener.

Variations

As a tea lover, you likely love variations as much as I do. Here are some ideas you may want to try:

• Sweeten the tea: While I love honey as a sweetener in cinnamon tea, you can also use maple syrup or even sugar to taste.
• Creamy Tea: If you love a London Fog or cream in your tea, a splash of half-and-half, cream, whole milk, or any other plain creamer is a delicious variation.
• Spicy Tea: While steeping, add a couple of whole cloves or a cardamom or star anise pod to the water. Fresh ginger or turmeric is also very nice.
• Citrus Tea: Adding thin slices of orange or lemon is a beautiful enhancement.
• Iced Tea: If warm tea isn’t your thing, cinnamon tea is delicious as an iced tea too. Make it as directed, then cool it and refrigerate until ready to enjoy.

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