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    Home » Recent Posts » Simple Syrups for Drinks

    Homemade Cinnamon Simple Syrup for Coffee, Cocktails, and Mocktails

    Published: Nov 22, 2022 · Updated: Nov 22, 2022 by Katy McAvoy

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    This easy cinnamon simple syrup recipe is the perfect addition to your morning coffee or shaken into a holiday cocktail.

    A glass jar of cinnamon simple syrup with a cup of coffee.
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    • Ingredients
    • How to Make Cinnamon Simple Syrup
    • Recipe Tips 
    • Try These Homemade Simple Syrups  
    • How to Use Cinnamon Simple Syrup
    • FAQs and Substitutions 
    • More Delicious Recipes You’ll Love 
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    • Cinnamon Simple Syrup Recipe

    You can mix up this cinnamon sweet syrup with just a few simple ingredients and a few simple steps. Homemade Cinnamon Simple Syrup is ideal for iced coffee and any other cold drink where a liquid sweetener mixes in better than granulated sugar. It's also a better way to sweeten your favorite coffee drinks since you know exactly what's in it and it costs pennies to make.

    Ingredients

    Ingredients for cinnamon simple syrup.
    • Cane Sugar
    • Water
    • Cinnamon Sticks

    How to Make Cinnamon Simple Syrup

    Bring a cup of water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. 

    Add a cup of sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves. 

    Sugar being poured into a small pot.

    Remove from heat and add cinnamon sticks. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature.  

    Cinnamon sticks in a pot of hot simple syrup.

    Pour the syrup - including the cinnamon sticks - into a glass, airtight container. 

    A jar full of cinnamon simple syrup.

    Remove cinnamon sticks after 24 hours. 

    Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks. 

    Recipe Tips 

    • The longer you leave the cinnamon sticks in the syrup, the stronger the flavor. You can leave the cinnamon sticks in for multiple days, but I find 24 hours gives strong cinnamon flavor without getting too overwhelming. 
    • Use a glass container, like a pint mason jar, to store your syrup. Plastic containers can take on the aroma of whatever was in it last, so your cinnamon syrup could end up with extra flavors in it that you don’t want. 
    • Give cinnamon simple syrup as a gift! Pour your syrup into a pretty glass bottle, add a ribbon, and gift it alongside some delicious coffee or tea. Or include it in a DIY Cocktail or Mocktail kit.
    • Homemade cinnamon syrup is delicious in so many drinks and can be changed to suit many tastes. Add a bit of vanilla extract to create a richer flavor. 

    Try These Homemade Simple Syrups  

    Rosemary Simple Syrup
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    Apple Cider Syrup in a jar
    Apple Cider Syrup

    How to Use Cinnamon Simple Syrup

    • Add cinnamon syrup to your cup of coffee, hot tea, or hot chocolate for a sweet treat. 
    • Mix equal parts cinnamon simple syrup and 100% pure maple syrup and pour over pancakes, waffles, or french toast. 
    • Shake it up in my Holiday Spice Martini cocktails. 
    Holiday Spice Martini

    FAQs and Substitutions 

    Can I use ground cinnamon? 

    Skip the ground cinnamon for this syrup. It’s difficult to remove from the syrup and leaving it in will cause the syrup to continue to intensify in flavor over time. This makes it difficult to gauge how much cinnamon syrup you’ll need in a recipe and will lead to the cinnamon flavor overwhelming the other ingredients. 

    What can I use instead of white sugar? 

    Using a different type of sugar will change the flavor of this syrup. If you’re looking for a different flavor to enjoy with the cinnamon, try brown sugar or honey in this recipe instead of the white sugar. 

    How long does cinnamon simple syrup last? 

    With the cinnamon sticks removed, the syrup will have a longer shelf life and keep in the refrigerator for 3 weeks. Leaving the cinnamon sticks in the syrup can cause it to spoil sooner, so if you do that toss it after 2 weeks. Regardless of the date, pour out the syrup as soon as it starts looking cloudy or any pockets of cloudiness appear in the syrup. 

    More Delicious Recipes You’ll Love 

    • How to Make Apple Cinnamon Gin - DIY Liquor Infusions
    • Sweet and Creamy Pumpkin Spice Martini
    • Prickly Pear Cinnamon Gin Cocktail is Perfect for Fall
    • Sparkling Non-Alcoholic Thanksgiving Mocktail Recipe
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    This easy cinnamon simple syrup recipe is the perfect addition to your morning coffee or shaken into a holiday cocktail.

    • Author: Katy McAvoy
    • Prep Time: 5 min
    • Cook Time: 5 min
    • Total Time: 10 min
    • Yield: 12 oz 1x
    • Category: Simple Syrup
    • Method: Stove Top
    • Cuisine: American

    Ingredients

    Units Scale
    • 1 cup sugar
    • 1 cup water
    • 2-3 cinnamon sticks

    Instructions

    Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.

    Add sugar and stir until sugar has dissolved.

    Remove from heat and add cinnamon sticks. Allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.

    Pour syrup - including cinnamon sticks - into a glass, airtight container.

    Remove cinnamon sticks after 24 hours.

    Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

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    Keywords: homemade syrup, cinnamon syrup, holiday drinks, coffee syrup, coffee drinks, holiday coffee

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    About Katy McAvoy

    Katy is the author, photographer, home cook, mixologist, and Michigander behind MittenGirl.com. Since 2017, she's been crafting easy-to-make cocktails and delicious meals, along with sharing her love of all things Michigan (a.k.a. The Mitten)!

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    Hi! I’m Katy (she/her). I’m an author, photographer, home cook, mixologist, Michigander, and lover of all things food and drink. I never turn down a good happy hour and believe that a couple hours of meal prep pays off for days. Follow me on Instagram to check out what I’m working on next!

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