Cinnamon sugar mix is a mixture of cinnamon spice powder with sugar and is widely used in many desserts or sweets. You can make cinnamon to sugar ratio in the home easily as an alternative that is natural, pure, and much cheaper. As we know homemade things are always better as well as stay longer. So you can store it in your pantry whenever you need it.
Cinnamon (Dalchini in Hindi) comes from the bark of plants and belongs to the family Lauraceae. Cinnamon has two main varieties widely available in the market labeled True cinnamon or Ceylon cinnamon (Srilankan) or Mexican cinnamon and Cassia cinnamon or Chinese cinnamon.
Which cinnamon we should use and why?
- Always choose true cinnamon because it contains a low amount of coumarin (which is probably responsible for blood thinning).
- Moreover, true cinnamon is softer, has a mild, aromatic flavor, and is rolled in layers.
- Cinnamon is not only famous as a spice but also possibly acts as a natural remedy to treat various diseases such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, and Alzheimer’s disease.
In Cinnamon sugar, cinnamon’s warm and toasty taste as well as sweet and tingly smell cuts sugar’s sweetness and gives its wonderful aroma.
Best cinnamon to sugar ratio
The ingredients are so very simple but the cinnamon to sugar ratio varies in the amount of composition. If you want less or more cinnamon taste you can add or subtract according to your need, they are all just delicious.
Following is the cinnamon sugar ratio tablespoon measurement:
- 1 Tablespoon of Cinnamon + 4 Tablespoons of Sugar.
- 1 Tablespoon of cinnamon + 1/2 Cup of granulated sugar.
- 2 Tablespoon of cinnamon +1/2 Cup of granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons ground cinnamon +1/2 Cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon of cinnamon +1/4 Cup of sugar.
- 2-3 Teaspoon ground cinnamon +1/4 Cup granulated sugar
- 3-4 Teaspoons ground cinnamon+1/4 Cup granulated sugar
- ¼ Cup of Cinnamon + 1 Cup of Sugar.
Note– The best cinnamon and sugar ratio is 1:4 (1).One part of cinnamon powder to four parts sugar is the perfect ratio. Mix them all until there are no more lumps and pour into an old spice jar or airtight container. This will bring instant magic of sweetness into your everyday life. Keep in mind to obtain the perfect cinnamon to sugar ratio you only need freshly ground cinnamon and the standard serving size
Q&A
What is cinnamon sugar made of?
Cinnamon sugar is made in the following steps
- Take 1 cup of granulated white sugar
- Mix with 1/4 cup of ground cinnamon in a bowl.
- Blend until mixture forms uniform color and consistency
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
How do you use cinnamon sugar?
You can use cinnamon sugar in a variety of breakfast, desserts, and meals like
- Sprinkled over cookies before baking like cinnamon sugar toast (French toast) or cinnamon rolls
- Coating snickerdoodles (German), topping Belgian waffles
- Also, use in tea and coffee and coffee cake
- Mexican sopapillas (fried dough) and buñuelos (batter fritters)
- Sprinkle in your blueberry muffins, quick bread, oatmeal, waffles with syrup, and homemade granola
- Sprinkle it over fresh cereal, or yogurt, or baked doughnuts
- Enjoy a little in your rice pudding or tapioca.
- Cinnamon Dessert Nachos with Salted Caramel Apple Dip
Is cinnamon sugar the same as brown sugar?
Nope, cinnamon sugar is a mixture of cinnamon with regular granulated sugar. On the other hand, brown sugar is made of regular sugar with more molasses.
You can use brown sugar in place of granulated sugar for making cinnamon sugar. Brown sugar has a wonderfully deep, caramel, or toffee-like flavor. However, you cannot store it because it may harden and clump together with cinnamon so freshly made and used is best. You can also use other sugar substitutes like Xylitol or coconut sugar.
Can I use brown sugar instead of cinnamon?
Brown sugar has its taste (Flavourful) but without cinnamon flavor would make a significant difference.