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Learn How to Make Cinnamon Sugar with this perfect cinnamon sugar ratio. It’s made with just two ingredients and it comes together in a pinch. 

Aluminum measuring cups filled with cinnamon, sugar and some mixed with both cinnamon sugar.

Cinnamon sugar is a versatile ingredient to have on hand for making many recipes like a streusel topping, snickerdoodles, caramelized bananas, baked fruit and more.

Plain donuts on a cookie sheet.

What Is Cinnamon?

Cinnamon is one of the oldest spices known. It comes from the inner bark of evergreen trees found in Asia and its used in both sweet and savory dishes. There are four types of cinnamon commonly used.

  1. Cassia (Cinnamomum cassia): Also called soft cinnamon and sometimes Saigon cinnamon. It’s usually imported from Vietnam. This is the variety most often found in grocery stores. It’s dark reddish-brown in color and has a strong flavor. It comes in ground form and rolled sticks. It’s inexpensive, considered lower quality, and it’s the type most commonly consumed world-wide.
  2. Ceylon (Cinnamomum verum): Also called true cinnamon and sometimes referred to as Mexican cinnamon. It’s grown in Mexico, India and Africia. It has a soft texture with a more herbal and less sweet flavor.
  3.  Korintje (Cinnamomum buramannii): This type is versatile and can be used in many recipes. It has a mellow flavor and is sweeter than other varieties. 
  4.  Royal (Cinnamomum Loureiroi): This is grown in Vietnam and is harder to find in grocery stores. It’s sweeter and spicier than other varieties.

Cinnamon Sugar Ratio

This cinnamon sugar recipe is an easy one to commit to memory. The perfect cinnamon sugar ratio is 1:4 (1 part ground cinnamon to 4 parts granulated sugar).  The great thing about making it at home is its inexpensive to make and totally customizable. Add more cinnamon if you want more flavor and warmth with the sweetness, or you can swap out the granulated sugar and use brown instead.

  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon to 1/4 cup sugar

How To Make Cinnamon Sugar 

This cinnamon sugar recipe is simple to make! Just measure the ingredients, add them to a small bowl or mason jar and stir with a fork, whisk or spoon. You can also add the ingredients to a mason jar, seal the lid tightly and shake to mix the ingredients together.

Aluminum measuring cups filled with spices.

12 Ways To Use Cinnamon Sugar

  1. Streusel Topping: Mix it with butter and flour to make a streusel topping for muffins, cakes, cobblers, crostatas and pies.
  2. Pies: Sprinkle peeled and sliced apples with it to make an apple pie. You can also sprinkle it over the top of a pie crust after it has been brushed with egg wash to add a delicious sweetness to the crust.
  3. Pancakes: Add it to your pancake batter for churro-like pancakes.
  4. Oatmeal: Sweeten your oatmeal with it.
  5. Cinnamon Tortilla Chips (Churro Chips): Toss homemade fried flour tortilla chips with it to make Churro Chips.
  6. Toast: Sprinkle buttered toast with it.
  7. Cinnamon Rolls: It’s a key ingredient to make these rolls with.
  8. Kettle Corn: Make lightly sweetened kettle corn with it.
  9. Caramelized Bananas:  Sprinkle it into a pan of melted butter and sliced bananas to make caramelized bananas. They’re great with pancakes, french toast, on oatmeal and with ice cream. 
  10. Baked Fruit: Add it to peaches, pears or apples with butter to bake fresh fruit.  Serve with vanilla ice cream, frozen yogurt or cottage cheese.
  11. Cookies: Classic snickerdoodle cookies are rolled in it before baking.
  12. White Rice: Add it to a bowl of cooked white rice with a little milk, oat milk or almond milk for an easy rice pudding-like dessert.

Plain donuts dusted with cinnamon sugar on a cookie sheet with a spoon filled with cinnamon sugar.

What’s The Best Way To Store Cinnamon Sugar?

Store in a tightly sealed mason jar or an air-tight container and keep in your pantry with other spices where it will last for several months.

Plain donuts on a cookie sheet dusted with cinnamon sugar.

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How to Make Cinnamon Sugar
Yield: 5 Tablespoons

How to Make Cinnamon Sugar

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Learn How to Make Cinnamon Sugar with this perfect cinnamon sugar ratio. It's made with just two ingredients and it comes together in a pinch. 

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar

Instructions

  1. Measure the cinnamon and sugar and add them to a small bowl or mason jar and stir with a fork, whisk or spoon. You can also add the ingredients to a mason jar, seal the lid tightly and shake to mix the ingredients together.

Notes

Additional Cinnamon Sugar Measurements

Remember a good cinnamon sugar ratio is 1:4 (1 part ground cinnamon to 4 parts granulated sugar).  

2 tablespoons cinnamon to 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cinnamon to 1 cup sugar

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 27Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 0mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 0g

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Cuisine: American