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    Published on: October 16, 2021 by Janice Lawandi; Updated on: January 11, 2024 Leave a Comment

    Homemade Cinnamon Sugar

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    Mixing cinnamon with sugar to make cinnamon sugar.

    Made from granulated sugar and ground cinnamon, cinnamon sugar is such an important pantry staple to keep in your cupboards to jazz up cookies and pies and even sprinkle on toast! Learn how to make homemade cinnamon sugar with this easy recipe so you don't have to buy it!

    An open jar of cinnamon sugar with a wooden spoon.
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    If a recipe calls for cinnamon sugar, don't buy it! It's a huge waste of money. Instead, make your own! You can make a big batch in seconds, store it in jars in your baking pantry for future projects, or give it away as a fun (and easy) homemade gift!

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    Ingredients

    The ingredient list to make cinnamon sugar is short. You probably have everything you need in your cupboard so you will never buy cinnamon sugar again!

    Ingredients to make cinnamon sugar from scratch.
    • granulated sugar
    • ground cinnamon

    The amount of each ingredient is dependent on how cinnamony you want it. Sometimes, I add more than a tablespoon of cinnamon per cup of sugar if I want it to be more potent. It's really up to you. Use this recipe as a starting point.

    See recipe card for the exact quantities and ingredients.

    Variations

    While this is a classic, you can use this recipe as a jumping-off point:

    • Spices: Try adding cardamom to make cardamom sugar or pumpkin spice mix to make pumpkin spice sugar for your fall baking. There are so many great spices that could work here!
    • Sugar: while granulated sugar is the classic, you can try maple or brown sugar. The texture, colour, and flavour will be quite different.

    How to Make it

    Cinnamon sugar is so easy to make.

    Mixing cinnamon with sugar to make cinnamon sugar.

    Step 1: Combine the cinnamon and sugar in a bowl.

    Mixing cinnamon and sugar with a fork to make cinnamon sugar.

    Step 2: Whisk the two ingredients together. I like to use a fork to do this job.

    That's it! It's even easier to make than lemon sugar, which requires you to work the lemon zest into the sugar to draw out the oils.

    Store cinnamon sugar in an airtight container like a Mason jar in a cool, dry place. You can keep this indefinitely, though the cinnamon may become less potent with time.

    Mixing cinnamon with sugar to make cinnamon sugar.

    How to Use it

    Now that you have a big jar of it, you might wonder what to do with it. Cinnamon sugar is great for coating baked goods or finishing them.

    The easiest thing to make with cinnamon sugar is cinnamon toast. Toast a slice of soft white bread until golden brown, then butter it and sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar. I like to use salted butter to make the cinnamon toast salty and sweet. It's the perfect breakfast for kids and adults!

    Other uses include garnishing the top crust of a pie before baking it to add more flavour. You can also use it to add flavour to pie dough scraps to make pie crust cookies. You can sprinkle it on top of this banana bread without baking soda or a pumpkin loaf cake before baking, or roll freshly baked/fried donuts in cinnamon sugar to coat them. It's an easy way to add something extra to so many recipes.

    Brushing baked pumpkin donuts with melted butter and coating in cinnamon sugar before eating.

    What You Can't Do With It

    You may be tempted to replace cinnamon in a recipe with the same amount of cinnamon sugar, but given that cinnamon is only a fraction of this pantry staple, the rest being mostly sugar, this baking substitution isn't exactly ideal. It's just not a potent source of cinnamon flavour for cake batters and cookies doughs.

    If you need to replace cinnamon with cinnamon sugar, there are two steps you may want to consider ideally:

    • consider adding double or triple the cinnamon sugar so if the recipe calls for 5 mL (1 teaspoon) of cinnamon, replace it with 15 mL (1 tablespoon) of cinnamon sugar
    • add less sugar to your recipe, so pull back on the amount of granulated or brown sugar you are using slightly since cinnamon sugar is mostly sugar. I'd remove 15 mL (1 tablespoon) of sugar from the recipe if you are adding 15 mL (1 tablespoon) of cinnamon sugar.

    You could also consider replacing the granulated sugar in your recipe with cinnamon sugar if you've run out of cinnamon. This is another option, depending on how much you have in your pantry.

    If you tried this cinnamon sugar recipe (or any other recipe on my website), please leave a ⭐ star rating and let me know how it went in the comments below. I love hearing from you!

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    Cinnamon Sugar

    AuthorAuthor : Janice Lawandi
    Learn how to make cinnamon sugar with this easy recipe. You will never have to buy it at the grocery store again!
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Total Time 5 minutes mins
    Course pantry staple
    Cuisine American
    Servings 50 teaspoons
    Calories 16 kcal

    Equipment

    • Mason jars
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    Ingredients
     
     

    • 200 grams granulated sugar
    • 30 mL ground cinnamon you can use more cinnamon if you like!

    Instructions
     

    • In a small bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar and the cinnamon until it is evenly mixed. You can also use a fork if your whisk is too big for the task.
    • Store in a Mason jar or an airtight container.

    Notes

    • Feel free to add more cinnamon to make the cinnamon sugar more flavourful. It's up to you!
    • Play with the spices: instead of cinnamon, try ground cardamom!
    • Vary the sugar: classic cinnamon sugar calls for granulated white sugar, but you could try maple sugar for more flavour.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 16kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 1mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 3mgIron: 1mg
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