February 23, 2019
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Homemade Cinnamon syrup is liquid gold and perfect for pancakes, waffles, French toast or even drizzled over warm oats!
You might think that my obsession with cinnamon syrup is a bit overboard, but that’s just because you haven’t tried it yet!
Perfect Cinnamon Maple Syrup
All you need is one saucepot and three simple ingredients: ground cinnamon, cinnamon sticks, and maple syrup!
Combine the ingredients in the saucepot, heat over medium-low heat and congratulations! You’ve made your first batch of liquid gold. Talk about E-A-S-Y!
Ingredients
To make this mouthwatering syrup, you need only 3 ingredients:
- Maple syrup: the real deal syrup we love for pancakes and French toast! If you don’t have any, try this Homemade Brown Sugar Syrup.
- Cinnamon: regular ground cinnamon or try Ceylon for a more intense flavor.
- Cinnamon stick: releases naturally occurring oils that infuse the syrup and your kitchen with a delicious aroma.
How to Make Cinnamon Maple Syrup
Even better than the taste of this syrup is how easy it is to make! In 10 minutes, you’ll have an unforgettable pancake breakfast and new favorite pancake topping.
- Combine the ingredients
Combine the syrup, cinnamon, and cinnamon stick in a small saucepan. - Simmer
Bring everything to a simmer on low heat for 10 minutes, stirring periodically. Your kitchen should smell fabulous. - Store
Remove the syrup from the heat and serve directly onto pancakes. Any leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 1 week. Reheat in the microwave before serving.
Watch this video to see the magic happen!
How to Make Syrup Using Fresh Cinnamon Sticks
Essentially this is cinnamon infused maple syrup. The process of heating cinnamon sticks in syrup melds the two flavors together and let me tell you, it’s a match made in heaven.
Be sure to use fresh cinnamon sticks which you can find in the spice section of the grocery store. You can keep the cinnamon sticks in an airtight container for up to 6 months for future syrup making.
How to Use Homemade Cinnamon Syrup
Let’s talk about all the different ways we can enjoy Cinnamon Syrup, starting with PANCAKES! This recipe was originally made for Cinnamon Pancakes but it also goes great with Cinnamon Roll Pancakes, homemade Fluffy Pancakes, and my equally fluffy Gluten-Free Pancakes! Yes, I used the word pancakes a lot but they’re delicious and make my world go round.
Other Delicious Pancake Toppings
- Sliced bananas
- Berries
- Whipped cream
- Chocolate chips
- Chopped apples
- Homemade Blueberry Syrup
- Homemade Strawberry Syrup
- Peanut butter and Nutella
Now, let’s take this a step further and discuss all the other ways you can use this cinnamon elixir:
- Cinnamon Spice Latte – ½ hot coffee + ½ warmed milk + Cinnamon syrup = perfection
- Stirred into hot apple cider for a copycat Caramel Apple Spice
- Drizzled over hot oatmeal with chopped pecans – which sounds incredible right about now
- Drizzled over french toast
I hope I’m not the only one who’s mouth is watering…
How are you going to use this Cinnamon Syrup Recipe first?
Homemade Cinnamon Maple Syrup
Ingredients
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cinnamon stick
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, simmer maple syrup, cinnamon, and cinnamon stick for 10 minutes on low heat, stirring throughout to combine the maple and cinnamon.
- Remove from heat and serve over pancakes.
Cat
This was so delicious but I was stumped as to leftovers! I covered the cup and put it into the refrigerator and came back to see solids candy . I will attempt to warm up in the microwave but open to any tips you might have so not a single drop goes to waste.