Easy Homemade Cinnamon Sugar Recipe
All you need are two ingredients and a couple of minutes to make your own cinnamon sugar! Great for snickerdoodle cookies, apple cider donuts, and much, much more.
What is cinnamon sugar made of?
Don't laugh! People legitimately ask this question, and I think it's because we live in a time where it's so rare to find things that have few and simple ingredients.
So to answer that question… it really is just ground cinnamon and granulated sugar.
Don't just stick a cinnamon stick in some white sugar and cross your fingers.
As much as I love the nostalgia factor of the Domino Sugar ‘N Cinnamon bottles, it's just so easy to make yourself.
What is the best cinnamon sugar ratio?
Personally, I find 1 tablespoon cinnamon for every 1/4 cup of granulated sugar to be the perfect cinnamon sugar ratio.
If you're looking for a sweeter and less strong cinnamon flavor, you can reduce that to 1/2 tablespoon for every 1/4 cup of granulated sugar.
How to make cinnamon sugar
Step 1: In a small bowl, combine granulated sugar and cinnamon.
Step 2: Whisk to combine, then transfer to an airtight container with a tight-fitting lid.
Storage
You'll want to store your cinnamon sugar in a tight-lidded container, preferably glass, in a cool and dry place. I love using small Weck jars or Mason jars (because I have… just… so many).
If you happen to have a store-bought container like McCormick or Domino, you can simply refill that with your fresh mixture!
What can I use cinnamon sugar for?
The short answer: So many things.
But in our house, we use it for:
- topping buttered toast – cinnamon sugar toast is our go-to snack!
- rolling snickerdoodle cookies (I called these “cinnamon sugar cookies” as a kid) or maple bacon snickerdoodle dough
- sprinkling on top of homemade oatmeal
- coating french toast to give it a little crunch
- coating apple cider donuts
- rimming the glasses of apple cider mimosas
- using inside the filling of apple strudel monkey bread
- adding to coating for candied pecans
- adding a pinch to the top of a bowl of gingerbread ice cream
- sprinkling on top of the already indulgent twice based sweet potatoes
FAQs
Don't laugh! People legitimately ask this question, and I think it's because we live in a time where it's so rare to find things that have few and simple ingredients.
So to answer that question… it really is just cinnamon and sugar. Well, ground cinnamon and granulated sugar, to be precise.
Personally, I find 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon for every 1/4 cup of granulated sugar to be the perfect ratio. If you're looking for a sweeter and less strong cinnamon flavor, you can reduce that to 1/2 tablespoon for every 1/4 cup of granulated sugar.
You'll want to store your cinnamon sugar in a tight-lidded container, preferably glass, in a cool and dry place. If you happen to have a store-bought container like McCormick or Domino, you can simply refill that with your fresh mixture.
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Homemade Cinnamon Sugar
Ingredients
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk to combine granulated sugar and cinnamon.1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- Transfer to a storage container with a tight-fitting lid (like a Weck jar). Store in a cool dry place.
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