How To Use Cinnamon In Your Coffee

The first thing that needs to be said, is that adding it to coffee after it’s been brewed, isn’t recommended as it tends to clump. It’s preferable for most people to add the cinnamon to their grounds before they’re brewed.

Just be aware that the spice can also clump on filter paper, so if you’re making a drip or pour-over coffee, you might find yourself with a coffee reservoir, so exercising a little extra patience will help prevent a spill-over.

 This is how you use cinnamon in your coffee: add ground cinnamon to your ground coffee beans and brew your joe as usual. That’s it!

However, if you’ve decided after brewing your coffee, that you’d like to spice up your brew a bit, then let the cinnamon dissolve or disperse in some milk first (as it apparently dissolves well in it), and then add that to your coffee. It’ll also add a whole new flavor dimension to your beverage. Delicious!

 Now, if you’re cold brewing coffee, we suggest you employ the help of cinnamon sticks to prevent your filter from getting gummed up. A couple of cinnamon sticks broken down into smaller pieces, placed amongst its coffee ground friends and brewed as normal, should leave you with a coffee that’s second to nothing.

Look, coffee with any add-in is delightful, but coffee with cinnamon comes with some perks – and we’re not just talking about the caffeinated kind.

What are we talking about? The health benefit kind. Here’s what six of them are:

1. Glycemic control – cinnamon may have a moderate effect in this arena when consumed as part of a well-balanced diet.
2. Prebiotic properties – That is to say, this spice can help support the growth of beneficial flora (a.k.a. gut bacteria) and hamper the growth of the harmful kind, which can be of benefit to overall gut health.
3. Antioxidants – while mean fruits and vegetables contain these disease-fighting molecules, cinnamon too, contains the same or similar kinds. The antioxidants in cinnamon are believed to have anti-inflammatory properties.
4.  Antiviral, Antifungal, and Antibacterial properties – the same compound that gives cinnamon its distinctive aroma, Cinnamaldehyde, is believed to hold antiviral, antifungal, and antibacterial superpowers.
5.  Lowers blood pressure – some research suggests that cinnamon can play a role in reducing blood pressure in the short term, though more studies are required to conclusively determine this.
6. Improved digestion – as part of ancient medicinal tinctures, cinnamon has long been thought to aid in easing digestive discomfort with its prebiotic, antimicrobial properties. It’s believed that the warming sensation that cinnamon elicits, encourages blood flow to the digestive tract, thereby increasing oxygen to certain areas to ward off illness.

The bottom line is this, folks: cinnamon doesn’t just smell good; it also tastes great! With the host of beneficial properties held snuggly in its warm and spicy bosom, we can let those loose on our cup of joe by simply brewing some with the next cup. Sugar and cinnamon spice is every bit as nice as it sounds – especially when added into a cup of joe!