From Coffee to Cakes: Recipe Ideas with Cinnamon Extract

In short: Cinnamon works from your morning coffee to your afternoon cake. Cinnamon Spice Drops make it easy to balance: 1 to 2 drops in a coffee, 2 drops for every 1/8 teaspoon of ground cinnamon in a recipe, added at any stage and adjusted up to serving. Try them in vegan cinnamon rolls. Cinnamon won two stars at the Great Taste Awards 2015.

Why is cinnamon so versatile?

Its warm, slightly sweet flavour pairs with apples, pears, berries and chocolate, gives depth to slow cooked meat and stews, and transforms coffee, hot chocolate and smoothies.

Why use a cinnamon extract?

Ground cinnamon can be hard to mix into drinks and delicate recipes, and gradually loses aroma once opened. A liquid extract blends smoothly, can be added at any stage and is easy to adjust.

How much cinnamon should you use?

How do you make vegan cinnamon rolls?

Dough: 2 cups plain flour, 1 sachet instant yeast, 1/2 cup warm almond milk, 1/4 cup maple syrup, 1/4 cup melted vegan butter, 4 drops Vanilla Spice Drops (or 1 tsp vanilla), 1 tsp salt. Filling: melted vegan butter with a few drops of Cinnamon.

1. Mix the milk, maple syrup, butter and vanilla, add the yeast and leave until frothy.
2. Add the flour and salt, knead for 5 to 7 minutes, then cover and leave to rise for about an hour.
3. Roll into a rectangle, brush with the cinnamon butter, roll up from the long side and slice.
4. Rise for 30 minutes, then bake at 180°C for 20 to 25 minutes until golden.

What are Spice Drops?

Spice Drops contain no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives and are oxalate free. They are vegan, gluten free and alcohol free, and keep for up to three years.

How are Spice Drops made?

Spice Drops are made at our own factory in Kerala, India, by a family business that dates back to 1946, working closely with local farmers. The spices are crushed in a hammer mill or under a roller without heat, then extracted, and the solvent is removed under vacuum. For some flavours the distilled oil of the same spice is added back. The result is real spice flavour: the natural compounds that give each spice its taste and aroma are still there, such as piperine, which gives black pepper its heat.

Cafés, bakeries and kitchens can buy 100ml bottles through our Trade page. See also how to add cinnamon to coffee.