Cinnamon Milk Tea

Cozy up with a hot tea that is filled with holiday flavors. This Cinnamon Milk Tea is made with only four ingredients, and is easy to whip up and enjoy in no time!

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The temperature outside is starting to drop and the leaves are bursting with bright fall colors. It makes me want to cozy up around a warm fire with a cup of hot tea. This hot cinnamon milk tea is the perfect cup for that! Made with black tea, cinnamon, milk, and sugar, this tea is full of comfort and cheer!

What is Cinnamon Milk Tea?

Milk tea is just tea with milk. There are many recipes for milk tea using a variety of ingredients to make their own special recipe. Popular milk teas you might have heard of include chai or bubble tea.

This recipe for cinnamon milk with tea is rich and creamy using full-fat milk, sweetener, and cinnamon to make a delightful drink with everyone’s favorite holiday season spice!

About Cinnamon

• Cinnamon is a widely popular spice used to flavor sweet and savory dishes alike as well as drinks such as cocktails, teas, and coffee. A prized spice in ancient times, it was often reserved for royalty or religious practices.
• Cinnamon is harvested from the inner bark of the tree. When it dries, it naturally rolls up to form the cinnamon sticks we purchase at the supermarket.
• Cinnamon comes from the genus Cinnamomum. There are several varieties of cinnamon trees grown over the world. Some say only Cinnamomum verum is the true cinnamon. This variety is native to Sri Lanka. This cinnamon can also be labeled Ceylon cinnamon.
• Cinnamon is also grown in China, India, and South America. While there are many varieties of cinnamon, most are simply labeled only “cinnamon” for resale.

Why You Will Love This Tea

• Warm and Comforting
• Sweet
• Rich
• Full of Sweet Cinnamon
• Easy to Make

Tips for the Best Tea Flavor

• Cinnamon is the star of this tea, but using too much can also be overpowering. If you are a huge cinnamon fan and want to use more than the recipe calls for, I suggest starting with a little bit and slowly adding more to suit your taste.
• Use good water! Good water makes good tea!
• Use the correct water temperature to properly prepare your tea.
• Steep your tea covered for the full 5 minutes.
• If you like a strong tea, consider using a second tea bag, or 1 teaspoon more of loose leaves. Over-steeping tea to get a stronger flavor just makes the tea bitter, and not always stronger in flavor.
• If you love this milk tea, try this herbal cinnamon tea!

Storing Tea

This recipe is best consumed fresh and warm, right after preparing it. If you find yourself needing to store your tea, you can cover it and refrigerate it.

Hot Cinnamon Spice Tea with Milk Ingredients

• Cinnamon –
• Full-Fat Oat Milk – In this recipe, I personally use full-fat oat milk, but you can also use your favorite milk. See variations below for more ideas!
• Tea – For your tea, choose a bold black tea such as English Breakfast, or Irish Breakfast. I use tea bags in this recipe as it makes it simple and easy to steep and remove the tea.
• Regular Granulated Sugar or Simple Syrup – I almost always use brown sugar in my tea as it tastes so rich and adds another layer of flavor. However, in this recipe, I found that brown sugar was to overpowering. I decided to use regular granulated sugar instead and that worked perfectly. You can also use a liquid sugar. See below for more variations if you would like to make this tea sugar-free.

How to Make Cinnamon Milk Tea

Cinnamon Black Tea Recipe

Kitchen Tools

• Medium Saucepan
• Liquid Measuring Cup
• Measuring Spoons
• Tea Strainer

Ingredients

• Tea
• Oatmilk (see variations below)
• Sugar or Liquid Sugar
• Cinnamon
• Water

Instructions

1. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.
2. Turn off the heat and add in tea.
3. Cover, and allow to steep for 5 minutes.
4. Remove tea bags and squeeze excess liquid from them.
5. Add milk, cinnamon, and sweetener to the tea.
6. Turn the heat back on low to warm the mixture and stir gently.
7. Remove from heat and pour into your favorite tea cup.
8. Enjoy!

Cinnamon Milk Tea Benefits

Benefits of Cinnamon – Besides having a delicious taste, cinnamon is packed with antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory properties. Many studies show numerous other benefits as well. See here for more!

Benefits of Black Tea – Black tea is considered a fairly healthy tea. It contains many antioxidants that provide a boost to health in several ways. See here for more!

Variations

This tea can easily be adapted for almost any diet. Simply replace the oat milk and brown sugar with your favorite option. Whether you are paleo, vegan, or sugar-free, this tea can easily accommodate you.

Sugar Variations:

• Maple Syrup
• Coconut Sugar
• Stevia
• Honey

Milk Variations:

• Coconut Milk
• Almond Milk
• Whole Milk
• Half n Half (to make it extra rich and creamy)

Q&A

Does Cinnamon Milk Tea have Caffeine?

This tea is made with black tea which does contain caffeine although it is much less than coffee. Black tea has around 47 mg of caffeine. This number can vary a bit depending on how much tea is used, the water temperature, and how long it has been steeped, among other factors.

More Milk Tea Recipes You are Sure to Love!

• Rose Milk Tea
• Jasmine Milk Tea
• Chai Tea Latte
• Matcha Latte
• Coconut Milk Tea
• Pumpkin Spice Chai Tea Latte
• Oolong Milk Tea

I hope you enjoy this tea recipe. Leave a comment below and let’s connect!