Food and Recipes Seasonings Spices Spice Up Your Life With These Recipes Made for Cinnamon Lovers By Southern Living Editors Southern Living Editors Since 1966, the editors of Southern Living have been carrying out the mission of the brand: to bring enjoyment, fulfillment, and inspiration to our readers by celebrating life in the South. We inspire creativity in their homes, their kitchens, their gardens, and their personal style. We are a friend they can trust, a guide to the seasons, a helping hand during the holidays, and a relentless champion of the Southern way of life. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on November 2, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Prop Styling: Karin Olsen; Food Styling: William Smith Whether you're digging in the spice cabinet at the end of summer dreaming of cooler days or cozying up for a winter weekend at home, nothing arouses all the best feelings of fall and winter quite like cinnamon. Sure, pumpkin spice has had its time in the spotlight in recent years, but if you ask us cinnamon is the original staple of the season. Sprinkled into pies, rolls, breakfast bakes, and cakes, this warming spice elicits all the warm and fuzzy feelings we love about this time of year. Whether it's dusted on top of a frosting as a finishing touch that's equal parts decorative and flavorful or baked into a crust as an upgrade to your favorite pecan pie, cinnamon's potential goes far beyond your classic cinnamon roll...though we'd never be ones to complain about waking up to homemade cinnamon rolls on the table. From our Cinnamon Coffee Cake to Cinnamon Roll Pancakes, here are 36 of our favorite recipes with cinnamon you're sure to enjoy all season. 01 of 28 Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread Greg Dupree; Prop Styling: Cindy Barr; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread Each rich, buttery layer of this crowd-favorite loaf has a cap of crunchy, caramelized cinnamon sugar that will keep you pulling for piece after piece. 02 of 28 Cinnamon Coffee Cake Antonis Achilleos Recipe: Cinnamon Coffee Cake This sweet, no-fuss cake packs in just the right ratio of sugar and spice. 03 of 28 Sorghum-Pecan Monkey Bread Muffins Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Sorghum-Pecan Monkey Bread Muffins Give your monkey bread an upgrade with a muffin recipe you can bake in advance. 04 of 28 Cinnamon Roll Pancakes Caitlin Bensel Recipe: Cinnamon Roll Pancakes Why choose between pancakes and cinnamon rolls when you can enjoy the best of both worlds? This recipe comes together quickly, and any brunch crowd would be pleased to savor the combination. 05 of 28 Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls Alison Miksch Recipe: Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls Fresh cinnamon rolls without the yeast? That simply means you'll be able to make homemade rolls in a little less time without sacrificing any of the flavor. 06 of 28 Pancake Bake with Cinnamon Streusel Hector Manuel Sanchez; Prop Styling: Karin Olsen; Food Styling: William Smith Recipe: Pancake Bake with Cinnamon Streusel Skip the flip and go straight for the bake in this pancake casserole that's smothered with streusel crumbs. 07 of 28 Cinnamon Whipped Cream Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Cinnamon Whipped Cream This hint of this spice won't overpower the delicate flavor of the vanilla-spiked cream, but gives it a little extra warmth to your fall treats. 08 of 28 Cherry-Pecan Swirl Bread Greg Dupree; Prop Styling: Cindy Barr; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Cherry-Pecan Swirl Bread This from-scratch bread is sure to wow your brunch crowd. Peppered with cherries, pecans, and cinnamon, it's finished with a fresh orange glaze for a hint of citrus. 09 of 28 Spiced Pecan Pie Bars Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer Recipe: Spiced Pecan Pie Bars Two pantry staples—ground cinnamon and ginger—give traditional pecan pie filling an unexpected and flavorful twist in these party-ready bars. 10 of 28 Apple and Pear Crisp Jennifer Davick; Food Styling: Vanessa Rocchio; Prop Styling: Missie Crawford Recipe: Apple and Pear Crisp Our Apple and Pear Crisp serves six, and we can guarantee there won't be a single bite left over. 11 of 28 Cinnamon-Pecan Breakfast Bread Pudding Recipe: Cinnamon-Pecan Breakfast Bread Pudding This breakfast bread pudding is a favorite for holiday mornings, but it's equally suitable for an easy Saturday brunch. 12 of 28 Apple Cider Doughnuts Micah A. Leal Recipe: Apple Cider Doughnuts These homemade doughnuts are the kind of breakfast that makes you want to put on a flannel shirt and go apple picking. If you don't have a fryer on hand, a Dutch oven or a large sturdy pot will work just fine too. 13 of 28 Apple Butter Cinnamon Rolls with Apple Cider Glaze Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Apple Butter Cinnamon Rolls with Apple Cider Glaze The classic combination of apples and cinnamon is a match made in heaven for cinnamon rolls and a cast iron skillet. 14 of 28 Warm Cinnamon Apples Southern Living Recipe: Warm Cinnamon Apples This simple fall bake is ready in 20 minutes and begging for a scoop of vanilla ice cream. 15 of 28 Coquito Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen Recipe: CoquitoThis traditional Puerto Rican Christmas punch doesn't have to be on hold just for the holidays. The warm spices in this winter drink are comforting all winter long. 16 of 28 Pumpkin Cake Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke Recipe: Pumpkin Cake Brown sugar, cinnamon, and buttermilk blend in this cake for a fragrant, not-too-sweet seasonal treat. 17 of 28 Chocolate-Cinnamon Latte Cake Jennifer Davick; Food Styling: Vanessa Rocchio; Prop Styling: Missie Crawford Recipe: Chocolate-Cinnamon Latte Cake When it comes to something sweet to serve with that post-dinner cup this cinnamon treat takes the—well, cake. 18 of 28 Cinnamon Roll Casserole Antonis Achilleos Recipe: Cinnamon Roll Casserole 19 of 28 Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls Micah A. Leal Recipe: Carrot Cake Cinnamon Rolls Give your cinnamon rolls a little bit of a boost by infusing them with the flavors of your favorite carrot cake. 20 of 28 Chocolate Monkey Bread Jennifer Causey; Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen Recipe: Chocolate Monkey Bread Pull this chocolate treat apart, and you can fill your plate with mini donuts covered in a caramel and chocolate glaze. 21 of 28 Snickerdoodle Doughnut Hole Muffins Alison Miksch; Prop Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Snickerdoodle Doughnut Hole Muffins Don't run to the store. These doughnut holes taste like snickerdoodle cookies and take less than 40 minutes to make. 22 of 28 Hot Spiced Tea Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Katie Jacobs Recipe: Hot Spiced Tea Get your cinnamon fix in drink form. Served hot or cold, this tea is brewed from chai tea, real orange, lemon, pineapple juices, and cinnamon sticks just the right blend of seasonal flavor. 23 of 28 Dr Pepper Texas Sheet Cake Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner Recipe: Dr Pepper Texas Sheet Cake Reminiscent of a traditional Texas sheet cake, this chocolately dessert is full of spices like ground cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. 24 of 28 Butterscotch-Spice Trifle Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox Recipe: Butterscotch-Spice Trifle Thin layers of spice cake give this fall buffet showstopper a polished look. 25 of 28 Molasses Crinkles Hector Manuel Sanchez Recipe: Molasses Crinkles Loaded with the classic winter spices cinnamon, ginger, and cloves, these cookies make a great addition to your holiday cookie swap...but you can also bake them just because. 26 of 28 Slow-Cooker Apple Butter Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall Recipe: Slow-Cooker Apple Butter A staple in Appalachian cooking, this spread can be slathered on something as simple as a bisuit or incorporated into some of our favorite fall recipes, like our Apple-Butter Pecan Quick Bread and our Apple-Butter Cobbler with Drop Biscuits. 27 of 28 Banana Bread French Toast Casserole Jennifer Causey Recipe: Banana Bread French Toast Casserole Your morning banana bread just got a whole lot sweeter. 28 of 28 Brown Butter Snickerdoodles pinterest.com Recipe: Brown Butter Snickerdoodles Complete with some of our favorite cold-weather spices, like cinnamon and brown sugar, we think these tasty treats deserve a spot on your dessert table. 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