Cinnamon infused syrup

[blaircountysugarin85]

I posted previously about cinnamon infused syrup with sticks of cinnamon. Has anyone tried using ground cinnamon instead of sticks? If so how did it turn out or compare. I plan to bottle in 12oz bottles

[Haynes Forest Products]

Infusing and adding something are two different things. What you do with it for your own consumption is OK. Now retail is different world so be careful.

Im all for trying new things but wording is important. I had someone say they tried it and it settled out and clumped up.

[Tweegs]

Our experience is that ground cinnamon won’t dissolve in syrup, it settles out as Haynes suggests.
You could try an oil or extract, but I think you’d be farther ahead, profit wise, to just use the sticks.

[blaircountysugarin85]

Yea I don't plan to market it and I know it will settle I just figure I would shake it up. The flavor should still infuse as it is particles of cinnamon in syrup the only difference I see is the cinnamon comes out when you pour it.

[Haynes Forest Products]

Get a container of real cinnamon and with a food grade hack saw cut them up into 1" -2" lengths depending on your preferd strengh and just plop them in. Why do a half *** job with such a great product. What do you gain by it.

[blaircountysugarin85]

Ok..........

[DrTimPerkins]

Years ago we worked with someone on some issues they had when developing infused products. An issue is that on occasion, the very fine particles of the infusion serve as nucleation sites for sugar crystals. You end up with a lot of fine deposits (sugar or the infused substance) in the bottom of the bottle. Other types of mixtures/infusions can cause denaturing of the color bodies in syrup and create a sludge or fine film of material in the bottle. Either way, not visually appealing. Unfortunately the problems, if encountered, aren't always easily solved.

[blaircountysugarin85]

I appreciate the feedback that's the type of information I was looking for. Understandably why go through all that trouble filtering out sugar sand to have crystals forming onnthe cinnamon. I will stick with the sticks

[HannahL]

We have used sticks in the past but we put them in the near-up when finishing the boil, does not take many sticks, one per gallon for our tastes. Our finishing process only consists of 1-3 gallons depending on the run and how much we collect so it is manageable in that respect. Just filter the sticks right out when you pour through your filter. We have also experimented with vanilla and it comes out mighty tasty as well. This is all for personal consumption, we give most of our syrup away and the added flavors simply make for a more interesting gift basket at Christmas time or b-days or what have ya.

[blaircountysugarin85]

Interesting.....I was planning on 1 small stick per 12 or 16 oz bottle and keeping it in the bottle but maybe that will be a bit too much.

[Haynes Forest Products]

blair put a small stick in the bottle/jar and let it INFUSE for 3 months try it and give a few bottles away and I will personally reimburse $5.00 to anyone that doesn't like it. Just PM their name and addressee. Please don't over think the simple.

[Super Sapper]

I have put a stick in 1/2 gallon mason jars and let sit for a few months and then opened them up to bottle in smaller bottles. If the cinnamon flavor is OK then bottle in smaller bottles. If it is a little too strong for your taste blend in some regular syrup to get it how you want it. I also worried about getting too strong of flavor with the sticks in the smaller bottles. For quarts I just use one stick in each bottle.

[thomashansen871]

has anyone tried to add a cinnamon oil, or vanilla for that matter, while the syrup is still boiling? i have 4 pint jars with 1/2 sticks of cinnamon in them now, i was just curious about a way to make it immediately available for consumption.

[Haynes Forest Products]

Does oil and water mix that well? :confused:

[Michael Greer]

I put a cinnamon stick into a pretty bottle and sent it off to Boston with my son. He called the next morning to tell me (in colorful language) that it was really good stuff. I don't know if selling it would get you into all sorts of involvement with the food safety regulators, but as a gift item for friends and family it's worth a try.

[thomashansen871]

I am not sure if it would mix well, may have to look for an extract I guess. I wouldn't be selling it, it would be for gifts and personal consumption. Just one of the things I think about while cooking down the concentrate.

[maple maniac65]

Would squirrel infused maple syrup start a new trend or is this comment going to be deleted

[thomashansen871]

Guess it depends on the part of the squirrel that you use.