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From coffee cake to curry, cinnamon is an ingredient used in sweet and savory dishes. But as you\u2019re whipping up a batch of cinnamon apple tarts for your soon-to-arrive guests, you might panic upon shuffling through your spice cabinet and realizing that you used your last teaspoon of cinnamon for eggnog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rest easy, for we have five fantastic cinnamon substitutes for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduction: What is Cinnamon?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Cinnamon is originally from the Ceylon cinnamon tree<\/a> in South Asia. It thrives in moist and lowland tropical areas. People harvest and dry its inner bark to use for cooking and medicinal purposes. You can purchase cinnamon in bark form, as a powder, and as oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers praise cinnamon for its health benefits<\/a>. It\u2019s an antioxidant, helps reduce inflammation, prevents cancer, and may prevent neurological diseases like Parkinson\u2019s and Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if you don\u2019t have time to go to the store to purchase another jar of cinnamon, these cinnamon substitutes will help your recipe stay on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 5 Substitutes For Cinnamon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Allspice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Allspice is one of the best cinnamon replacements because it closely resembles the flavor of cinnamon and many people already have it in their cupboards. Allspice also has a similar texture to cinnamon in its ground state. Like cinnamon, you can use allspice whole, but it\u2019ll be in the form of small, dried berries instead of long bark pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strong, earthy tones are hallmarks of allspice. As with cinnamon, it has a slightly sweet flavor. Allspice originates from the Pimenta dioica<\/a> evergreen tree in the West Indies, and many people comment that its taste is similar to a combination of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and pepper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s easy to go overboard when tossing ingredients together, but when using allspice to replace cinnamon in your recipe, you\u2019ll want to use about one-third of the amount. Your best bet is to start with a modest amount of allspice and taste test your way as you add more until you\u2019re satisfied with its cinnamon flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your supermarket is out of cinnamon and you purchase allspice as a substitute, know that there are many recipes you can use the remaining bottle with. In addition to any recipe using cinnamon, you can use your extra allspice in marinades, soups, sausages, and pureed root vegetables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you \u201cwow\u201d your guests with your ingenious cinnamon alternative, you can share some fun facts about allspice with them. For example, when the British arrived<\/a> in the Americas, they didn\u2019t know what to make of allspice because of its multi-layer taste, so they named it \u201call spice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Pumpkin Spice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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What better substitute for cinnamon than using an ingredient that already contains it? Pumpkin spice is a mix of several delicious spices, many of which are cinnamon alternatives. Although pumpkin spice may feel like a modern-day invention with so many foods and drinks containing it during autumn, pumpkin spice originates in Mongolia and is hundreds of years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It won\u2019t take you long to realize why pumpkin spice is such a great substitute for cinnamon. The most notable ingredients in this mixture include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n