I MADE CINNAMON CHIPS!!!
…ohhhh boy. This was an exciting kitchen endeavour.
I had seen several recipes using cinnamon chips, rather than the readily-available chocolate, peanut butter, and toffee chips. I looked and I looked and I looked, but no cigar. Sad, but true. I found some online, but I was deterred by their costliness. I knew that this culinary roadblock was only going to be temporary, as a solution would pop up somewhere, but it was frustrating nonetheless. One day I came across a recipe for homemade cinnamon chips. Imagine my excitement!
I read through the very short list of ingredients and concluded that I was good-to-go. And go I did. Straight into my kitchen.
These are simple to whip up and they are tasty to eat. Now that this door has been thrown open, I am looking forward to all of the cinnamon-chip-baked delights in my immediate future.
They certainly don’t cut perfectly, but their refusal to succumb to a cookie-cutter lifestyle is part of these cinnamon chips’ charm and appeal.
Cinnamon Baking Chips
Source: Mind Over Batter
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
3. Spread on parchment lined baking sheet, flattening with your hands and shaping into a rough square about 1/4 inch or so thick.
4.Bake until mixture is melted and somewhat bubbly, about 35 minutes.
5. Cool completely and cut (or break) into small pieces.
Alex Aiken said:
Interesting, I’ve never heard of cinnamon chips before… It might be worth trying with cocoa butter instead of shortening, it’s what gives chocolate chips their trademark texture…
culinaryadventuresinthekitchen said:
Yeah, these are pretty unlike chocolate chips in the texture department. Even with cocoa butter, they wouldn’t take on the smooth texture of store-bought chips.They are little cinnamon-sugar nuggets that can be used in baked goods. An explosion of cinnamony taste.
Lindsey @ Why Just Eat said:
Oh YUM those look great!! Thanks for sharing this recipe – I’m already imagining them on ice cream. And hot cocoa. And dessert pizza 🙂
culinaryadventuresinthekitchen said:
Hi Lindsey 🙂
They’re really fun! I’m soon going to bake a cinnamon chip loaf. Dessert pizza with cinnamon chips would be fabulous!
Sharon said:
I have also looked for cinnamon chips to no avail. I will be making my own now.
culinaryadventuresinthekitchen said:
Fabulous!
Deja said:
you eat these straight?.
culinaryadventuresinthekitchen said:
No, well, you can but they are to be used in baked goods, as a topping for ice cream, on dessert pizza, etc.
Rebeca @ The Average Parent said:
I’m so glad I found this. I’ve seen a few recipes calling for cinnamon chips as well. I actually found them in my local grocery store, but the ingredient list was a mile long and the second one was milk…which we have recently eliminated from our diet. This will work perfectly for what I need!
Jana said:
What can I use instead of parchment paper, would wax paper work or butter?
culinaryadventuresinthekitchen said:
Well, because it has to go in the oven, I’d substitute well-greased tin foil. Parchment is the best option, however. Good luck!
Ugly, Fat and Crabby said:
Hershey’s still makes cinnamon chips but where I live they are a seasonal item, only available during the winter holiday months. Now I don’t have to wait until the autumn if I run out!
And to Alex Aiken — even the store bought cinnamon chips have a more grainy texture than your standard chocolate chips do, so I wouldn’t worry about using cocoa butter in the recipe.