Ceylon cinnamon
Noun
Meaning
tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon
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Ceylon cinnamon sticks (quills) have many thin layers and can easily be made into powder using a coffee or spice grinder, whereas cassia sticks are much harder.
While big-ticket varieties like Maker’s Mark bourbon caramel and Ceylon cinnamon might steal the show, our favorite is the palm sugar, a luxuriously caramelized, almost molasses flavor that, somehow, isn’t too sweet.
Levels of the blood-thinning agent coumarin in Ceylon cinnamon are much lower than those in cassia.