Cinnamon

Bust out the cinnamon sticks for this simple, cozy one-pot braise—they’ll imbue the dish with a gentle warming flavor over 4 hours of hands-off cook time.

No need for a candy thermometer in this easy recipe for butterscotch hit with warming ground cinnamon and a hefty pinch of salt.

Set this up the night before and all you’ll have to do in the morning is brush it with butter and bake.

A snickerdoodle-like exterior with a surprise filling of honey-sweetened, gently spiced pistachios.

This dairy-free version of the Puerto Rican holiday classic is punched up with Jamaican aromatics.

This classic take on the coconutty Puerto Rican cocktail features warming spices and a generous glug of rum.

These New England–style gingerbread cookies get a hefty dose of molasses and just the right amount of warming spice.

This boozy pie tastes like a Hallmark Christmas movie—you know, in the best way.

The sweetened condensed milk makes a decadent custard, while the perfect ratio of spices highlights the pumpkin flavor. 

This easy pie is the perfect marriage of apple crumble and apple pie, because you shouldn’t have to choose.

This easy rice pilaf recipe boasts aromatic spice inspired by garam masala. It’s a blank canvas you can amend to complement any meal.

Whether you like your snickerdoodles cakey (purist) or chewy (rebel), this recipe has everything you need to make ’em right.

A slice of this spiced cake with buttermilk-cinnamon glaze feels like a warm hug, and the best part is, it takes less than an hour to make.

Tangzhong is the secret to the super-soft dough that encases a brown butter–cinnamon sugar filling and gets topped with a tart cream cheese frosting.

This recipe makes a bright condiment for your Thanksgiving or Christmas table, but it's also a delicious, zesty topping for a breakfast of steel-cut oats.

Inspired by Greek bougatsa, this phyllo and custard pie embraces imperfection demanding you drape and fold pastry for the most beautiful result.

Toasting the almonds before soaking gives this creamy horchata an irresistibly roast-y flavor.

This peach cobbler features a rich milk batter swirled with brown butter and scented with cinnamon and mace.

Just a sprinkle of this hot, warm, and sweet spice blend will enhance any dish—especially when you take a few minutes to make it yourself. 

The perfect pick-me-up on a cold day, this atole (a traditional category of hot Mexican drinks thickened with masa) is enriched with chocolate, cinnamon, and a pinch of cayenne.

When you can’t decide between cake and cookie, bake classic New England hermits, which are dense, chewy, and spiced with Christmas flavors.

Buttery, floral, and with just the right amount of spice, there’s no better companion for your afternoon tea or coffee break.

Store-bought tomato purée cooked with lots of warm spices such as cumin and garam masala packs tons of flavor into this simple fish curry.

Imagine if a cinnamon roll and a pound cake had a fluffy little baby, and that baby got drizzled with cream cheese icing. Thanks to Jocelyn Delk Adams and her grandmother, this baby is a reality (and we have the recipe).