Healthy Cinnamon Sugar (keto)
This Healthy Cinnamon Sugar blend offers three variations that balance sweetness and spice using low-carb sweeteners and cinnamon, with an optional nutmeg addition for depth. These mixes deliver a flavorful sprinkle ideal for enhancing toast, oatmeal, or coffee substitutes, accommodating different intensities from mild to strong according to taste preferences. The blends are simple to prepare and store, making them convenient seasoning options for those following a low-carb or ketogenic diet.
Ingredients
Sweetest Version
- 1 cup low-carb sweetener or alternative granulated sweetener as desired
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
Medium Strength Version
- 1 cup low-carb sweetener use xylitol for low-carb option
- 4 tablespoons cinnamon
Strongest Version
- 1 cup low-carb sweetener use xylitol for low-carb option
- 5 1/3 tablespoons cinnamon (or 16 teaspoons)
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (freshly-ground recommended)
Cinnamon-Nutmeg Blend
- 1 cup low-carb sweetener
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (freshly ground recommended)
Instructions
- Place ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
- Store in an airtight container (if you are making all three blends, you could have a small container of each :-)).
- Sprinkle on anything where you might like a nice sweet topping (toast, oatmeal, coffee (coffee substitute for me), etc. This would also be the perfect topping on my Pumpkin Snickerdoodles if you'd like to vary the topping a bit.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 40
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 40kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 69mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 9g | 36% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 47IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 160mg | 16% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
| Net Carbohydrates | 4g |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.