Easy Warm Milk and Cinnamon

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Warm milk and cinnamon is the perfect hot drink for the winter months. On cold winter nights, the combination of creamy milk, sweet sugar, and spicy cinnamon will warm your soul.

Pressure cooker warm milk and cinnamon in glass mugs, topped with whipped cream and garnished with rosemary and a cinnamon stick served up in clear mugs.

What is Warm Cinnamon Milk?

Traditionally, warm cinnamon milk is simply milk and cinnamon mixed together and heated up. Today we are amping up the flavor by adding some delicious holiday touches.

It's a healthy change to other warm winter drinks, one I feel good about indulging in after a big meal. I love to sip on a cup of warm just before going to bed and the kid's love it too!

If you're craving something else warm, you might love this milk steamer, a cup of coconut milk hot chocolate, or for a non-milk drink, a cup of hot Russian tea.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

A healthy hot drink to warm you up on cold days or nights!
This warm drink relaxes you and helps you fall asleep.
A delicious treat perfect for kids and adults.
Make a whole batch or just a single serving!

Overhead shot of Pressure cooker warm milk and cinnamon in glass mugs, topped with whipped cream and garnished with rosemary and a cinnamon stick on a wooden serving tray.

What Do I Need To Put On My Grocery List?

The ingredients for this dry mix are simple and easy to find. Let's look at the main ingredients:

Warm milk and cinnamon ingredients on the table.

Dry Milk: Perfect ingredient to make this warm cinnamon milk extra creamy and delicious.
Vanilla Powdered Coffee Creamer: For a touch of sweetness.
Granulated Sugar: To sweeten up the drink. You can also use honey or a low-calorie sugar alternative.
Ground Cinnamon: For some gentle heat and spice.
Nutmeg: To balance everything out.
Milk: Makes it richer but you can also use water if you'd like to skip the milk.

For the full list of ingredients and quantities needed, check the recipe card further down the page.

How to Make Cinnamon Milk

There are only two steps to this recipe. The first is making the dry mix, which can be stored in your pantry for a few months. Let me go over that.

Make the Hot Milk Dry Mix

In a large bowl or mason jar, add powdered milk.
Add coffee creamer.
Top with sugar.
Add cinnamon and nutmeg. Shake or stir until combined.

Collage showing how to make powder mix for hot milk.

Heating the Milk and Cinnamon Drink

The next part of the recipe is adding the dry mix to hot milk. There are a few methods for doing this. You can either heat your milk on the stovetop, and then stir in your dry mix, or you can make it in your pressure cooker. Let me show you how.

Add milk to your pressure cooker.
Pour in dry mix.
Stir until completely dissolved.
Cook on low pressure for 3 minutes. Allow a 2 minutes natural release.

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Collage showing how to make warm milk in the pressure cooker.

How to Serve Warm Cinnamon Milk

This drink is the perfect combo to a gingersnap or snickerdoodle.

It is also a star all on its own. I think it's time to pull on your sweat pants, turn on your favorite Christmas movie, and drink a cup of heated milk and cinnamon.

It's a great add-on for the holidays! Enjoy them with holiday treats such as peppermint fudge or gingerbread man cookies.

Hot Milk Dry Mix Makes A Great Gift!

I've given this dry mix as a neighbor gift so many times! It's perfect for the holidays to take as a hostess gift to parties or an easy handmade gift you can make for friends.

Simple add it to a mason jar, tie a ribbon around it along with instructions for use, and give away! I've received so many compliments on this drink mix!

Hot milk powder mix in mason jars to give as gifts.

What Are The Benefits of Drinking Milk with Cinnamon?

Beyond just simple enjoyment, cinnamon milk also has a few great benefits too!

Cinnamon has anti-microbial as well as anti-inflammatory properties. When you're feeling sick, drinking this can comfort your throat and fight off infections.
Cinnamon and milk can suppress your appetite. While we've added sugar to this recipe, you can omit it if you'd like a lighter version.
A boost in brain function, and it acts as an antioxidant.
Cinnamon also can help you fall asleep at night. It will help your body relax and alleviate your stress.
It will also take care of your body's digestion and help you achieve a restful sleep.

Expert Tips and FAQs

Make the powdered milk mix for warm milk with cinnamon and keep it in the pantry to make whenever the craving strikes!
Add whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon on top to make hot milk and cinnamon even better!
Want to make this sugar-free? Leave out the sugar or swap it for your favorite granulated sugar replacement.
Variations to try! You can also try making warm milk with nutmeg, vanilla or even some pumpkin spice!

Can I make warm milk with cinnamon on the stovetop?

Yep! Heat the milk on the stove and then mix in the desired amount of dry mix to make one cup or a large batch!

Overhead shot of hot cinnamon milk in glass mugs on the table.

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