Recipes with cinnamon

A lighter banana cake topped with cinnamon-sugar apple slices, made moist with mashed banana, yogurt, and honey instead of heaps of butter. The go-to recipe for using up your fall apple harvest.

A delicious and hearty stew made with kohlrabies, sweet potatoes, chickpeas and raisins.

Authentic Italian cinnamon walnut biscotti: twice-baked cookies with toasted walnuts, orange zest, and a cinnamon-sugar crust. Crisp enough to dip into coffee, sturdy enough to ship.

Make-ahead monkey bread using frozen dough balls coated in cinnamon sugar with a buttery cinnamon sauce, rising overnight in a Bundt pan. Prep the night before.

Roasted acorn squash halves filled with honey-glazed figs, toasted almonds, and warm spices. Elegant fall side dish with cinnamon and nutmeg ready in an hour.

Old-fashioned Spanish pickles: a sweet and tangy relish of peppers, cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions spiced with turmeric, mustard seed, and cinnamon in vinegar.

Homemade Sri Lankan curry powder blends dry-roasted coriander, cumin, fennel, fenugreek, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves with curry leaves and cayenne. Stores for months in an airtight jar.

Pull-apart bubble cake (monkey bread) with soft yeast dough balls dipped in butter and rolled in cinnamon sugar with pecans. A sticky, irresistible treat baked in a tube pan.

Pfeffernuesse are traditional German Christmas peppernut cookies, fragrant with cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and a hint of black pepper, studded with citron and almonds and a touch of brandy. A heritage holiday cookie.

Soft, cinnamon-spiced muffins made with real watermelon juice and pulp, studded with plump raisins. A unique breakfast bake that puts leftover summer watermelon to brilliant use.

A delicious apple cake is full of chunks of apples and nuts, frosted with cream cheese icing. It's moist in the inside and creamy on the outside. An excellent cake can be served at any gathering with family or friends.

Diabetic Southern peach shortcake bakes sliced peaches under a sugar-substitute biscuit batter with cinnamon and almond extract. A low-sugar cobbler-style dessert ready in 45 minutes.

Sweet egg noodle kugel loaded with cinnamon apples and raisins. This Jewish comfort classic bakes up golden and custardy, perfect for holidays or Sunday brunch.

Four-layer blackberry jam cake with walnuts and warm spices, glazed with jammy caramel loaded with raisins. Impressive Southern dessert for special occasions and holidays.

Spiced molasses cookies sweetened with maple syrup and warmed by ginger, cinnamon, and cardamom. Rolled in sugar before baking for a crackled, sparkly crust and soft, chewy middle.

I used to make this cake when I lived in Germany back in the 80's, and it always got raves. I lost the book the recipe was in during a move, and was really glad to find the recipe here. The cake is in the oven as I write! It makes a great coffee cake in the morning or for dessert.