Post #763398 by Jeff Bannow on Fri, May 6, 2016 7:22 AM

For vanilla and cinnamon syrup, I don't actually make separate syrups. I made this chart:

Cinnamon or Vanilla Simple Syrup Equivalents

To simple syrup, add:
to 1/4 oz. add 1/2 dash (12 drops)
to 1/2 oz. add 1 dash
to 3/4 oz. add 1 dash + 12 drops
to 1 oz. add 2 dashes

I have 2 eye dropper bottles on my countertop, one with vanilla extract and one with cinnamon extract. For my bottles, one dash is as much as I can get into the dropper, which is about 24 drops.

It's super simple to dose out, and now I don't have special cinnamon or vanilla syrups going bad on me any more. And, it tastes the same as making special syrups with vanilla beans or cinnamon sticks, but with a lot less hassle.