Cinnamon is the rare flavor that works as comfort and as a dare. The same spice
that makes a coffee cake smell like a Sunday morning is what makes a red candy
burn.
Six treats, in rough order of heat.
1. Big Texas cinnamon rolls
The gentle end of the scale: a big, soft, glazed cinnamon roll, individually
wrapped. Ten seconds in the microwave turns it from snack into breakfast.
2. Cinnamon streusel coffee cake
A round coffee cake with apple and a crumbly cinnamon streusel top. The heat
here is warmth, not burn, and it is best with a cup of coffee and nowhere to
be.
3. Hot Tamales, Tropical Heat
Chewy cinnamon candy with a tropical fruit twist in this limited edition. Hot
Tamales are the most approachable cinnamon candy: noticeable heat that fades
fast.
4. Cinna-Pix
Toothpicks soaked in cinnamon oil, an old diner and gas-station favorite. They
deliver a surprising amount of heat for something with no calories to speak of,
which is exactly why people keep a tube in the car.
5. Hot Zotz
A hard candy with a fizzing center, in a fiery cinnamon version. The fizz
spreads the heat across your whole mouth at once, so it lands harder than a
plain cinnamon candy.
6. The cinnamon lovers bundle
The top of the scale, and a gift in itself: Hot Tamales and Hot Tamales-flavored
cotton candy, Cinnamon Zotz, cinnamon rock candy and bear lollipops, Cinna-Pix,
and ten Atomic Fireballs to finish anyone off.
Heat tolerance varies
Cinnamon candy heat comes from cinnamon oil, and how strong it feels varies a
lot by person. If you are buying for someone else, start in the middle of this
list and let them work up.
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