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23 sweet cinnamon desserts

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Six twisted buns, dusted with icing sugar, on a black background.

Sweet cinnamon buns

Ben Dearnley

Is there a fragrance more intoxicating than warm cinnamon? Flood your kitchen with its sweet and woody aroma – cinnamon pairs especially well with apple, rhubarb and pears, and works wonders when combined with sugar, and sprinkled over still-warm doughnuts. As for those sweet cinnamon buns, they just can’t be beat.

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Photo: Chris Court

Pear, cinnamon and ginger cobbler

Photo: John Paul Urizar

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Upside-down tart with caramelised pineapple slices layered on top, with a triangular slice detached from the tart.
Photo: Louise Lister

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Honey and saffron roasted pears with spiced yoghurt
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Overhead shot of a crusty apple pie with a bit spoonful taken out of the right hand side.
Photo: James Moffatt

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A round white plate, with an ornamental red floral border, holding star-shaped baked cookies.
Photo: Ben Dearnley

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Photo: Will Horner

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A two-layer carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, topped with walnuts, on a wooden cake stand. A thick triangle slice of carrot cake is in the foreground, on the left.
Photo: Benito Martin

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A aqua-blue bowl holding spheres of gulab jamun in syrup, garnished with two cinnamon sticks
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Spiced pumpkin fritters with dulce de leche cream
Photo: William Meppem

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Rhubarb and apple pie with warm cinnamon custard
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Rhubarb and apple pie with warm cinnamon custard

Ricotta and cinnamon pastry pillows
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Bourekia (Greek ricotta and cinnamon pastry pillows)

Photo: Sharyn Cairns

Sticky cinnamon finger buns

Photo: Con Poulos

Rhubarb, apple and cinnamon cobbler

Tarte fine aux pommes
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Five round glazed doughnuts with swirled ridges, on a grey rectangular plate, with a cup of tea in the top right corner.
Photo: William Meppem

French crullers

Roast pears with maple syrup and vanilla crème fraîche
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Roast pears with maple syrup and vanilla crème fraîche

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Cinnamon pancakes with whipped maple butter and candied walnuts

Six twisted buns, dusted with icing sugar, on a black background.
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Sweet cinnamon buns

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