Splice of Life

During this time of the year, goodies galore tempt my sweet tooth.  Should I really be thinking about adding to the fray with my own batch of tantalizing tempters?  Yet, I am.  Not because I love holiday baking . . . on no!  Rather, because I have come across too many bottles of McCormick's Cinnamon Sugar blend in my pantry. 

I queried a few friends on Facebook as to good ideas or recipes using cinnamon sugar.  Briefly, here are their responses.  Mind you, I have already made (and eaten) several slices of cinnamon sugar toast and was looking for something slightly less ordinary.  My friends did not disappoint!

• Baked cinnamon tortilla crisps (simple recipe here)
• Snickerdoodles (super easy recipe here, sans cream of tartar for extra tang)
• Sweet potato chips dusted in cinnamon (easy recipe here)
• substituting cinnamon sugar for regular sugar in quickbreads, coffee/cocoa, etc.

Of course, I also did a general web search of my own and turned up a few yummy ideas that pique my interest (and palate):

• Monkey bread (fast/easy recipe here)
• Cinnamon croutons, for fruit salads (recipe here)
• Amish cinnamon bread (recipe here, with link to starter recipe)
• Cinnamon chicken nuggets (traditional recipe here)

Now, the question at hand is . . . which shall I try first?  What are your favorite cinnamon sugar treats?  I'd especially like to hear ideas from across cultures!