Cinnamon Sugar Skulls

Coffee! My husband makes the best coffee! What makes his so delicious is that he adds a sprinkle of cinnamon to the grounds before brewing. It's rich, coffee flavor with a hint of cinnamon tastes so good! I like my coffee a little sweet so I add just a smidgen of sugar as well. So you can imagine my excitement when I saw this idea on Pinterest to make skull-shaped sugar cubes. First, I love Halloween and two, I love my slightly sweet cinnamon coffee in the mornings so I adapted this recipe by adding a little cinnamon to them for the perfect cup of fall coffee! Drop one of these skulls into a super-sized coffee, grab a blanket and a good book and enjoy! 

Surprisingly, sugar cubes are super easy to make and are a great way to add a festive touch to any holiday, not just Halloween. Imagine making little stars for Christmas, chicks or bunnies for Easter, or hearts for Valentine's Day. Imagine adding different flavors and food coloring to them. Replace a little water with vanilla extract to make the perfect vanilla sugar cubes. Or make a strong Chai tea and use it in place of the water for a tea infused sugar cube. Add some red food coloring to the water to make pink hearts for Valentine's day. The possibilities are endless.
Depending on the size of your silicone molds, these sugar cubes are bigger than your traditional 'one lump or two' sugar cubes in the store, so make sure you use these with a super-sized cup of coffee unless you like it really sweet! Enjoy!

Cinnamon Sugar Skulls

Makes 2 dozen

1 cup granulated sugar
1 t ground cinnamon
2 t water
2 silicone Skull molds

Mix the cinnamon and sugar until evenly incorporated. Add water and mix with a fork until the sugar is the consistency of wet sand. Spoon into silicone skull molds. (I got these from the 99centsOnly Store ,2 for $0.99.) 
Pack sugar into molds with the back of a spoon. Cover the mold with a cookie sheet or cutting board and holding on to both, flip the whole thing over to un-mold the skulls. Let dry for 5 hours or overnight. 
If you prefer you can let the sugar dry in the molds however it'll take a little longer to dry.

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