How to make Vanilla Sugar?

Preserving char filled with granulated sugar and vanilla bean.

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Vanilla sugar is used to make certain baked goods and desserts. Vanilla sugar is easy to make at home using only two ingredients: vanilla beans and regular sugar. Three super simple recipes will help you to make vanilla sugar yourself in the future and no longer have to buy.

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Prep Time 5

Infuse 5

Total Time 5 5

Course Condiment

Cuisine Global

Servings Jar

Calories 974 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups Granulated sugar white sugar,brown sugar, or raw cane sugar
1 Vanilla Vanilla pod scraped or whole or ground vanilla.

Instructions

Option 1 - Intense Vanilla Sugar

Take a whole vanilla bean and cut it open lengthwise.
1 Vanilla
Scrap the vanilla pulp and put the scraped vanilla bean and the pulp together with the granulated sugar into a jar.
1 ¼ cups Granulated sugar
Close the preserving jar and let the vanilla sugar steep for 5-7 days before using it and removing the vanilla bean.

Option 2 - Vanilla Sugar to use up leftover pods

Cut the already scraped vanilla pods into small pieces and put them in a Mason jar with granulated sugar.
1 ¼ cups Granulated sugar, 1 Vanilla
Leave to infuse for 5-7 days in the same way as for the "intensive preparation."

Option 3 - Vanilla sugar with Ground Vanilla

Mix the ground vanilla powder with granulated sugar in a well-sealed container.
1 ¼ cups Granulated sugar, 1 Vanilla
Shake well, so the vanilla powder is evenly distributed with the sugar, and you're ready.

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