Homemade Vanilla Sugar Recipe

Creating vanilla sugar at home is super easy and fun! All you need is some granulated sugar and vanilla beans.

Once you make it, you can use it instead of regular sugar in your coffee or tea or add it to your cooking or baking recipes.

I love using vanilla sugar in my cooking and baking—it just adds a rich, aromatic kick to different dishes. Making it at home is a breeze, and the best part is you get to control how much vanilla spice flavor you want.  

This sugar is perfect for jazzing up your homemade bread, cookies, or cakes! And, an added bonus, vanilla sugar makes a great gift.

• PREP TIME 10minutes mins
• COOK TIME 0minutes mins
• INFUSING FLAVOR 14days d
• TOTAL TIME 14days d 10minutes mins

• COURSE spice blend
• CUISINE ingredient

• SERVINGS 1 teaspoon
• CALORIES 16 kcal

INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 Madagascar Vanilla Beans Grade A

INSTRUCTIONS

• Clean, sanitize, and dry a sealable storage jar that will hold two cups of sugar. A mason jar works great for this.
• In a medium-sized bowl, add the granulated sugar.
• Cut the vanilla bean pod open. I find it easiest to up the pod with a pair of kitchen scissors, otherwise, lay the pod flat on the cutting board, using a sharp knife, and make a lengthwise cut to split the vanilla bean in half. With a spoon, scrape out the tiny vanilla seeds inside the vanilla bean.  Keep the vanilla bean pod.
• With a spoon, scrape out the tiny vanilla seeds inside the vanilla bean and place them in the bowl of sugar.  Keep the vanilla bean pod.
• With a spoon,or small whisk, stir the sugar until the vanilla beans have been dispersed throughout.
• Pour the vanilla sugar into the storage jar. Stick the scraped vanilla bean pods into the sugar. If they are too long, cut them in half. This will further infuse the sugar with more vanilla flavor.
• Seal the jar and let the flavor infuse for two weeks before use. Let it sit even longer for a more intense flavor.
• As long as the sugar is sealed well, it will last for a long time.

NUTRITION

Serving: 1teaspoonCalories: 16kcalSodium: 2mgSugar: 200gCalcium: 2mgIron: 0.1mg