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How to Make Vanilla Sugar (Homemade Vanilla Bean Sugar)

Lindsey Neumayer
This homemade vanilla bean sugar recipe is the perfect way to take any of your recipes up a notch by adding the warmth of real vanilla. Best of all, it’s super easy to make and can be swapped into any recipe that uses sugar!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Infusing Time 14 days
Total Time 14 days 10 minutes
Course Condiment, Garnish, Ingredient
Cuisine American
Servings 14 ounces
Calories 110 kcal

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Equipment

  • 1 airtight storage container
  • 1 pairing knife
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 400 g granulated sugar 2 cups
  • 2 whole vanilla beans

Instructions
 

  • Prep vanilla. Cut a slit down the middle of two vanilla beans, being careful to only pierce through one side. Gently pry open each vanilla pod to expose the specs of vanilla.
  • Remove vanilla from pods. Drag the back edge of your knife down the vanilla bean to collect the inner vanilla. Be careful not to use the sharp edge!
  • Add to sugar. Drop the vanilla into your bowl of sugar (400g, or 2 cups sugar).
  • Combine. Whisk to combine.
  • Store. Place the sugar in an airtight storage container, and put the empty vanilla beans into the jar as well.
  • Your sugar is ready to use immediately, but you can also allow it to infuse for longer for a stronger vanilla taste.

Notes

Deepen the flavor

Continue to add spent vanilla beans from other recipes to your sugar to help deepen the flavor over time. You can also add more sugar as you add beans to continue using this sugar over time!

troubleshooting tips

  • not enough flavor - While you can use this sugar immediately after mixing, it’s best to allow it to rest for a few weeks. This helps to intensify the flavor. You can add even more vanilla beans if you want to increase the flavor! 
  • clumping - vanilla beans will add a bit of moisture to the sugar, so clumping will happen naturally. You can break these up by pulsing your sugar briefly in a food processor, using a fine mesh sieve to catch clumps when measuring.

Nutrition

Calories: 110kcalCarbohydrates: 28gFat: 0.1gSodium: 0.3mgPotassium: 1mgSugar: 29gCalcium: 0.3mgIron: 0.01mg
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Keyword: infusion, vanilla bean