Easy Homemade Vanilla Sugar
Learn how to make fragrant vanilla sugar at home! Use it in cookies, ice cream, oatmeal, or to sweeten your coffee and tea. Just 2 ingredients and 5 minutes are required!
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar white or light brown sugar
- 1 vanilla bean
Instructions
- Place the sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Slice the vanilla bean in half using a sharp knife. Scrape out the seeds and place them into the mixing bowl containing the sugar.
- Mix the sugar with the vanilla seeds using a whisk or wooden spoon. Whisk until there are no more clumps of vanilla seeds.
- Transfer the vanilla sugar to a clean glass jar. Cut the empty vanilla bean pod into 1-inch pieces and submerge them into the sugar.
- Wait at least 1 week before using the vanilla sugar. It will keep for up to 1 year stored at room temperature.
Notes
- If you are having trouble mixing the vanilla bean seeds evenly into the sugar: you can place the sugar and vanilla bean seeds in a food processor and give them a few pulses until it is fully combined.
- If you make a recipe that calls for vanilla bean seeds, do not trash the empty beans! Add them to your vanilla sugar for a deeper flavor!
- Ratio: I went with 1 vanilla bean per 1 cup of sugar for a very deep flavor, but you can play with that ratio and use just 1 bean for every 2 cups of sugar.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 tbsp | Calories: 34 kcal | Carbohydrates: 8.8 g | Sodium: 3 mg | Potassium: 12 mg | Sugar: 8.7 g | Calcium: 7 mg