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Vanilla Beans with Cane sugar to make vanilla sugar
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How to Make Vanilla Sugar

If you enjoy making vanilla extract at home and using vanilla extract in your baking, you are going to love making this vanilla sugar!
Prep Time5 minutes
Infusion Time60 days
Total Time60 days 5 minutes
Course: Baking Ingredients
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Vanilla, Vanilla Beans
Yield: 4 cups
Cost: Under $5

Equipment

  • Airtight storage container

Materials

  • 4 cups Cane Sugar
  • 6-12 Vanilla Beans Beans that were previously used to make vanilla extract work well

Instructions

  • Add sugar to your storage container
  • Add vanilla beans and cover with sugar.
  • Let the vanilla bean and sugar mixture sit for at least 4-8 weeks. Every 5-10 days, shake the storage container to redistribute the vanilla beans.
  • You may keep the beans in the same storage container until use. As long as there is a low moisture content, the mixture should not go bad. The beans will continue to infuse as they sit in the sugar.