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Vanilla Sugar

Vanilla sugar keeps indefinitely and is wonderful sprinkled over French toast or on berries. It can also be used in place of sugar and vanilla extract when baking. You can add more sugar to the container and the bean will continue to infuse it.

Active time: 5 min Start to finish: 2 days

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    2 days

Ingredients

1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
1 cup superfine granulated sugar

Preparation

  1. Bury vanilla bean in sugar in a sealable container and let stand at least 2 days to allow vanilla to infuse sugar with its flavor.

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