Almond Free Vanilla Sugar
There is something quietly magical about turning two simple pantry staples into something that makes every baked good taste more special. This infused sugar relies on nothing more than granulated sugar and a real vanilla bean — no extracts, no blends, no mystery additives that might hide tree nut derivatives on the label. The process is wonderfully low-effort: split, scrape, stir, and let time do the rest. After about a week of daily shaking, the sugar becomes deeply fragrant and flecked with those tiny vanilla seeds that signal serious flavor. Use it anywhere you'd reach for regular sugar — in coffee, stirred into whipped cream, or folded into cookie dough — and the difference is immediately noticeable. It also makes a genuinely thoughtful homemade gift for anyone who loves to bake but needs to be careful about what goes into their kitchen.
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Learn more →Ingredients
16 servings
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 vanilla bean
Instructions
- 1
Split the vanilla bean lengthwise with a sharp knife and use the back of the blade to scrape out the seeds.
- 2
Add the sugar to an airtight jar. Nestle both the scraped pod and the seeds into the sugar, then stir or shake briefly to distribute the seeds throughout.
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