BHA & BHT Free Vanilla Sugar
Making your own vanilla sugar is one of those small kitchen moves that pays off in a big way. Store-bought flavored sugars and vanilla products often sneak in synthetic preservatives like BHA and BHT to extend shelf life, so having a homemade version you can trust is genuinely useful. This recipe keeps things beautifully simple — just granulated sugar and a real vanilla bean, nothing else. Splitting the pod and scraping the seeds directly into the jar means every grain of sugar gets infused with that warm, floral vanilla fragrance over the course of a week. The daily shake is a small ritual that makes the whole process feel intentional and satisfying. Use it anywhere you'd reach for regular sugar — in coffee, baked goods, or dusted over fresh fruit — and you'll immediately notice the difference a real vanilla bean makes.
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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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