Chestnut Free Vanilla Sugar
Homemade vanilla sugar is one of those pantry staples that feels almost too simple to be this good. A single vanilla bean steeped in granulated sugar for a week transforms an everyday ingredient into something deeply fragrant and subtly floral — the kind of thing that quietly elevates everything it touches, from morning coffee to weekend baking. Store-bought flavored sugars can sometimes carry unexpected additives or be processed on shared lines with tree nuts, so making your own from just two clean ingredients gives you complete peace of mind. The method is genuinely hands-off: split, scrape, stir, and wait. That daily shake of the jar is the hardest part, and even that is more of a pleasure than a chore. Once you have a jar of this on your counter, you'll find yourself reaching for it constantly.
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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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