Paraben Free Vanilla Sugar

Vanilla sugar is one of those quietly magical pantry staples that transforms everything it touches — from morning coffee to baked goods — with a warm, floral depth that store-bought vanilla products rarely deliver. The problem with most commercial vanilla-flavored sugars and extracts is that they can contain synthetic additives and preservatives that give people with sensitivities real pause. This recipe sidesteps all of that by using exactly two ingredients: plain granulated sugar and a whole vanilla bean, nothing else. The real bean does all the heavy lifting, slowly releasing its aromatic seeds and oils into the sugar over the course of a week until every granule is deeply fragrant. It's a slow process, but the hands-on time is almost nothing — just a daily shake of the jar. Use it anywhere you'd reach for regular sugar when you want a subtle vanilla note without relying on flavored products with long, questionable ingredient lists. Once you have a jar of this on your counter, it's hard to imagine going back.

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