
There is something almost magical about turning two humble pantry staples into something that smells like a bakery. Granulated sugar and a single vanilla bean are all it takes β no extracts, no additives, and absolutely nothing hiding on an ingredient label to worry about. That matters more than you might think, because many commercial vanilla extracts and flavored sugars sneak in unexpected additives or are processed on shared equipment. Here, the real vanilla bean does all the work, slowly perfuming the sugar over the course of a week until every granule carries that warm, floral depth. A daily shake helps the seeds distribute evenly, and by day seven you have a jar of something genuinely special. Use it to sweeten coffee, dust over baked goods, or stir into whipped cream β anywhere you want a quiet hit of vanilla without reaching for a bottle.
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Split the vanilla bean lengthwise with a sharp knife and use the back of the blade to scrape out the seeds.
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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