How to Make Vanilla Sugar at Home with Just Two Ingredients

This vanilla sugar is the perfect sweet, homemade recipe that you can gift to someone or use at home in tea, coffee, and desserts.

Since I make a lot of homemade recipes, my Pinterest is always full of ideas, so I keep a private board for things I want to try. This vanilla sugar recipe was one of those.

I’m a big fan of the scent of vanilla and I love vanilla extract, which is why I also made a delicious homemade vanilla extract that I shared it in a previous post. Read my homemade vanilla extract recipe. If you are a vanilla lover like me, you’ll 100% love this recipe.

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Vanilla Sugar Recipe

This vanilla sugar recipe is super easy to make, and I promise you’ll want to keep making it.

Ingredients:

• 4 vanilla beans (cheaper on Amazon than in the store)
• 1 cup sugar
• Glass jar

Instructions:

1. Prepare the Vanilla Beans

Start by cutting open your vanilla beans so the caviar can get into the sugar. You’ll want to split them down the middle to expose the vanilla caviar inside.

Once you’ve cut them open, cut the beans in half so they fit easily in the jar.

2. Add the Vanilla Beans to the Sugar

Take your vanilla bean halves and place them in a jar of sugar. Make sure the beans are covered completely by the sugar.

Once they’re in, give the jar a good shake to mix the vanilla caviar with the sugar. The more you shake, the more infused your sugar will become.

3. Let It Infuse

You can leave the beans in the sugar to infuse for as long as you would like depending on how strong you want the vanilla flavor to be. I recommend waiting at least a few days, but the longer it sits, the more flavorful it gets.

4. Enjoy Your Homemade Vanilla Sugar.

In my house, we go through a whole jar of vanilla sugar super fast. As you can see, it looks just as tasty as it is, honestly, it’s the best sugar you can make!

Notes:

• you can also add some vanilla powder. It’ll intensify the vanilla flavor and create an even richer taste.

Homemade Vanilla Sugar

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Create your own fragrant, sweet vanilla sugar with just two simple ingredients. Perfect for adding a subtle vanilla flavor to coffee, tea, and desserts.

Ingredients

• 4 Vanilla beans
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 glass jar

Instructions

• Cut open your vanilla beans so the caviar can get into the sugar. Then cut your beans in half.
• Add them to a jar of sugar and cover completely. Shake the jar to get the caviar mixed with the sugar.
• You can leave the beans in the sugar to infuse as long as you would like.

Notes

• You can also add some vanilla powder to your sugar as well.

✨ If you have any questions about this recipe or need substitutions, feel free to ask in the comments! If you try this recipe and love it, leave a comment below and share how it worked for you, I’d love to hear about your experience. 💛