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There are many food items that are sold at grocery and specialty stores for exorbitant prices. Just to give you a few examples, there’s Tahini, Roasted Peppers, Ground Turkey/Chicken, Buttermilk and so on. During the Holidays, there’s another pricey item that is sold besides Powdered Sugar and it’s Vanilla Sugar!
 
If you are a baker, you definitely have granulated sugar and most certainly vanilla beans around. As simple as it sounds, when the two are combined together and stored in an airtight container for a week or two, the sugar will absorb the delicate flavor from the vanilla and turn it into Vanilla Sugar!
 
This popular European flavored sugar can be used in so many recipes. The ones I like to use this item in are my Cannoli, Rustic Autumn Fruit Tart, Paçoca, Holiday Sugar Cookies, Slow Cooker Rice Pudding, when I macerate my strawberries for my Shortcake, and many more. Also, sprinkling it over bread or cupcakes gives a nice finishing touch. I drink my coffee black (once in a while I like a little Irish Cream liqueur in it) but if you add sugar to yours, use this one instead. Presented in a nice little jar with a decorative bow, it can be a nice gift to give your “foody” friends for the coming Holidays.
 
Don’t be lured into buying this “fancy” product when you go to a specialty store because now you can make this Vanilla Sugar at home for a fraction of the cost.
Bon Appétit!
 
Ingredients
– 2 cups granulated sugar (substitute coconut sugar, demerara sugar, cane sugar, brown sugar, raw sugar or muscovado sugar)
– 1 large vanilla bean, scraped
 
Servings : 2 cups vanilla sugar
 
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